Kettler (German: Heinz Kettler GmbH & Co. KG) is a German company base in Ense-Parsit. The company produces leisure and exercise equipment. They operate in 60 countries and as of 2003 employ over 3,000 people. The company was founded by Heinz Kettler in 1949, employing just six people in a small shop located in the attic of a wood processing company. They have operated in the United States since 1981 with USA headquarters in Virginia Beach, VA.