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1.5 million STIHL chainsaws
The 1.5-millionth STIHL chainsaw - an 020 AV - comes off the assembly line at a celebration attended by Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Economics Dr. Hans-Otto Schwarz on 15 September.
STIHL leads the world market
Twelve years after introducing the STIHL Contra, STIHL has become the most widely sold chainsaw brand in the world. |
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| 1972 |
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since 1972:
Orange and light grey are the colours of all STIHL powertools - worldwide. |
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| 1973 |
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Death of the company's founder
The company's founder Andreas Stihl dies at the age of 76. The company's management passes to Hans Peter Stihl (general partner) and his sister Eva Mayr-Stihl (managing limited partner). Gerhild Schetter, née Stihl, and Dr. Rüdiger Stihl are also limited partners. |
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| 1974 |
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3000 employees
STIHL takes on the 3000th employee. |
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| 1976 |
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STIHL celebrates its 50th anniversary
STIHL commemorates its 50th anniversary with a big celebration. |
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The 1970s -
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Annual sales 1979:
STIHL Group: DM 556 million
STIHL founding company: DM 414 million
Employees 1979:
STIHL Group: 4406
STIHL founding company: 3489
New firms set up:
Prüm-Weinsheim (1971)
Australia (1971)
Brazil (1973)
Wil/Switzerland (1974)
USA (1974)
Great Britain (1978)
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