[AT] New chainsaw

[Mike Sloane]

I am pretty sure that Electrolux owns Husqvarna, or at least the US 
operation. I think that the lawn tractors are made by (of course) MTD.

Mike

Mattias Kessén wrote:
> Huskvarna is a small town next to Jönköping. Hus means house and kvarn
> means mill but the saws etc. are spelled Husqvarna. Here is a short
> quotation from their homepage "The brands in Forestry and Lawn and
> garden are Husqvarna, Jonsered, Gardena, Flymo, McCulloch, Partner,
> Poulan, Poulan Pro and Weed Eater. The brands in Construction are
> Husqvarna and Diamant Boart." They have made guns, stoves,
> sewingmachines etc. for more than 300 years. I believe that fridges
> and stoves etc. are now made but Electrolux but I can be wrong. The
> Husqvarnastock is traded at the swedish stockmarket (down 30% this
> year, a bit better than average that is down 40%)
> 
> Jonsered have been active since 1834 in the small community Jonsered
> outside Gothenburg. According to their homepage they have 20 factories
> in 10 countries among them are Sweden, Norway and USA. As the
> observative reader already has concluded they are owned by Husqvarna.
> 
> There are also the Stiga chainsaws I wonder if they are made at the
> same factory as the mowers in Tranås. Do we ever do other things than
> logging here?
> 
> Mattias
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