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Briggs & Stratton Corporation engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and servicing of air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. These engines are primarily aluminum alloy gasoline engines ranging from three to 31 horsepower. Additionally, through a wholly owned subsidiary, Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group, LLC, the company manufactures portable generators, pressure washers, and related accessories. Briggs & Stratton conducts operations in two segments: Engines and Power Products. The Engines segment's products are used primarily by the lawn and garden equipment industry, for applications, such as walk-behind lawn mowers, riding lawn mowers, and garden tillers. These engines are also used on products for industrial, construction, agricultural, and other consumer applications that include generators, pumps, and pressure washers. In the Power Products segment, the company's two principal product lines are portable and home stand-by generators, and pressure washers. These products are sold through multiple channels of retail distribution, including home centers, warehouse clubs, mass merchants, and independent dealers. The company maintains local sales offices in England, Germany, and Spain. Briggs & Stratton's competitors include Tecumseh Products Company; Honda Motor Co., Ltd.; Kohler Co.; Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.; Coleman Powermate; DeVilbiss Air Power Company; Alfred Karcher GmbH & Co.; and Campbell Hausfeld.
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