If you're working in a forest, farm, or construction site, then chances are you're often using STIHL tools. STIHL is the producer of one of the most powerful gas-powered chainsaws, cut-off machines, and other outdoor power tools. Although it started off as a professional equipment manufacturer and is still primarily known as such, the company has actually expanded to offering a host of household tools too.

There's the SE 62, a wet/dry vacuum cleaner with a powerful suction fit for a construction site but compact enough for your home. You also have the RMA 460, a walk-behind lawn mower run by a battery and featuring an 18.1-inch cutting width. STIHL has blowers, hedge trimmers, pressure washers and even hand tools like pruners, loppers, and folding saws as well. But you may be wondering, with STIHL such a prominent brand in the U.S., who exactly makes the tools, and where are they manufactured?

STIHL Tools, being an independent family-owned company, makes its own products. When it was first established in 1926, its founder, Swiss-born engineer Andreas Stihl, was the only one handling operations. Before long, his kids Eva, Hans Peter, and Dr. Rüdiger started helping him run the business and took on several positions until 2002. In 1992, Dr. Nikolas Stihl, Hans Peter's son, joined STIHL Tools as well.