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Elkay Manufacturing Company is an American manufacturer of stainless steel sinks, faucets, [1] drinking fountains, bottle fillers and branded commercial interiors. [2] The company was founded in 1920 by Leopold Katz, his son Louis, and Ellef Robarth, a tinsmith who came up with an idea to hand fabricate German silver sinks and deliver them in Chicago. [3]
Pfister, called Price Pfister until 2010, is an American manufacturer of bathroom and lavatory faucets, shower systems, showerheads and accessories, kitchen faucets and other plumbing fixtures. Emil Price and William Pfister founded the company in 1910. Today, Pfister is owned by Assa Abloy.
Previously known as NCO Group, the company was purchased by APAC Customer Services in April 2012 and rebranded as Expert Global Solutions. [8] [9] One Equity Partners acquired APAC Customer Services in July 2011. [10] A portfolio company of One Equity Partners, Expert Global Solutions was acquired by Alorica in 2016. [11]
In 1999, during the dot-com bubble, the company was launched as FaucetDirect by Christian Friedland and David Boctor, former classmates at California State University, Chico. [3] As of 2006, Friedland owned 52% of the company. [4] He turned down venture capital and instead sold the company to Ferguson plc, then called Wolseley UK, for $35 ...
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Global was founded in 1933 as a single truck heating oil distributor. Since then, it has grown through the acquisitions of gasoline stations, convenience stores, pipelines, and storage terminals. [4] March 2012 - Global Partners acquired Alliance Energy, another company owned by the Slifka family that operated gas stations in the Northeast. [5]
Tom Brougham, a gay rights activist, coined the term “domestic partnership” in 1979, according to the California Law Review, while urging his employer to provide healthcare coverage to his ...