Grohe
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Friedrich Grohe AG & Co. KG is a Europe
an manufacturer of sanitary fittings, including kitchen and bathroom faucets, and shower
systems. Grohe has roughly eight percent of the world market for such products. The Grohe corporate center is in Düsseldorf
, Germany
, and it has offices in many parts of the world, including the US headquarter located in Bloomingdale, IL. Grohe has 5,400 employees.
, Germany. It was taken over by Friedrich Grohe in 1936. The first order for export outside Germany was in 1938. The company was renamed to Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik in 1948. In 1968 Friedrich Grohe sold a 51% stake in the company to International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT). Friedrich Grohe died in 1983; next year his heirs bought back the part owned by ITT. Afterwards Grohe changed ownership a few times. It is currently a private company.
. It was founded by Friedrich Grohe's father, Hans, in 1901.
Europe
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an manufacturer of sanitary fittings, including kitchen and bathroom faucets, and shower
Shower
A shower is an area in which one bathes underneath a spray of water.- History :...
systems. Grohe has roughly eight percent of the world market for such products. The Grohe corporate center is in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and it has offices in many parts of the world, including the US headquarter located in Bloomingdale, IL. Grohe has 5,400 employees.
History
The company got started in 1911 as Berkenhoff & Paschedag, with location in HemerHemer
Hemer is a town in the Märkischer Kreis district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Geography :Hemer is located at the north end of the Sauerland near the Ruhr river. The highest elevation, at 546 metres , is in the Balver Wald in the south of the city...
, Germany. It was taken over by Friedrich Grohe in 1936. The first order for export outside Germany was in 1938. The company was renamed to Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik in 1948. In 1968 Friedrich Grohe sold a 51% stake in the company to International Telephone & Telegraph (ITT). Friedrich Grohe died in 1983; next year his heirs bought back the part owned by ITT. Afterwards Grohe changed ownership a few times. It is currently a private company.
Related companies
Another German plumbing manufacturer is HansgroheHansgrohe
'Hansgrohe is a German sanitary fittings manufacturer. It was founded by Hans Grohe in 1901, in Schiltach, Germany. Hansgrohe is currently the world's largest shower head and hand-held shower attachment supplier followed by competitors such as GROHE and ROHL...
. It was founded by Friedrich Grohe's father, Hans, in 1901.