About the GROHE Group
The GROHE Group comprises Grohe AG, Hemer; Joyou AG, Hamburg and
other subsidiaries in foreign markets. The GROHE Group is the
world’s leading provider of sanitary fittings.With its global GROHE
brand, the GROHE Group relies on its brand values quality,
technology, design and responsibility to deliver “Pure Freude
an Wasser”. With the JOYOU brand, the Group covers the fast
growing Chinese market.
Spearheaded by GROHE Group S.à r.l., Luxembourg, the group has a
global workforce averaging 9,300 people worldwide (including
some 3,500 at Joyou). There are about 2,400 employees
working at GROHE in Germany. The GROHE Group generated
consolidated sales of €1.45 billion in 2013.The GROHE Group has
nine proprietary production plants, of which six are located
outside Germany, namely in Portugal, Thailand, Canada and
China (Joyou). The company currently generates some 85% of its
sales outside Germany.
The GROHE Group was taken over by the LIXIL Group and the
Development Bank of Japan in January 2014. The LIXIL Group is
the global leader in the building materials and housing
equipment industry.GROHE and Joyou remain independent within
the LIXIL Group.
GROHE
Feldmühleplatz 15 40545 Düsseldorf
Phone: +49.(0)211/9130-3000
www.grohe.com
Media contact:
Jeannine Feyen, Ogilvy Public Relations
+ 1 212 880-5276 | jeannine.feyen@ogilvy.com