STIHL Inc.: Announces new distribution location

New Midwest STIHL to offer service to dealers from the Village of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – STIHL Inc. announced today that it will relocate the operations of Mississippi Valley STIHL of Peoria, Ill. and Midwest STIHL Inc., of Hayward, Wis. to establish a new single distribution site in the Village of Cottage Grove, Wis. The new operation, known as Midwest STIHL, a division of STIHL Incorporated, will serve customers throughout the mid-northern region of the U.S.

“We are extremely pleased to announce this new distribution location in order to serve our dealers more efficiently in this area of the country,” said STIHL Inc. President Fred Whyte. “We are also happy to announce that all employees from both locations will be offered employment and many are looking forward to joining us at the new location.”

STIHL selected the Village of Cottage Grove for its access to the I-90 and I-94 corridors which are main routes for deliveries to STIHL dealers, according to Whyte. Streamlined services from the new Branch will allow for one-day shipping service to most of the 1,000 dealers in the region.

STIHL Inc. distributes its products across the U.S. through a two-tiered system, selling products through a network of independent distributors and company owned branches. Distributors and branches, in turn, sell products to authorized STIHL servicing dealers nationwide.

Joe Hickey, the current branch manager for Mississippi Valley STIHL, will serve as the branch manager for the new operation. The new Midwest STIHL facility will occupy almost 10 acres and the consolidation of operations will take place over the course of 2015.

“We are looking forward to becoming active members of the Village of Cottage Grove community and hope to participate in all the activities the area has to offer,” said Hickey.

For more information on STIHL Inc., visit www.stihlusa.com.

About STIHL Inc.

STIHL Inc. manufactures the number one selling brand of gasoline-powered handheld outdoor power equipment in America,* 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. Located in Virginia Beach, Va., STIHL Inc., the headquarters for U.S. operations for the worldwide STIHL Group, exports to over 90 countries around the world; and the majority of STIHL products sold in America are also built in America.* 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 dealer, call toll free 1-800-GO STIHL (1-800-467-8445), visit stihlusa.com or text your zip code to 78445.

*A majority of STIHL powerheads are built in the United States from domestic and foreign parts and components. “Number one selling brand” is based on syndicated Irwin Broh Research as well as independent consumer research of 2009-2014 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 National Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) and the National Association of State Park Directors.

For information on job opportunities with STIHL Inc., please go to www.stihlcareers.com. STIHL is an EEO and drug-free work environment.