Briggs & Stratton designs and produces air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor equipment.
Briggs & Stratton was founded in 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a partnership between inventor Stephen Foster Briggs and entrepreneur Harold M. Stratton.
At first, the company manufactured automotive components and small gasoline engines.
Briggs & Stratton went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1928.
Today Briggs & Stratton designs, manufactures, markets, and services air-cooled gasoline engines which are used primarily in the lawn and garden industry.
The company also manufactures products such as portable and standby generators, snow throwers, pressure washers, and lawn and garden equipment.
In August 2018, the company announced that it was consolidating their 3 Milwaukee warehouses into one larger facility to streamline operations.
In September 2023, the company introduced a new lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery package comprising a battery, a 6 kW inverter and a control system.
Briggs & Stratton trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BGG, is a member of the S&P 600, is #926 in the Fortune 1000, has 5,200 employees, and had $1.786 billion in revenue in 2017.
Briggs & Stratton designs and produces air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor equipment.
Briggs & Stratton was founded in 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as a partnership between inventor Stephen Foster Briggs and entrepreneur Harold M. Stratton.
History
At first, the company manufactured automotive components and small gasoline engines.
Briggs & Stratton went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 1928.
Today Briggs & Stratton designs, manufactures, markets, and services air-cooled gasoline engines which are used primarily in the lawn and garden industry.
The company also manufactures products such as portable and standby generators, snow throwers, pressure washers, and lawn and garden equipment.
In August 2018, the company announced that it was consolidating their 3 Milwaukee warehouses into one larger facility to streamline operations.
In September 2023, the company introduced a new lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery package comprising a battery, a 6 kW inverter and a control system.
Briggs & Stratton trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BGG, is a member of the S&P 600, is #926 in the Fortune 1000, has 5,200 employees, and had $1.786 billion in revenue in 2017.
