MILWAUKEE, July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Employees
at Briggs & Stratton Corporation's Murray, Kentucky plant recently hit a major
milestone: producing their 85 millionth small engine. The
Kentucky plant began making Briggs
& Stratton® engines in 1985. Over time, the plant
has grown to employ over 900 workers and produces more engines than
any other Briggs & Stratton facility.
"To make 85 million engines at Murray is an accomplishment that gives us
great joy because it represents so much of what we do and believe
in every day," said Rick
Zeckmeister, vice president of engines marketing and
planning at Briggs & Stratton. "It means that our dedication to
innovation, excellence and the American workforce continues to come
together into a product that our customers value and trust will
help them get their outdoor work done."
As the world's leading engine designer and manufacturer for
outdoor power equipment, 109-year-old Briggs & Stratton cites
American manufacturing as a key to its success. Briggs &
Stratton makes 85 percent of its small engines in the U.S. of U.S.
and globally sourced parts. That American production is not just
important to Briggs & Stratton, it's also important to
communities and consumers. Many studies have shown that given the
choice, consumers would rather buy American-made goods. In fact,
over 70 percent of outdoor power equipment owners indicated that
they prefer to buy products that are made in the U.S.A.1
Employees at the Kentucky
facility produce vertical-shaft engines for outdoor power equipment
and are responsible for many stages of the design, production and
assembly process. These engines then go onto lawn mowers and other
outdoor power equipment used daily in the U.S. and around the
world.
"There's a lot of pride that goes into the products we make,"
said Dave DeBaets, vice president of
global engine operations at Briggs & Stratton. "The quality and
quantity of engines we've produced at this facility alone is
another example of the leadership Briggs & Stratton has in U.S.
manufacturing."
The manufacturing site, located at 110 Main St. Murray, Kentucky, is just one of the four
Briggs & Stratton engine manufacturing plants in the U.S. and
one of eight overall U.S. manufacturing facilities.
1 2015 PowerPulse™
About Briggs & Stratton Corporation:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG), headquartered in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is focused
on providing power to get work done and make people's lives better.
Briggs & Stratton is the world's largest producer of gasoline
engines for outdoor power equipment, and is a leading designer,
manufacturer and marketer of power generation, pressure washers,
lawn and garden, turf care and job site products through its Briggs
& Stratton®, Simplicity®,
Snapper®, Ferris®, Vanguard™,
Allmand®, Billy Goat®, Murray®, Branco® and
Victa® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are
designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in over 100 countries
on six continents. For additional information, please visit
www.basco.com and www.briggsandstratton.com.
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