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TOTO was founded in 1917. The company is based in Kitakyushu, Japan, and owns production facilities in nine countries. [2] [3] Toto acquired the German toilet manufacturer Pagette in 2009 and has been supplying the European market through this company since it first appeared at the 2009 International Sanitary and Heating Fair.
A bidet shower in a hotel bathroom in Helsinki, Finland. A bidet shower—also known as a handheld bidet, commode shower, toilet shower, health faucet, bum shower, jet spray, hand shower, Muslim shower, shatafa (from the Arabic: شَطَّافَة [ʃɑtˤˈtˤɑːfɑ], " hand showerrinser") or bum gun—is a hand-held triggered nozzle that is placed near the toilet and delivers a spray of ...
As of 2015, the company stated it owned the following brands with net annual sales of more than $1 billion: [1] Always menstrual hygiene products [2] Ariel laundry detergent. Bounty paper towels, sold in the United States and Canada. Charmin bathroom tissue and moist towelettes [3] Crest toothpaste [4] Dawn dishwashing.
A public toilet at a park in Viiskulma, Helsinki, Finland. A public toilet, restroom, public bathroom or washroom is a room or small building with toilets (or urinals) and sinks for use by the general public. The facilities are available to customers, travelers, employees of a business, school pupils or prisoners and are commonly separated into ...
Founded as a small earthenware factory by Georg Friedrich Horn in 1817 in the Black Forest, Duravit did not begin to produce sanitary fixtures until the early 20th century such as sinks, bidets, and toilets. In the 1980s, the product line was expanded to offer bathroom accessories.
From April 1935 until May 1950, the company was the sponsor for the Fibber McGee and Molly radio show, officially known as The Johnson Wax Program. [12] During the 1950s, the company served as sponsor of the game show, The Name's the Same. [13] The company went on to co-sponsor Robert Montgomery Presents on NBC, and The Red Skelton Show on CBS ...
Jack Sim. Jack Sim Juek Wah (Chinese: 沈 锐 华; pinyin: Shěn Ruìhuá, born 1957), also known as Mr Toilet, is a Singaporean entrepreneur and philanthropist who is the founder of the World Toilet Organization and World Toilet Day initiative. He is also the founder of the Restroom Association of Singapore. Sim started a number of successful ...
Delta Faucet Company is a division owned by Masco, which was founded in Detroit in 1929 by Armenian immigrant Alex Manoogian. In 1952, an eager inventor brought Manoogian his latest invention, a one-handled faucet that mixed both hot and cold water with a ball-valve. Unfortunately it leaked, but Manoogian was intrigued by the idea of utilizing ...