Armitage Shanks
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Bathroom fixtures & plumbing supplies |
| Predecessor | Armitage Ware Limited |
| Founded | 1817 |
| Founder | Thomas Bond |
| Successor | American Standard Companies |
| Headquarters | , England |
Number of locations | 8 factories |
Area served | United Kingdom |
| Owner | Bain Capital |
| Website | www.armitage-shanks.co.uk |
Armitage Shanks is a British manufacturer of bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies, now part of the group Ideal Standard.
In 2004, Armitage Shanks had eight factories in the United Kingdom, the largest in Armitage, Staffordshire. Armitage Shanks is one of the sponsors of the Loo of the Year Awards.[1]
History
[edit]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, and is now majority owned by Sun Capital Partners.[citation needed]
In Popular Culture
[edit]Armitage Shanks was mentioned in David Walliams’ classic “Ratburger”, a heartfelt tale of an impoverished schoolgirl who conspires with her pet rat, Armitage, to end the scandalous sale of burgers made from rat meat.
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
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- Manufacturing companies established in 1817
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