Passetti Power Tools began trading in Pretoria Gauteng South Africa in 1972 as a division of Passetti Electrical & Mechanical Engineering, which offered a service for repairing & rewinding power tools like Power Drills, Electrical Sanding Machines, Circular Saws and many more power tools used in the building industry. This opened the doors to a new power tool division was started, which soon expanded. In Midyear, 1972 they received the appointment as the official service station for sales, spares & repairs of power tools for Black & Decker.