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Hansgrohe SE

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Also known as Hansgrohe, Axor

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.

Key facts

Company.name
Hansgrohe SE
Company.logo
Hansgrohe-Logo.svg
Company.type
Societas Europaea
Company.founder
Hans Grohe
Company.industry
Manufacturing
Company.products
Plumbing materials
Company.brands
AxorHansgrohe
Company.revenue
€1.077 billion
Company.revenue_year
2017
Company.num_employees
4,962, about 40% outside of Germany
Company.num_employees_year
2017
Company.parent
Masco Corporation
Company.foundation
1901
Company.location
Schiltach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
enterprise
Country
Germany
Headquarters
Schiltach
Industry
sanitation
Official website
www.axor-design.com
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inception
1901-01-01
Commons category
Hansgrohe
has works in the collection
Design Museum Gent
social media followers
11989
member of
VDMA
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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Background
  • Foundation and history
  • Products
  • Designer
  • Museum and Aquademie
  • Sponsoring
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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.

Hansgrohe is not to be confused with the Grohe AG, another German sanitary fittings manufacturer, which was founded by Hans Grohe's son Friedrich.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hansgrohe SE” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.