STIHL SG 20 Pressure Valve

Recognizing that the U.S. was one of the largest markets in the world, in the 1970s the STIHL family decided to open a manufacturing facility in Virginia Beach, VA. The locations close proximity to one of the countrys 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.