Walter Surface Technologies Executive and Leadership Team

Headquartered in Sparks, Maryland, Apex Tool Group is a holding company and an international manufacturer of professional hand and power tools. The company serves the industrial, vehicle service and assembly, aerospace, electronics, construction and serious DIY markets.

The Toro Company, founded in 1914, designs, manufactures, and markets a comprehensive range of outdoor equipment and irrigation systems. The company specializes in professional turf maintenance equipment, irrigation systems, landscaping tools, lighting products, snow management solutions, agricultural micro-irrigation systems, construction equipment, and residential lawn care products. Toro serves both professional users (golf courses, sports fields, municipalities, agricultural operations) and homeowners through global distribution networks including dealers, retailers, and direct sales channels. With operations across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, Toro provides innovative solutions for landscape management, snow removal, and irrigation needs for both commercial and residential applications.

Makita is a century-old innovator that has grown from a motor repair shop into a globally recognized supplier of cutting-edge cordless tools and equipment.

Recognizing that the U.S. was one of the largest markets in the world, in the 1970s the Stihl family decided to open a manufacturing facility in Virginia Beach, Va. The locations close proximity to one of the countrys largest deep-water ports and its ready-to-work labor force made Virginia Beach the ideal location. In 1974, in a rented 20,000-square-foot facility, STIHL Inc. (then STIHL American) opened its doors with 50 employees assembling one model of chainsaw. Today, over 2,700 employees, working in over one-million-square-feet of operating space, manufacture millions of powerheads a year on the sprawling 150-acre STIHL Inc. campus. In our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, skilled employees with the assistance of highly automated technology, work together to produce more than 80 models of STIHL equipment through vertically integrated processes and extensive quality assurance checks. These products are then distributed throughout the country through our 11 regional branches and distributors, sold through a network of more than 10,000 authorized local STIHL Dealers and exported to more than 80 countries around the world.