| STIHL Incorporated, USA |
STIHL Incorporated 536 Viking Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Call: 1-800-GOSTIHL (1-800-467-8445) |
| Incorporated | 1974 (United States) |
| Founding Company | ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG, Waiblingen, Germany (founded in 1926) |
| Employees | ~2,100 nationwide (including branches); ~1,900 in Virginia Beach |
| Square Footage | More than 2,000,000 sq. ft. under roof (building space) in Virginia Beach |
| Total Acreage | ~90 in Virginia Beach |
| Distribution |
Exclusive to 6 independent U.S. distributors and 6 STIHL owned branches that sell STIHL products to a nationwide network of more than 8,000 servicing retail Dealers.Worldwide exporter of STIHL products to more than 90 countries. View the full Branch/Distributor Directory |
Overview of Products
Gasoline-powered chainsaws for professional, commercial, farm and consumer markets. Handheld outdoor power equipment and related products, including: gasoline-powered grass & weed trimmers, handheld and backpack blowers, hedge trimmers, edgers, extended-length hedge trimmers, pole pruners, brushcutters, earth augers, wood boring drills, monofilament trimmer line and chainsaw guide bars.
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STIHL "Firsts" Include
Automatic chain oiling, centrifugal clutch, chain braking system, electronic ignition system, single-lever Master Control Lever™, anti-vibration system, QCA (Quick Chain Adjuster system), side-access chain adjustment, ElastoStart™ system, Ematic™ System, world's quietest gasoline-powered chainsaw (at the time, 1996), auger brake, STIHL 4-MIX® 2-stroke/4-stroke engine, STIHL Easy2Start™ dual-spring starting mechanism, dual chain braking system, Intelligent Engine Management (IEM); STIHL M-Tronic™; industry's first electronically controlled fuel-injection system on handheld outdoor power equipment.
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Virginia Beach-based STIHL Inc., produces a full line of high-quality, handheld outdoor power equipment including blowers, trimmers, brushcutters, and multi-task tools, as well as the number one selling brand of chainsaws worldwide. STIHL Inc. manufactures over 260 model variations of handheld outdoor power equipment for sale in the U.S. and around the world.