Cooper Industries plc engages in the manufacture and sale of electrical products and tools in the United States and internationally. Its Electrical Products segment manufactures, markets, and sells electrical and circuit protection products, including fittings, support systems, enclosures, specialty connectors, wiring devices, plugs, receptacles, lighting fixtures and controls, hazardous duty electrical equipment, explosion proof instrumentation, fuses, emergency lighting systems, fire detection and mass notification systems, and security products for use in residential, commercial and industrial construction, maintenance, and repair applications. It also offers distribution switchgear, transformers, transformer terminations and accessories, capacitors, voltage regulators, surge arresters, energy automation solutions, and other related power systems components for use by utilities and electrical power transmission and distribution companies. The Tools segment manufactures, markets, and sells hand tools for industrial, construction, electronics, and consumer markets; automated assembly systems for industrial markets; and electric and pneumatic industrial power tools, and related electronics and software control and monitoring systems for general industry, primarily automotive and aerospace manufacturers. The company sells its products through distributors and agents to automotive and aircraft industry; through distributors and wholesalers to hardware stores, lumberyards, and department stores; and directly to original equipment manufacturers, home centers, specialty stores, department stores, mass merchandisers, and hardware outlets. Cooper Industries was founded in 1833 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.