With over 110 years of practical experience across a diverse range of applications, BOSTITCH® have the knowledge, facilities and expertise to stay ahead of demand. Innovative fastener and tool design and manufacture continue to maintain BOSTITCH® as leaders in fastening solutions.Stanley acquired Bostitch, another company with an outstanding heritage in the fastening industry, in 1987, as part of its drive to become a world leader in fastening applications across a wide range of industries.Founded in 1896 as the Boston Wire Stitch Company they produced treadle operated wire stitching machines for fastening books, calendars and hat boxes etc. The original machines used pre-formed staples, which had to be individually fed along a track.