Kohler Co.
| Kohler Co. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1873 |
| Seat |
Kohler, Wisconsin , United States
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| management | David Kohler (Chairman, President and CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 38,000 |
| Branch | Kitchens and bathrooms, production and sales |
| Website | www.kohlercompany.com/ |
| As of September 16, 2019 | |
The Kohler Co. is an American manufacturing company based in Kohler, Wisconsin . It was founded in 1873 by John Michael Kohler . Kohler is best known for its plumbing products, but the company also makes furniture, cabinets, tiles, motors, and generators.
history
Kohler Co. was co-founded in 1873 by Austrian immigrants John Michael Kohler and Charles Silberzahn through the purchase of the Sheboygan Union Iron and Steel Foundry from Kohler's father-in-law Jacob Vollrath for $ 5,000 . Early products included cast iron and steel farm implements, castings for furniture factories, and decorative iron parts such as cemetery crosses and sofas. A breakthrough came in 1883 when John Michael Kohler enameled a cast iron horse trough to make the company's first bathtub. Since then, the company has mainly been active in the sanitary sector and is known for its sanitary fittings.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Kohler manufactured drinking fountains with a "bubbling valve" from which the water shot vertically. At some point, the entire fountain in the area where Kohler products were sold became known as the "bubbler". The term "bubbler" is still used in some areas of Wisconsin and some other areas of the United States.
In 1934 and 1954, Kohler strikes took place. A third strike took place in 1983 and lasted only a few weeks. On November 15, 2015, workers voted for the 2015 Kohler strike, making it the fourth strike in the company's history.
Products
Kohler's bathroom and kitchen faucets are mainly available from US hardware and hardware stores and from Kohler's kitchen and bathroom distributors. Kohler still makes traditional cast iron bathtubs, making it one of the few manufacturers in the United States to offer these products. In addition to products for the home, Kohler also makes a commercial line of bathroom fixtures. The company also carries out commissioned artistic work such as hand-painted sinks and toilets.
The Kohler Walk-In Bath Division designs, engineers and builds accessible bathtubs that are easier to enter than traditional bathtub models. The department specializes in bath products for people with reduced mobility or disabilities. This specialty division was founded in 2015 and sells its bathtubs through independent dealers in the United States.
Kohler also makes a wide range of small industrial motors. The company traditionally manufactured gasoline engines; However, after purchasing the Italian company Lombardini , it expanded its range and now offers diesel engines up to 134 hp. Kohler engines power a range of devices from water pumps to all-terrain vehicles. The motors are also used in emergency power generators from the industrial company SDMO , which has been part of the Kohler Group since 2005 .
In 2007, Kohler established a joint venture in China called Kohler-YinXiang Ltd. based in Chongqing, China, manufactures small gasoline engines and intends to import more of their engines instead of building them in the US. Kohler's British subsidiary is Kohler Mira Ltd. based in Cheltenham, best known for making Mira showers.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Kohler Co. And Disney Team Up On "Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil" Advertising Campaign | 09/16/19 | finanzen.ch. Retrieved May 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Jeff Engel: Hurricane Sandy puts Wisconsin generator makers into overdrive. In: bizjournals.com. October 29, 2012, accessed April 28, 2020 .
- ^ Kohler Co. And Disney Team Up On "Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil" Advertising Campaign | 16.09.19. Retrieved May 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Tom Tolan: More Milwaukee-ese: The bubbler. In: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. November 2, 2007, accessed May 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Beth Dippel: Debunking the bubbler myth. In: Sheboygan Press. October 31, 2014, accessed May 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Diesel KDI | Kohler Engines. Retrieved April 28, 2020 .