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This included the sale of the American Standard name to Bain, though American Standard retained the rights to use the "American Standard" name for its HVAC products. [ 4 ] At the time of the deal, the kitchen and bath business generated $2.4 billion and had 26,000 workers across 54 production facilities in 23 countries. [ 4 ]
American Standard Companies Inc. was a manufacturer of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, plumbing fixtures, and automotive parts. The company was formed in 1929 through the merger of the American Radiator Company and Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company forming the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation .
In 1978, Oshawa Group sold the 50% interest it had acquired. [2] In 1988, revenues topped $1 billion. [1] Consumers Distributing purchased the 42-store Cardinal Distributors catalogue chain from Steinberg Inc. and the 70-store American chain Consumers from May Department Stores, bringing its total store count to approximately 400 in 1981. [3]
Ideal Standard is a privately held multinational plumbing fixture company headquartered in Belgium. Operating primarily in Latin America and Europe , the brand dates back to 1949, when it was used to brand fixtures of the foreign operations of the American Standard group . [ 1 ]
The Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs was a drug control treaty signed in 1936.. Harry Anslinger - representing the United States - attempted to add provisions to criminalize all activities.
Geneva: François-Paul Journe Geneva: Private Favre-Leuba: 1737 Abraham Favre Solothurn: Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry: 1982 Bienne: Jean-Daniel Pasche Fortis (Swiss watchmaker) 1912 [1] Grenchen [1] Walter Vogt [1] Grenchen 40 Privately held company: Owner and CEO - Jupp Philipp Franck Muller: 1992 Geneva: Private company Franck Muller
CSA exists to develop standards. Among the fifty-seven different areas of specialization are business management and safety and performance standards, including those for electrical and electronic equipment, industrial equipment, boilers and pressure vessels, compressed gas handling appliances, environmental protection, and construction materials.
A. Gary Klesch (born 1947) is an Anglo-American entrepreneur, who in 1990 founded the Klesch Group, a global industrial company, based in Geneva, Switzerland, which he owns and chairs. [1] [2] The Klesch Group of companies has interests in metals, mining, oil and gas, power generation, chemicals and other traditional "heavy" industries. Klesch ...