VIRGINIA BEACH
, Va.
– STIHL Inc. was recognized with a
Power Equipment Trade
(PET)
Dealers’ Choice Award for the MSA 160 C-BQ Lithium-Ion
battery chain saw. Marv Mathwig, product manager for STIHL Inc., accepted
the award during
GIE+EXPO
in Louisville, Ky.
More than 400 dealers attending GIE+EXPO voted online and
onsite for their favorite new products in the sixth annual Power Equipment Trade (PET) GIE+EXPO Dealers’ Choice Awards, which
honors innovation and new technology in five product categories: wheeled,
handheld, business service, powersports/recreation
and accessory/attachment.
“We
are honored to be recognized by servicing dealers for one of the latest
products off the lithium-ion line,” said Mathwig. “We are committed to
providing our dealers and customers with cutting edge technology starting with
the R&D in Germany
and continuing our dedication to production here at STIHL Inc. Our dealers are
essential to our success and are the reason we remain on top of the industry.”
STIHL
has won a Dealers’ Choice award five of the six times since the awards began in
2006.
For
more information on the STIHL Lithium-Ion line, visit http://www.stihlusa.com/Li-Ion.html.
For more information about STIHL, visit www.stihlusa.com.
About STIHL Inc.:
STIHL
Inc. manufactures the number one selling brand of gasoline-powered handheld
outdoor power equipment in America for homeowners and professional
landscapers*, as well as the number one selling brand of chain saws in the
world. STIHL products are sold through servicing power equipment retailers from
coast to coast – not mass merchants. STIHL products sold through U.S. STIHL
dealers are for distribution in the United States only. For more
information or for the name of a local STIHL retailer, call toll free 1-800-GO
STIHL (1-800-467-8445) or visit the dealer locator on the STIHL website at
www.stihlusa.com.
*"Number
one selling brand" is based on syndicated Irwin Broh Research (commercial
landscapers) as well as independent consumer research of 2009-2011 U.S. sales
and market share data for the gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment
category combined sales to consumers and commercial landscapers.
STIHL is pleased to support the work of
Independent We Stand
, the
Tree
Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund)
,
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA
), the
Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA)
,
National FFA
,
Professional Landcare Network (PLANET)
, the
American Tree Farm System (ATFS)
, and the
National Association of State Park Directors
.
