Hansgrohe Updates Manufacturing Site in Schiltach
Schiltach, November 2021. The manufacturing site at the Hansgrohe Group headquarters in Schiltach in the Black Forest will be modernized over the next twelve months – an 'AXOR Center for Excellence' will be created. In total, Hansgrohe SE is investing 12 million Euros in the production facility of its design brand from 2020 to 2022. The company is thus continuing its path of growth. It was only recently, in October 2021, that a contract was signed for the construction of a new Hansgrohe manufacturing site in the Serbian city of Valjevo.
The faucet and shower manufacturer from the Black Forest relies on a high level of in-house manufacturing for its products. More than 90 percent of AXOR products are manufactured in Germany and completed here for worldwide shipment. "The 'AXOR Center for Excellence' will become our competence center for the production of high-end faucets, as global demand is increasing," explains Frank Semling, Chief Operating Officer, Hansgrohe SE.
"With our design brand AXOR, we have been successfully serving the global contract business since 1993, as well as affluent and design-oriented builders in search of uniqueness in the bathroom and kitchen," adds Olivier Sogno, Business Unit Head AXOR. "We will meet the increasing demand for personalized solutions and colors with the added capacities, such as for our 'AXOR Signature' services. With this investment we are increasing our proximity to the customer," Sogno continues.
The new ‘AXOR Center for Excellence’ will be completed in summer 2022. "With the ‘AXOR Center for Excellence’ we are aligning our design brand for the future, and at the same time, we are strengthening all national and international locations," says Florian Roth, Head of Production Center. The Hansgrohe Group also currently produces faucets in Shanghai (China). The Offenburg site specializes in plastic products such as showerheads. Cartridges and thermostats are also manufactured there. In 2018, 30 million Euros were invested here in a new plastics electroplating site. The company has further production facilities in Willstätt, Bad Bentheim (Germany), Wasselonne (France) and Atlanta (USA).
A total of 4,700 people work for Hansgrohe worldwide (as of Dec. 31, 2020), including more than 2,500 at the Schiltach and Offenburg/Willstätt sites. The company generated sales of 1.074 billion Euros in 2020.
About AXOR
AXOR conceives and manufactures iconic objects for luxurious bathrooms and kitchens. Developed in collaboration with world-renowned designers – Philippe Starck, Antonio Citterio, Jean-Marie Massaud and Barber Osgerby among them – AXOR products come in a variety of styles. All AXOR faucets, showers and accessories are produced to the highest standards of quality. With an expertise that extends far beyond the products themselves, AXOR inspires and enables architects, interior designers and the design-savvy public. Together with AXOR, they shape water-related spaces that reflect the unique personality of the user. Part of the Hansgrohe Group, AXOR is a forward-thinking brand dedicated to developing distinctive products, manufactured with excellence.
The faucet and shower manufacturer from the Black Forest relies on a high level of in-house manufacturing for its products. More than 90 percent of AXOR products are manufactured in Germany and completed here for worldwide shipment. "The 'AXOR Center for Excellence' will become our competence center for the production of high-end faucets, as global demand is increasing," explains Frank Semling, Chief Operating Officer, Hansgrohe SE.
"With our design brand AXOR, we have been successfully serving the global contract business since 1993, as well as affluent and design-oriented builders in search of uniqueness in the bathroom and kitchen," adds Olivier Sogno, Business Unit Head AXOR. "We will meet the increasing demand for personalized solutions and colors with the added capacities, such as for our 'AXOR Signature' services. With this investment we are increasing our proximity to the customer," Sogno continues.
The new ‘AXOR Center for Excellence’ will be completed in summer 2022. "With the ‘AXOR Center for Excellence’ we are aligning our design brand for the future, and at the same time, we are strengthening all national and international locations," says Florian Roth, Head of Production Center. The Hansgrohe Group also currently produces faucets in Shanghai (China). The Offenburg site specializes in plastic products such as showerheads. Cartridges and thermostats are also manufactured there. In 2018, 30 million Euros were invested here in a new plastics electroplating site. The company has further production facilities in Willstätt, Bad Bentheim (Germany), Wasselonne (France) and Atlanta (USA).
A total of 4,700 people work for Hansgrohe worldwide (as of Dec. 31, 2020), including more than 2,500 at the Schiltach and Offenburg/Willstätt sites. The company generated sales of 1.074 billion Euros in 2020.
About AXOR
AXOR conceives and manufactures iconic objects for luxurious bathrooms and kitchens. Developed in collaboration with world-renowned designers – Philippe Starck, Antonio Citterio, Jean-Marie Massaud and Barber Osgerby among them – AXOR products come in a variety of styles. All AXOR faucets, showers and accessories are produced to the highest standards of quality. With an expertise that extends far beyond the products themselves, AXOR inspires and enables architects, interior designers and the design-savvy public. Together with AXOR, they shape water-related spaces that reflect the unique personality of the user. Part of the Hansgrohe Group, AXOR is a forward-thinking brand dedicated to developing distinctive products, manufactured with excellence.
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