ECHO Incorporated is an industry leader in developing and manufacturing high-performance, professional-grade, handheld outdoor power equipment. With distributors and thousands of dealers across North and South America, ECHO is constantly anticipating the future of the outdoor power equipment industry and the need for environmental sustainability. Working for ECHO means joining a team of people who are committed to collaboration, innovation, creativity, and high-quality products that make us a globally competitive brand.
Where We've Been
Founded in 1972 as Kioritz Corporation of America, ECHO engineered the world's first hand-held power blower. In 2009 the company merged with outdoor power equipment maker Shindaiwa. A subsidiary of Yamabiko Corporation, ECHO offers a full line of trimmers and brush cutters, power edgers, power blowers, chain saws, hedge clippers, power pruners, and sprayers as well as attachments, engine drills, pumps, and safety accessories sold worldwide through more than 20 distributors.
Where We're Going
ECHO will celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2022. Throughout our tenure, ECHO has worked hard to maintain a strong foothold in the industry, both with technological advancement and solid business operations. No stranger to product innovation, ECHO engineers have pioneered many ground-breaking products as a result of aggressive market research, engineering proficiency and recognition of customer needs. Within recent years, ECHO successfully evolved 2-stroke engine technology to meet the growing demands of the commercial market, while pioneering new efforts to meet both EPA emissions regulations and CARB standards. Today ECHO’s engine technology represents the very best in industry leadership, balancing high-quality performance with environmental demands in a 2-stroke engine.
