The Geberit Group has acquired 100% of the shares of the Chicago Faucet Company.
Nearly 101 years to the date of its founding, family-owned Chicago Faucet Co. of Des Plaines, Ill., has been acquired by The Geberit Group, headquartered in Jona, Switzerland. The acquisition was effective July 9, 2002. Albert C. Brown, founder of Chicago Faucet, started his business July 12, 1901.
Keith Kramer, president/CEO of Geberit Manufacturing in the United States and based in Michigan City, Ind., will now head all of Geberit's North American operations including Chicago Faucet Co.