Tradition is mandatory. Family unites. 
As a traditional family-run company, we maintain a corporate culture that is focused on regional roots, high standards, sustainable success, appreciation of our employees and a "sense of unity" in the company. Each of our 2700 Festool employees is part of the Festool family. 

Festool is a family company in its third generation. It has a dynamic success story and always focuses on responsibility and the long term. The company was founded by Albert Fezer and Gottlieb Stoll in Esslingen in 1925. In 1971, Gottlieb Stoll died. At that time, his sons Kurt and Wilfried had already taken over the management of the company. His daughter Gerda Maier-Stoll became owner of the Festool brand as a result of the division of assets in the year 2000.

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Barbara Austel, granddaughter of Festool founder Gottlieb Stoll and his wife Berta, is now the Chair of the Supervisory Board. For all family members, trust in the power and future of the Festool brand had and still has top priority.​