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New Briggs & Stratton CEO has bright outlook for company’s future

After emerging from Chapter 11 restructuring as a new company with a new owner and a new CEO, Briggs & Stratton, LLC, a company with a 113-year legacy, also has a new beginning.

Steve Andrews recently assumed the position of Briggs & Stratton’s president and CEO after serving as CEO of International Equipment Solutions, LLC. While still new to the role, he reflects on early observations and reinforces a strong, promising future for Briggs & Stratton.

“Many of the external challenges that seemed to hit the company all at once are starting to stabilize: weather is in our favour; the stay-at-home environment has positively impacted our business…and, we’re now a well-capitalized company, unencumbered by past liabilities, so we can focus on growth,” Andrews said. “In the first three months of our fiscal year, nearly all parts of our business globally are performing stronger than last year. In fact, this is a better start than we’ve seen in a number of years.

“I’m really impressed with our Vanguard lithium-ion commercial battery system. It’s an example of using our power application expertise to quickly expand into new markets with an innovation that remains unmatched and has exponential growth potential.”

Within the outdoor power space, Briggs & Stratton’s team continues to develop ways to support its customers with residential and commercial engines as well as end products and other technologies that improve lives by making tough work easier, safer and more efficient.

“Innovation and new products will be a key focus going forward, so stay tuned for a lot more from us.”

Briggs & Stratton is a leading producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment.

“While residential engines and products remain a core part of what we do, we will continue to strategically focus our offerings to include commercial engines and products, lithium-ion batteries and other systems and products that will help make our commercial customers more productive and profitable,” Andrews said.

Briggs & Stratton has deep roots in the Milwaukee community and that will not change, Andrews said.

“The Milwaukee community – and all of the communities within which we currently operate – has been good to us and we will remain a strong community partner that stands behind its products and supports its customers, for many years to come.”

The Company has more than 100 salary and hourly positions available in Milwaukee and hundreds more throughout the U.S. and globally. According to Andrews, “Now is an exciting time to join Briggs & Stratton and be part of a new beginning. Many opportunities are available to be a part of an iconic company with a renewed focus on innovation, new products, quick action and growth. I’m impressed with the talented team of employees at Briggs & Stratton and look forward to growing that team to support what will again be a very successful business.”