Items Tagged with 'outdoor power equipment industry'

ORANGEBURG, SC—Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products will invest $29 million to expand its assembly plant here.

BATESVILLE, AR—Bad Boy Mowers is expanding its assembly operations here. The company will invest approximately $7.8 million in a 68,000 square-foot property across from its existing factory. The company plans to add approximately 160 new jobs in the future.

The mid-1970s were a time of product expansion for the STIHL Group, which, until then, had focused solely on making chain saws.

What do lumberjacks, landscapers and homeowners have in common? They all rely on chain saws, trimmers and leaf blowers produced by STIHL Group.

Small gas engines are the lifeblood of the outdoor power equipment industry. They run all sorts of commercial and consumer devices, ranging from lawnmowers and generators to power washers and portable welders.