Hansgrohe Anniversary Evening at Europa-Park

Hansgrohe Group Honors Long-Standing Employees and Celebrates with 800 Guests in Rust

Schiltach, in November 2024. Hansgrohe, the manufacturer of bathroom and kitchen fittings from Schiltach, invited its long-standing employees and company retirees, as well as their partners to a celebration to thank them for their commitment for 25, 40, and in some cases, even 50 years of service. The Hansgrohe anniversary evening has been a tradition for years. More than 800 guests accepted the invitation again this year and traveled to Rust by bus or on their own on November 9. Hans Jürgen Kalmbach, Chairman of the Executive Board, welcomed the participants to the Europa-Park Arena. He also thanked all those celebrating anniversaries for their commitment on behalf of his colleagues on the Executive Board: "Today we are honoring 124 long-serving employees for a total of 3,380 years of service. Their loyal commitment is at the heart of our company's success, our team spirit and our attractiveness as an employer. Our honorees have spent a long part of their lives working alongside Hansgrohe and have acquired a wealth of expertise. Their wealth of experience and personal skills are among the most important success factors of our company." At Hansgrohe, one can experience how overarching team spirit, tolerance and joint efforts not only create material values, but also a community. In the current difficult market environment, it is important for both the company and its employees to adapt to changes at ever shorter intervals. "Adaptability and flexibility are becoming increasingly important," says Hans Jürgen Kalmbach. "Hansgrohe will shape the future with determination and build on the achievements of the past years with courage and confidence. Our company and the entire team all have the prerequisites to face this environment successfully."

The audience followed the entertaining films in which the main characters of the evening, the honorees of 2023 and 2024, gave entertaining accounts of their personal experiences at Hansgrohe during their working years. A festive menu, as well as music and dancing, accompanied the celebrations. Hans Jürgen Kalmbach thanked the organization team for the excellent preparation of this event: "You have prepared an atmospheric celebration and a joyful reunion with numerous long-time friends. Thank you very much for that."

About the Hansgrohe Group – Setting the Beat of Water. Since 1901.

With its brands AXOR and hansgrohe, the Hansgrohe Group, based in Schiltach/Southern Germany, enjoys a reputation as a leader in innovation, design and quality within the bath and kitchen industry. Founded in 1901 in the Black Forest, the company gives water form and function with its faucets, showerheads and shower systems. In combination with sanitary ceramics and bathroom furniture, the company offers individual design options from a single source for holistic bathroom experiences. The 123-year history of the company is marked by innovations, such as the first hand-held shower with multiple spray types, the first pull-out kitchen faucet, and the first wall bar to hold a hand-held shower.The company holds more than 20,000 active property rights. The Hansgrohe Group stands for long-lasting quality products and for responsibility towards people and the environment. Sustainable production of resource-conserving products is central to the company’s business activities around the globe. By developing innovative technologies for faucets and showers, Hansgrohe achieves the greatest possible effect on protecting water as a resource and limiting and adapting to climate change during the usage phase of its products. As part of its consistent sustainability strategy, Hansgrohe is equipping all water-bearing products exclusively with water-saving technologies by 2030 within its "ECO 2030" initiative. With 35 subsidiaries and 21 sales offices supplying products in more than 150 countries, the globally active company in the sanitary industry is a reliable partner to its customers in all regions of the world. The Hansgrohe Group, its brands and products have won numerous awards, including more than 700 design prizes since 1974. The products of the Hansgrohe Group are found around the world: on renowned cruise ships, in luxurious 5-star and boutique hotels, in international metropolitan cities, in extraordinary spas, exclusive bathrooms of lodges and luxury villas, public facilities, as well as in countless private homes. The Hansgrohe Group’s high quality standards are ensured by eight wholly-owned production facilities: four in Germany, one each in France, in Serbia, the United States and China. In 2023, the Hansgrohe Group generated a turnover of EUR 1.406 billion. It employs around 5,400 people worldwide, about 60 percent of whom work in Germany.