The garden equipment manufacturer STIHL Tirol, a company of the German STIHL Group, is allocating its employees a share of its operating profit by paying staff a discretionary performance bonus for 2019. Staff will receive an average gross bonus of 1000 euros. Clemens Schaller, the Managing Director of STIHL Tirol, emphasises that: "Especially in times like these, the performance bonus is our way of thanking our employees and showing our appreciation for their work and commitment at our site in Langkampfen, without which we would not have been able to achieve such success."
The discretionary performance bonus forms part of a package of attractive employee benefits that STIHL Tirol offers its staff. These benefits include, among other things, a company pension scheme, a discretionary travel allowance, various health-related activities and fitness offerings and an in-house canteen with reduced meal prices.
Information about STIHL Tirol:
STIHL Tirol GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of the STIHL Group and is based in Langkampfen, Austria. Cordless products are produced at this site and STIHL Tirol is also a centre of excellence for ground-based gardening tools, which are produced and co-developed in Langkampfen. In 2018, the company employed 558 people.
STIHL company profile:
The STIHL Group develops, manufactures and distributes motorised equipment for forestry, agriculture, landscape management, the building industry and private garden owners. The product range is supplemented with digital solutions and services. Products are generally distributed through specialist dealers – including 38 sales and marketing STIHL subsidiaries, around 120 importers and more than 50,000 specialist dealers in over 160 countries. STIHL manufactures products in seven countries worldwide: Germany, USA, Brazil, Switzerland, Austria, China and the Philippines. STIHL has been the best-selling chainsaw brand worldwide since 1971. The company was founded in 1926 and the corporate headquarters are in Waiblingen near Stuttgart, Germany. In 2018, STIHL had 17,122 employees worldwide and a turnover of € 3.78 billion.