Lixil Group
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| legal form | Kabushiki kaisha (joint stock company) |
| ISIN | JP3626800001 |
| founding | September 19, 1949 |
| Seat | Chiyoda , Tokyo, Japan |
| management | Yoshiaki Fujimori (President) |
| Number of employees |
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| sales | 1,436.4 billion yen |
| Branch | Holding |
| Website | www.lixil-group.co.jp |
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The KK LIXIL Group ( Japanese 株式会社 LIXIL グ ル ー プ , Kabushiki kaisha Lixil Gurūpu , English LIXIL Group Corporation ) is the holding company of an internationally active Japanese building materials group based in Tokyo. It manages 232 subsidiaries, including a. the KK LIXIL.
structure
The group's activities are divided into three business areas:
- construction materials
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KK LIXIL ( 株式会社 LIXIL; LIXIL Corporation )
- Founded: 2001, turnover: ¥ 881 billion (≈6.6 billion euros), 14,492 employees (as of March 2013)
- Subsidiaries (including): PERMASTEELISA Group (Italy) with sales of ¥ 141 billion (≈1.1 billion euros) and 6,297 employees (as of March 2013). In Germany, this includes Josef Gartner GmbH, founded in Gundelfingen in 1868 .
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KK Kawashima Orimono Selkon ( 株式会社 川島 織物 セ ル コ ン ; English Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co., Ltd. )
- Founded: 1843, turnover: ¥ 32 billion (≈241 million euros), 840 employees (as of March 2013)
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Hivic KK ( ハ イ ビ ッ ク 株式会社 ; English HIVIC Co., Ltd. )
- Founded: 1967, turnover: ¥ 21 billion (≈155 million euros), 366 employees (as of March 2013)
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KK LIXIL ( 株式会社 LIXIL; LIXIL Corporation )
- Distribution and retail
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KK LIXIL Viva ( 株式会社 LIXIL ビ バ ; English LIXIL VIVA Corporation )
- Founded: 1977, turnover: ¥ 155 billion (≈1.1 billion euros), 1,274 employees (as of March 2013)
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KK LIXIL Viva ( 株式会社 LIXIL ビ バ ; English LIXIL VIVA Corporation )
- Real estate and services
- KK LIXIL Jūtaku Kenkyūjo ( 株式会社 LIXIL 住宅 研究所 ; English LIXIL Housing Research Institute, Ltd. )
- KK Nihon Jūtaku Hoshō Kensa Kikō ( 株式会社 日本 住宅 保証 検 査 機構 , English JIO Corporation )
- KK LIXIL Realty ( 株式会社 LIXIL リ ア ル テ ィ ; English LIXIL Realty, Corporation )
- KK Classis ( 株式会社 ク ラ シ ス ; English CLASSIS Corporation )
history
The holding company was renamed from JS Group Corporation to Lixil Group Corporation in 2012 to emphasize the relationship to the better-known subsidiaries.
In September 2013, the planned takeover of German competitor Grohe was announced. The takeover was completed in 2015.
Foundation, endowment
The LIXIL JS Foundation sponsors an annual architecture competition at universities (LIXIL International University Competition) to promote sustainable building technology.
Web links
- Holding website (Japanese, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ LIXIL GROUP PROFILE 2013-14. (pdf; 6.6 MB) LIXIL GROUP, accessed on September 26, 2013 (English).
- ↑ Japanese group Lixil is about to take over Grohe. Focus Online, September 26, 2013, accessed September 26, 2013 .
- ↑ Martin Fritz: Grohe: Sunk a lot of money from investors. In: www.wiwo.de. March 8, 2016, accessed January 3, 2020 .