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Fortune Brands' Water Innovations segment (formerly the Global Plumbing Group) [4] [5] is headquartered in North Olmsted, Ohio.The segment manufactures or assembles and sells faucets, accessories, kitchen sinks and waste disposals, predominantly under the Moen and House of Rohl brands, which includes luxury branded plumbing products from Riobel, Perrin & Rowe, Victoria + Albert and Shaws.
Moen also manufactures garbage disposals under its Anaheim Manufacturing Company subsidiary mainly under the Moen, Waste King, and Whirlaway names, as well as under other brand names such as Frigidaire, Kenmore, and others. Moen also produces a line of faucets and bath fixtures for the multifamily market under the Cleveland Faucet Group (CFG ...
Delta Faucet Company [1] is an American manufacturer of plumbing fixtures and plumbing materials. It is a subsidiary of Masco Corporation . It manufactures and markets faucets , kitchen sinks , bath/shower fixtures, and toilets under the Delta, Kraus, Peerless, and Brizo [ 2 ] brand names.
Alfred M. Moen (27 December 1916 – 17 April 2001) was an American inventor and founder of Moen Incorporated.He invented the single-handed mixing faucet.In 1959 Fortune magazine listed the Moen "one-handle mixing faucet", along with inventions such as Henry Ford's Model T and Benjamin Franklin's Franklin stove, as one of the top 100 best-designed mass-produced products, the result of a survey ...
Prior to 1962, Zip focused primarily on water heaters for kitchens and hot water heaters for bathrooms. Zip began manufacturing and marketing in Australia from about 1947. An early Zip innovation was a manually operated over-sink boiling water heater with a "ready whistle" and automatic cut-off, which became a popular fixture in Australian restaurants and community kitchens during the 1950s ...
Sterling Plumbing is the brand-name of a line of plumbing products manufactured by Kohler Co.The company designs and manufactures a diverse selection of product for the kitchen and bath, including faucets, toilets, sinks, whirlpool tubs, shower doors and bathroom accessories.
The American Tobacco Company was founded in 1890. In the late 1960s, with health concerns seen as posing an increasing threat to the tobacco business, management decided to diversify into other fields and changed the corporate name to American Brands, Inc. Brown & Williamson acquired the tobacco division in 1994.
The company became a household name after the widespread popularity of their Crown Jewel faucet line in 1950. From 1960-1970, Price Pfister accelerated in growth, starting with the construction of a 25 acres (100,000 m 2 ) manufacturing plant in Pacoima, California, which became the largest foundry West of the Mississippi.