Facts & Figures about the Hansgrohe Group
The company which has its headquarters in Schiltach in the Black Forest stands with its four brands Hansgrohe, Axor, Pharo und Pontos for state-of-the-art, design-oriented bathroom solutions and innovative products for bathrooms as a living space.
With ten production facilities on three continents and sales companies and consulting support locations in 34 countries, Hansgrohe AG has a worldwide presence in the sanitation industry.
Our recipe for success: innovative products, a sustainable business concept and the passion for the element of water.
- Founded in 1901 by Hans Grohe in Schiltach / Black Forest.
- Hansgrohe is a private shareholding company, not listed on the stock market.
- The shareholders are:
Masco Corporation, Taylor/Michigan (USA) 68%,
Klaus Grohe family, Schiltach 32%.
- Nominal capital: € 61 million
- Sales revenues: € 668 million
- EBIT: € 110 million
- Profit for the year: € 78 million
- Five strategic approaches
- Innovation jump – extending the lead in innovation and design
- Global speed and channel management – extension of international locations and reinforcement of distribution activities in the sales markets
- Productivity – expanding the (“Made in Germany”) production locations and reduction of manufacturing costs
- “Slim Mother & Pretty Daughter”– Internationalization and streamlining of business processes at Head Office and the subsidiaries
- Organization – further development of the corporate organization and reinforcement of the Management teams
- Sustainable growth
- Increase in Emerging Markets sales +12 %
- International share of sales 80 %
- Sales revenues with new products 34 %
- Key figures and ratios
- Increase in productivity by +1 %
- Reduction in working capital by -12 %
- Increase in sales revenues per employee to € 218 k
For more information please go to the pages turnover, employees, supervisory and executive board or read our annual report.
