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Stiga

Stiga Group (formerly GGP Spa) is a European manufacturer and distributor of lawnmowers and a wide range of motorized garden tools. It is headquartered in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. Stiga has 13 subsidiaries in Europe (Austria, Italy, Benelux, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, UK). Stiga distributes and sells its products in over 70 countries around the world. Stiga was originally a Swedish brand known for the production and distribution of lawnmowers, a wide range of motorized garden tools, snow racers (a kind of sled with a raised seat, runners and steering wheel), table tennis products and table hockey games. In the year 2000, Stiga was acquired by Castelgarden SpA via a merger with Alpina Professional & Garden SpA, both located in Italy. The company's expansion in Europe continued with the acquisition of the British firm Mountfield. Together they formed Global Garden Products (GGP) Group and 2017 it was renamed to Stiga Group.

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Stiga Group (formerly GGP Spa) is a European manufacturer and distributor of lawnmowers and a wide range of motorized garden tools. It is headquartered in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. Stiga has 13 subsidiaries in Europe (Austria, Italy, Benelux, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Sweden, UK). Stiga distributes and sells its products in over 70 countries around the world. Stiga was originally a Swedish brand known for the production and distribution of lawnmowers, a wide range of motorized garden tools, snow racers (a kind of sled with a raised seat, runners and steering wheel), table tennis products and table hockey games. In the year 2000, Stiga was acquired by Castelgarden SpA via a merger with Alpina Professional & Garden SpA, both located in Italy. The company's expansion in Europe continued with the acquisition of the British firm Mountfield. Together they formed Global Garden Products (GGP) Group and 2017 it was renamed to Stiga Group.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1966 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1966". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376299154

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