VIKING was founded in 1981 in Kufstein, located in the province of Tyrol in Austria and was able to continuously expand production of its garden shredders under Heinrich Lechner, Managing Director.
Three years after the inception of the company (1984), VIKINGbegan the development of their own line of lawn mowers.
In 1992, following incorporation into the STIHL group (the global market leader for chain saws), the company expanded and grew its gardening tool range.
Dr. Nikolas Stihl, the grandson of the STIHL company founder, became Managing Director of VIKING in 1993.
In September 2001, only 4 km from the old company location, the new VIKING Competence Centre for Gardening Tools was opened, to be able to accomodate the company's rapid growth. The building is a state-of-the-art facility housing production, marketing and sales and administraion.
Today, VIKING produces and sells lawn mowers, ride-on mowers, garden shredders, lawn trimmers, hedge trimmers, hedge cutters, blowers and tillers. The consistent development of high-quality products and good marketing techniques in collaboration with the STIHL group have made VIKING a leading company in the gardening tools sector.