Harold Lloyd Redman

Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets a variety of lawn and garden equipment. It produces tractors, mowers, snow-throwers and other lawn and garden equipment, primarily for the consumer market. The company was founded in 1922 by William J. Niederkorn and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Briggs & Stratton Corp. engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of gasoline engines and outdoor powered equipment. It operates through Engines and Products segments. The Engines segment produces four-cycle aluminum alloy gasoline engines which are used in the production of walk-behind and riding lawn mowers, garden tillers, and snow throwers. The Products segment comprises lawn and garden power equipment, turf care products, portable and standby generators, pressure washers, snow throwers, and job site products. The company was founded by Stephen F. Briggs and Harold M. Stratton in 1908 and is headquartered in Wauwatosa, WI.

Billy Goat Industries, Inc. designs and manufactures specialty turf products for residential, commercial, rental, paving maintenance, and municipal needs. Its products include aerators, sod cutters, overseeders, dethatchers, brushcutters, walk-behind blowers, outdoor lawn and litter vacuums, and debris loaders. The company was founded by William Waldron Coates III in 1967 and is headquartered in Lee's Summit, MO.

Echo, Inc. develops and manufactures landscaping equipment for both the commercial and residential markets. It offers different types of products including trimmers, brush cutters, power edgers, power blowers, chain saws, hedge clippers, power pruners, and sprayers. The firm also markets its products through independent dealers under the brand names ECHO, Shindaiwa, ECHO Bear Cat, and Crary. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Lake Zurich, IL.