Who owns Martinez Tools?
Martinez Tools is owned by Hultafors Group (Sweden), which has owned the brand since 3 October 2022.[1][2]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Hultafors Group — our brands, Hultafors Group AB. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Hultafors Group AB reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇸🇪 Sweden, Gothenburg
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Tools & hardware
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Martinez Tools
Martinez Tools was founded by Mark Martinez and makes hammers for tradespeople, sold with interchangeable heads, handles and accessories so that a hammer can be configured to a trade and later repaired instead of replaced. It ships direct to customers in the United States, and is the brand in Hultafors Group's hardware segment closest to having a following rather than a customer base.
Ownership timeline of Martinez Tools
- 2022 – present Hultafors Group [1][2] reported
Where Martinez Tools sits in Hultafors Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Hultafors Group
Hultafors Group controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- CLC Work Gear (1983)
- Hellberg Safety (1962)
- Hultafors Tools (1883)
- Kuny's
- Telesteps
- W.steps
Other brands in tools & hardware, and who owns them
The 44 brands in tools & hardware on Brandtree belong to 15 owners. The largest is Hillman, with 10; Hultafors Group has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fas-n-Tite | Hillman | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bahco | Snap-on | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hilti | Hilti | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein |
| Erbauer | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Fiskars | Fiskars Group | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Emtek | Fortune Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Husky | The Home Depot | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Blackwoods | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
About the owner: Hultafors Group
Hultafors Group is a privately held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Hultafors Group is a Swedish house of brands for tradespeople, organised into two segments it calls personal protective equipment and hardware solutions. It sells almost nothing under its own name and instead owns the brands professionals actually buy: workwear, safety footwear, hearing and eye protection, hand tools, work lights, tool belts and ladders. It is registered in Gothenburg and is one of the wholly owned operations of Investment AB Latour, the listed Swedish investment company, which lists it alongside Swegon, Nord-Lock Group and Caljan.
Hultafors Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Martinez Tools and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Martinez Tools among them.
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- AMES — Griffon 🇺🇸
- AZEK Exteriors — James Hardie 🇮🇪
- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Martinez Tools?
The parent company of Martinez Tools is Hultafors Group, a privately held company headquartered in Sweden.
Is Martinez Tools American or Swedish?
Martinez Tools originated in the United States, but it is owned today by Hultafors Group, which is headquartered in Sweden. So Martinez Tools is an American-origin brand under Swedish ownership.
Since when has Hultafors Group owned Martinez Tools?
Hultafors Group has owned Martinez Tools since 3 October 2022.
Is Martinez Tools still owned by Hultafors Group?
Yes. As of 2 October 2026, Martinez Tools is still owned by Hultafors Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Hultafors Group — our brands — Hultafors Group AB, Official document; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [2] Hultafors Group acquires Martinez Tool Company — Hultafors Group AB, Official press release, published 3 October 2022; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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