Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power Invites GIE/EXPO Attendees “Inside the BIG BLOC” V-Twin

October 12, 2007 –Milwaukee, WI - Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power is giving attendees of the GIE/EXPO show a unique opportunity to learn about its premier VanguardTM engines from the inside out. The company is hosting a series of fifteen-minute “Inside the BIG BLOCK” sessions at its booth (#7104), where it will use a disassembled BIG BLOCK V-twin engine to demonstrate the commercial duty features that help Vanguard premium commercial engines raise the bar in performance and productivity for landscape professionals.

Following each presentation, product experts from Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power will facilitate a roundtable question and answer session with the crowd, with plenty of time for hands-on examination of the parts that go into each Vanguard BIG BLOCK V-twin engine.

“Inside the BIG BLOCK” sessions are scheduled for Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26. The first session will start at 9am, with successive sessions starting every quarter hour until 5pm.

Vanguard BIG BLOCK V-twin engines are available in horizontal shaft models in the 25 to 35 gross horsepower range, and vertical shaft models in the 28 to 36 gross horsepower range. To learn more about Briggs & Stratton Commercial Power and the products it offers, visit our commercial power website.

Briggs & Stratton Corporation is the world’s largest producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. Its wholly owned subsidiary Briggs & Stratton Power Products Group LLC is North America’s number one manufacturer of portable generators and pressure washers, and is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of lawn and garden and turf care through its wholly owned subsidiary Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc. and its Simplicity®, Snapper®, Ferris® and Murray® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed, manufactured, marketed and serviced in over 100 countries on all seven continents.

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