Corporate
STIHL Incorporated is one of seven manufacturing facilities in the STIHL Group. The Virginia Beach complex is located on over 100 acres with 1 million square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space. STIHL Incorporated employs over 2,000 people nationwide in a variety of positions from product assembly, manufacturing engineering, sales and marketing, and finance.
STIHL Incorporated began manufacturing at the Virginia Beach Facility in 1974
with the assembly of the 015 chain saws. The manufacturing area was expanded
in 1983 and again in 1990 and in 2004 to its current size. In October of 1996,
STIHL opened a new 50,000 square foot warehouse. In 2004 another warehouse
facility of 135,000 square feet was opened to house finished goods for world
wide distribution. In 2005 more space was added to the manufacturing facility.
Projects in 2007 included the Guide
Bar plant. We have now grown to more than one million square feet of manufacturing
and
administration
space in Virginia Beach
The chain saw is the cornerstone of our industry, but today we also manufacture a variety of handheld outdoor power equipment.
STIHL Incorporated is ISO 9001
and ISO 14001 registered and is a
member of many associations.
Birthday Interview with Mr. Stihl
"What is your special formula for success, Mr. Stihl?"
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