January
26 -- STIHL Inc. officials announced Monday they 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 Cottage Grove. The
new operation, known as Midwest STIHL, a division of STIHL Inc., 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,” STIHL
President Fred Whyte said. “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 Cottage Grove for its access to the Interstate 90 and Interstate 94
corridors, which are main routes for deliveries to STIHL dealers, Whyte said.
Streamlined services from the new branch will allow for one-day shipping
service to most of the 1,000 dealers in the region.
STIHL
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,”
Hickey said.
For
more information on STIHL, visit www.stihlusa.com.
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