STIHL ULV Nozzle Set

Recognizing that the U.S. was one of the largest markets in the world, in the 1970’s the STIHL family decided to open a manufacturing facility in Virginia Beach, Va. The location’s close proximity to one of the country’s largest deep-water ports and its ready-to-work labor force made Virginia Beach the ideal location. In 1974, in a rented 20,000-square-foot facility, STIHL Inc. (then Stihl American) opened its doors with 50 employees assembling one model of chain saw. Today, 2,100 employees, working in over one-million-square-feet of operating space, manufacture millions of powerheads a year on the sprawling 150-acre STIHL Inc. campus.