Andreas Stihl AG & Company is a manufacturer of chain saws and other handheld power
equipment including trimmers and blowers. Their Stihl (pronounced 'Shteel')
headquarters are in Waiblingen, Baden-Wόrttemberg near Stuttgart. The company was
founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl, an important innovator in early chain saw
production. The company is the world's best selling brand of chain saws and is
the only chain saw manufacturer to make its own saw chains and guide bars.
Stihl
Incorporated, the company's American manufacturing arm, employs nearly
2,000 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.
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