The STIHL Group began construction of its second Swiss chain production facility in Bronschhofen, in the canton of St. Gallen, with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on March 30. The company will be investing a total of SFR 160 million to build a new factory on the 20,000 square meter site. The first phase is scheduled to start production in mid-2008. About 200 new jobs will be created at that location.