Stihl

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Andreas Stihl AG

Type	Private Corporation
Founded	1926
Headquarters	Waiblingen, Germany
Industry	Forestry equipment, Landscape maintenance
Products	Industrial Chainsaws, String trimmers, Cultivators, Cut off saws, and Leaf blowers
Employees	7,317

Stihl MS 170

Andreas Stihl AG & Company is a manufacturer of chain saws and other handheld power equipment including trimmers and blowers. Their headquarters are in Waiblingen, Baden-Württemberg near Stuttgart. The company was founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl, an important innovator in early chain saw production. The company is one of the world's largest sellers of chain saws and is the only chain saw manufacturer to make their own saw chains and guide bars.

Stihl Incorporated, the company's American manufacturing arm, employs over 2000 people at its Virginia Beach complex. Manufacturing began at the Virginia Beach Facility in 1974 with the assembly of the 015 chain saws. Andreas Stihl AG is a privately held company owned by the descendants of Andreas Stihl.

[edit] Stihl, Incorporated

Stihl, Incorporated, is the American branch of the Stihl family. The company bought land and began construction of the facilities in 1974. Along with the manufacturing side of the company, there are also warehouses and administration buildings in the complex. As of 2008, the complex stretches over 100 acres, with over 1 million square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space.