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Stihl was founded in 1926 by Andreas Stihl, an innovator in early chainsaw production. Stihl says it is the world's best-selling brand of chainsaws and the only chainsaw manufacturer to make its own saw chains and guide bars. [4] Andreas Stihl AG is a privately held company owned by the descendants of Andreas Stihl.
The following year, Stihl created the first ever chainsaw that could be operated by only one person. [7] The company continued to grow and in 1931 it became the first European company to export chainsaws to the United States and the Soviet Union. [8] Stihl has been the biggest chainsaw manufacturing company in the world since 1971. [2]
Manufacturer Headquarters Brands Products Altendorf GmbH: Minden, Germany: Altendorf: Table saws, panel saws: Andreas Stihl AG & Company KG: Waiblingen, Germany: Stihl, Viking [1]: Outdoor power equipment [2]
The company also produced Yanmar tractors and STIHL power tools. [6] Some of the engines are made by a joint venture company, Perkins Shibaura Engines, founded in October 1994 and opened in 1996. [7] In April 2005, the company won The Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade (Export) (2005). [2]
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The Stihl Timbersports Series is a series of woodsman or wood chopping competitions where the athletes compete in the use of axes and saws in manners typical for lumberjacks. It was founded in 1985, and currently includes six different disciplines, with both professional and collegiate divisions.
Zama Group is a family-held German-owned company and a manufacturer of diaphragm carburetors, oil pumps and further mechanical precision engine components.Their headquarters are in Hong Kong, China.
H. D. Smith & Co. was a tool manufacturing company based in Plantsville, Connecticut, founded by Henry D. Smith in 1850. [2]H.D. Smith & Co. hardware works was originally in Meriden, Connecticut began as a supplier to the carriage makers of New Haven, Connecticut.