STIHL Inc. Invests Over $60 Million in Battery Production Efforts

Greater than 84K sq. toes is devoted to battery production in The us

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The conversion to battery-powered equipment is still the well-known pattern within the outside energy apparatus trade and the fastest-growing marketplace section, and STIHL is at the leading edge of this battery transformation. Via 2025, STIHL Inc. may have invested over $60 million against battery production, together with the manufacturing of battery-powered blowers, pruners, trimmers, and multi-attachment equipment, in addition to the meeting of over 5 other battery packs to energy the ones gadgets at its state of the art manufacturing facility in Virginia Seashore, Va.

The growth of the STIHL battery-operated product and repair portfolio is in complete swing. The STIHL product dimension comprises greater than 80 battery-operated equipment for customers and execs; virtually each and every fourth STIHL product bought is battery-operated. Thirty untouched battery-operated merchandise are scheduled to clash the marketplace international over the later two years lonely. STIHL targets to extend the proportion of gross sales from battery-operated merchandise to no less than 35 % through 2027, with a goal of 80 % through 2035. In backup of that objective, STIHL Inc., the U.S. operations for the STIHL Crew, transformed 84K sq. toes of storage field to battery software production in 2023.

“In producing our battery products here in the United States, we prioritize excellence, leveraging our vertically integrated manufacturing processes to ensure the highest quality standards,” mentioned STIHL Inc. President and CEO Chris Keffer.

In 2023, battery unit manufacturing accounted for 16 % of all gadgets produced at STIHL Inc., in comparison to 5 years in the past when only one battery-powered style, the BGA 56 blower, was once assembled within the U.S. What began as one meeting series with not up to ten workers grew to over 100 workers devoted to battery merchandise and battery bind production. Through the top of 2023, battery unit manufacturing capability at STIHL Inc. higher through greater than 150 % year-over-year. An important build up is predicted once more through the top of 2024.

Since its inception in 1974, the STIHL Inc. campus advanced from a unmarried 20,000-square-foot leased storage to neatly over 1.5 million sq. toes of producing and administrative field on greater than 150 acres. In Virginia Seashore, on account of file gross sales over a number of years, operations expanded through just about 50 %, to effect over 1,000 untouched U.S. production jobs since 2020.

About STIHL Inc.
STIHL Inc. manufactures the number one selling brand of battery-powered hand held outside energy apparatus amongst park and tree aid execs in The us¹, the number one selling brand of gasoline-powered hand held outside energy apparatus in The us,² the #1 promoting emblem of gasoline-powered hand held outside energy apparatus amongst U.S. park execs in The us,³ and the #1 promoting emblem of chain saws on the planet. STIHL additionally do business in a complete series of battery powered hand held outside energy apparatus for the professional and consumer. STIHL products are bought via a community of greater than 10,000 licensed native STIHL Sellers from coast to coast—no longer big-box retail outlets. Located in Virginia Beach, Va., STIHL Inc., the U.S. associate of the worldwide STIHL Crew, exports to greater than 80 nations around the globe, and the vast majority of STIHL merchandise bought in The us are made in America.⁴ STIHL merchandise bought via U.S. STIHL Sellers are for distribution within the U.S. handiest. For more info or for the identify of an area STIHL Broker, name toll unfastened 1-800-GO STIHL (1-800-467-8445) or consult with STIHLusa.com.

¹“Number one selling brand” is in response to 2007-2023 syndicated and commissioned surveys and 2023 surveys performed through Irwin Broh Analysis of the U.S. skilled landscaper and tree aid markets. ²“Number one selling brand” is in response to syndicated and commissioned surveys performed through Irwin Broh Analysis amongst U.S. skilled landscapers, in addition to detached client analysis of 2009-2022 U.S. gross sales and marketplace proportion knowledge for the gasoline-powered hand held outside energy apparatus section blended gross sales to customers and business landscapers. ³“Number one selling brand” is in response to 2007-2022 syndicated and commissioned surveys performed through Irwin Broh Analysis of the U.S. skilled landscaper marketplace. ⁴A majority of STIHL merchandise bought in The us are made in The us of U.S. and international fabrics.

STIHL Inc. is happy to backup the paintings of the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), the National Association of Landscape Professionals, America’s State Parks, the American Green Zone Alliance and the North American Hardware and Paint Association.

For info on task alternatives with STIHL Inc., please advance to www.stihlcareers.com. STIHL is an EEO and drug-free paintings circumstance.

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