Husquvana-Echo?

[bama20a]

Greetings All: I don't post much,But like to read here when I can,& have to found they are some smart people on here.OK enough sucking up ,
My question is,I was told that the Husquvana & Echo was made by the same people & was really the same saw just a diff- name was ALL.I did appliance work for years & that was true on a lot of them,so I thought it could be so with the saws.
So what do ya'll say.Thanks Mark,,,,,

[T Welsh]

Parent company of huskys is Electrolux. I dont know about Echo,look for makers ID plate and see for your self. I have never heard of Echo,s being a spin off of huskys. Tim

[Cut4fun]

Copied just a little of the echo history of JAPAN made chainsaws and USA made outdoor power eq.

The Early Years

Echo, Inc. was founded in Northbrook, Ill., in 1972 as Kioritz Corporation of America, and was officially established under its present name in 1978. Echo was originally an importer of high-performance 2-cycle engines and 2-stroke, engine-powered hand-held products for Kioritz Corporation of Japan, but its foray into the engineering and manufacturing of products would be an important first step for the company. In 1979, Echo began initial production and assembly operations in a Wheeling, Ill., facility, and produced its first lawn care product in the USA, the GT-200 Grass Trimmer. Soon after, Echo broadened its product offerings to include chain saws, straight shaft trimmers and brushcutters, backpack and hand-held blowers, grass trimmers and hedge clippers. In 1984, Echo Power Equipment Canada was created as a branch of Echo, Inc., and in 1985, Echo established its present-day U.S. corporate headquarters in Lake Zurich, Ill. In addition to its headquarters, Echo's Lake Zurich location also houses a manufacturing facility, which was expanded by 60,000 square feet in 1988 to meet increasing consumer demand.
Continued Growth

In 1994, Echo began its relationship with Home Depot as a provider of professional-quality hand-held outdoor power equipment for the residential homeowner market. Although it had sold premium equipment to the consumer market for years through its extensive dealer network, this value-added partnership helped to broaden Echo's market presence. Echo's second production expansion was completed in 1995, when the corporation purchased ten more acres adjacent to its existing facilities and created a 90,000 square foot addition. Not only did this expansion increase production capabilities, but it enabled Echo to build a state-of-the-art emissions facility in which to conduct critical emissions testing. In 1997, Echo saw even more growth as it acquired Technic Tool Corporation and transferred production of the TT Power Pruner product line to Illinois. In 2000, Echo's third and most recent expansion was completed, establishing Echo's 155,000 square foot Distribution Center. Echo, Inc. is a subsidiary of Kioritz Corporation of Japan, and has thirteen distributors serving the U.S. and Canada, as well as eight additional distributors worldwide.

(Husqvarna did buy  Komatsu Zenoah for it's outdoor power eq in 2006. Real Husqvarna chainsaws are made in Sweden. Then you have the Poulan USA made and Redmax Japan made ones.  Maybe that part there is where someone is confusing you.)

2006
Electrolux Annual General Meeting decide to distribute all shares in Husqvarna to the Electrolux shareholders. The Husqvarna Board subsequently applied for a listing of the company's shares on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Trading in Husqvarna shares started on 13 June. Agreements for acquisitions signed during the second half of the year included Gardena of Germany, with annual sales of approximately SEK 3,800m,and the outdoor products operation of Komatsu Zenoah of Japan, with annual sales of approximately SEK 1,200m. The acquisitions strengthen the Group's strategic position and provide greater opportunities for growth.2005 In February the Board of Directors of Electrolux decides that operations in Outdoor Products should be spun off as a separate unit and distributed cost-effectively to Electroux shareholders no later than mid-2006. Start of work on the spin-off.

[snowstorm]

kioritz also made snowmobile engines for john deere in the 70's

[sawguy21]

Husqvarna did buy Redmax but it was a Zenoah brand, not Kioritz. Echo also merged in a 'strategic alliance' whatever that means with Shindaiwa, another manufacturer of high quality equipment. The picture certainly gets blurry.

[Spike60]

Husqvarna did buy Redmax but it was a Zenoah brand, not Kioritz. Echo also merged in a 'strategic alliance' whatever that means with Shindaiwa, another manufacturer of high quality equipment. The picture certainly gets blurry.

This is correct. There is no linkage between Husqvarna and Echo.

[sawguy21]

Yet

[Cut4fun]

Husqvarna did buy Redmax but it was a Zenoah brand, not Kioritz. Echo also merged in a 'strategic alliance' whatever that means with Shindaiwa, another manufacturer of high quality equipment. The picture certainly gets blurry.

Zenoah is right there in the 2006 paragraph posted above in black now. The (abc ) part I typed, I typed in wrong name  To much typing for such a small brain. 

[SawTroll]

As Spike60 said - no connection at all.

Husky owns some other brands and factories (actually a lot of them), that they "inherited" from Electrolux in 2006, and has bought more - but Echo has nothing to do with it.

[ladylake]

 I think your right Troll, no connection. Steve