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'''AEG Powertools''' is a power tool brand manufactured by {{Wplink|Techtronic Industries}} (TTI) under a trademark license from {{Wplink|Electrolux}}.<ref name="tti-esg">{{Cite web |title=TTI ESG Report 2024 - Legend and List of Business Units |url=https://www.ttigroup.com/documents/esg-report-2024/files/legend-and-list-of-business-units-en.pdf |website=Techtronic Industries |date=2024 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> The brand is sold primarily in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, positioning itself as a professional-grade tool line between TTI's consumer brand Ryobi and its premium brand Milwaukee.<ref name="protool-owners">{{Cite web |title=Power Tool Manufacturers and Who Really Owns Them |url=https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251018143413/https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/ |archive-date=2025-10-18 |website=Pro Tool Reviews |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> In Australia, AEG products are sold almost exclusively through Bunnings Warehouse and Tool Kit Depot. | '''AEG Powertools''' is a power tool brand manufactured by {{Wplink|Techtronic Industries}} (TTI) under a trademark license from {{Wplink|Electrolux}}.<ref name="tti-esg">{{Cite web |title=TTI ESG Report 2024 - Legend and List of Business Units |url=https://www.ttigroup.com/documents/esg-report-2024/files/legend-and-list-of-business-units-en.pdf |website=Techtronic Industries |date=2024 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> The brand is sold primarily in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, positioning itself as a professional-grade tool line between TTI's consumer brand [[Ryobi]] and its premium brand [[Milwaukee]].<ref name="protool-owners">{{Cite web |title=Power Tool Manufacturers and Who Really Owns Them |url=https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251018143413/https://www.protoolreviews.com/power-tool-manufacturers-who-owns-them/ |archive-date=2025-10-18 |website=Pro Tool Reviews |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> In Australia, AEG products are sold almost exclusively through Bunnings Warehouse and Tool Kit Depot. | ||
The AEG brand name traces to Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft, a German company originally founded as DEG in 1883 and renamed AEG in 1887.<ref name="slashgear-tti">{{Cite web |title=13 Popular Tool & Appliance Brands Owned By China's Techtronic Industries (TTI) |url=https://www.slashgear.com/1931198/china-techtronic-industries-tool-brands/ |website=SlashGear |date=2025-08-10 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> AEG pioneered portable power tools by launching the first transportable drilling machine in 1898.<ref name="aeg-onsite">{{Cite web |title=AEG Onsite Capability Statement |url=https://www.aegpowertools.com.au/sites/aegau/files/2024-05/AEG%20Onsite%20Capability%20Statement.pdf |website=AEG Powertools Australia |date=2024-05-09 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> The original AEG company went through multiple ownership changes; the trademark is now held by AB Electrolux, which licenses it to TTI for power tool manufacturing and sales.<ref name="tti-esg" /> | The AEG brand name traces to Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft, a German company originally founded as DEG in 1883 and renamed AEG in 1887.<ref name="slashgear-tti">{{Cite web |title=13 Popular Tool & Appliance Brands Owned By China's Techtronic Industries (TTI) |url=https://www.slashgear.com/1931198/china-techtronic-industries-tool-brands/ |website=SlashGear |date=2025-08-10 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> AEG pioneered portable power tools by launching the first transportable drilling machine in 1898.<ref name="aeg-onsite">{{Cite web |title=AEG Onsite Capability Statement |url=https://www.aegpowertools.com.au/sites/aegau/files/2024-05/AEG%20Onsite%20Capability%20Statement.pdf |website=AEG Powertools Australia |date=2024-05-09 |access-date=2026-03-26}}</ref> The original AEG company went through multiple ownership changes; the trademark is now held by AB Electrolux, which licenses it to TTI for power tool manufacturing and sales.<ref name="tti-esg" /> | ||