Armitage Shanks
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bathroom fixtures & plumbing supplies |
| Predecessor | Armitage Ware Limited |
| Founded | 1817 |
| Founder | Thomas Bond |
| Successor | American Standard Companies |
| Headquarters | Armitage, Staffordshire , England, United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 1 Factory |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Owner | Villeroy & Boch Group |
| Website | www.armitage-shanks.co.uk |
Armitage Shanks is a British manufacturer of bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies, now part of the group Villeroy & Boch Group.
Armitage Shanks has one factory in the Village of Armitage in the United Kingdom. Armitage Shanks is a leading manufacturer of commercial washrooms, hospitals, schools and washrooms
History
The company that became Armitage Shanks was founded in 1817, by Thomas Bond in Armitage, Staffordshire. The Armitage "sanitary pottery manufacture" became a successful toilet manufacturer in the United Kingdom. In 1907, Armitage Ware Limited was incorporated.[1]
In 1969, Armitage merged with Shanks Holdings Limited, a competing "sanitary engineering company" that was established in 1878 in Barrhead near Glasgow, Renfrewshire, producing the famous brand name Armitage Shanks.[2]
In 1980, Armitage Shanks was purchased by Blue Circle Industries, and in February 1999, Blue Circle sold its bathroom division (consisting of Armitage Shanks and the Italian Ceramica Dolomite) to United States based American Standard Companies for US$430 million.
Following this purchase, the Armitage Shanks brand continued in the United Kingdom, and their former export markets. American Standard were acquired by Bain Capital in February 2007. In 2024 it was acquired by the Villeroy & Boch Group
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References
- ^ "Armitage Shanks | Bathroom Supplies Online". www.bathroomsuppliesonline.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Shanks of Barrhead". Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2009.