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Hansgrohe SE is a German plumbing materials and sanitary fittings manufacturer. It was founded by Hans Grohe in 1901, in Schiltach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.Hansgrohe is one of the world's largest shower head, hand shower and tap suppliers, next to competitors such as Grohe and Kohler.
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.
The company started as a ferric hardware factory in 1911 under the name Berkenhoff & Paschedag, located in Hemer, Germany; it was taken over by Friedrich Grohe in 1936, who focused on sanitary faucets only. Before that, Friedrich used to work for his father's company Hansgrohe, founded in 1901. The first order from outside of Germany came in 1938.
The organization was founded near Philadelphia in 1963, and was originally known as the American Institute of Kitchen Dealers. [3] The founding was inspired by an open letter written by Leon Raider of Kitchen Kompact, [4] a cabinet company founded in 1937. H. Dean Church was the group's first president. [4]
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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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. American multinational home improvement supplies retailing company The Home Depot, Inc. A Home Depot in Onalaska, Wisconsin Company type Public Traded as NYSE: HD DJIA component S&P 100 component S&P 500 component Industry Retail (home improvement) Founded February 6, 1978 ; 47 years ...
The company went public on the Detroit Stock Exchange in 1936. Masco Screw Products Company produced machined automotive parts for the Detroit automotive companies. [8] The company's first contract came in 1930 with the Hudson Motor Company valued at $7,000.00. In 1935, the company's sales reached $100,000.