Masonry Magazine December 2015 Page. 59
INDUSTRY NEWS
News From Stihl
The groundbreaking for a new STIHL distribution site recently took place in Oxford, Conn. Northeast STIHL, a division of STIHL Inc., services customers throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
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The new STIHL distribution location was selected for its access -to Interstate 84 and other main routes for deliveries, allowing for one-day -shipping service to most of the 1,000�
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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 tum, sell products to authorized STIHL -servicing dealers nationwide. -
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-Charitable work
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On behalf of the more than 8,500 STIHL dealers nationwide, STIHL Inc. recently presented a check for
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$67,000 to the Resurrecting Lives Foundation, a nonprofit focused on
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-raising money to assist Veterans with -Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). STIHL dealers raised money through stock purchases of American�
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made Resurrecting Lives Foundation
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-shirts and caps through the STIHL OUTFITTERS program, the apparel
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-Resurrecting Lives Foundation-assists in the recovery and reintegration of Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom who are suffering from TBI. Due to cost constraints and logistics, TBI treatment teams are not available in the majority of Veterans Administration centers and outpatient clinics serving Veterans. The donation was presented to the Resurrecting Lives Foundation board
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Stihl breaks ground on a new facility.
Casey McGrath, the current branch manager for Northeast STIHL, will serve as the branch manager for the new location. The new Northeast STIHL facility will occupy 24 acres with 120,000 square feet and should be ready the fall of 2016.
Stihl presents a check to the Resurrecting Lives Foundation.
of directors on Oct. 23, 2015 by Crader Distributing Co. president and RLF Board Member, Stan Crader, at the ViaQuest headquarters in Dublin, Ohio.
The gift from STIHL dealers will help Resurrecting Lives Foundation continue to be an organizing force for collaboration between the military, Veterans Administration and civilian worlds to promote health care, employment and education for America's returning heroes.
For more information about the Resurrecting Lives Foundation, visit www.resurrectinglives.org. For more information on STIHL Inc., visit www.stihlusa.com IMAS
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