Hansgrohe manufactures faucets, showers, shower drains as well as sanitary ceramics and bathroom furniture for bathroom and kitchen in-house.
Hansgrohe SE
Schiltach · Offenburg · Willstätt · Alpirsbach · Bad Bentheim · Wasselonne (FR) · Valjevo (RS) · Alpharetta (US) · Shanghai (CN)New on Amplifa
Manufacturer of sanitary products since 1901
Hansgrohe SE is a manufacturer of sanitary products headquartered in Schiltach in the Black Forest. The company manufactures faucets, hand and overhead showers, shower drains, drains, thermostats, bathroom accessories and, since 2023, washbasins, toilets and bathroom furniture under the hansgrohe and AXOR brands. Its value chain includes its own foundry for central brass components, a cartridge plant, machining, polishing, electroplating with chrome plating of brass, plastics production with phthalate-free materials, and assembly. Central components are preferably produced in-house; products undergo test cycles, stress and field tests before reaching production maturity. Production sites are located in Germany (Schiltach, Offenburg, Willstätt, Alpirsbach), France, Serbia, the USA and China. The Hansgrohe Group employs around 5,600 people, achieved revenue of €1.528 billion in 2022 and supplies more than 145 countries – primarily to the sanitary industry, hotel equipment, as well as trades, specialized retail and architecture.
- Site
- Schiltach
- Processes
- Foundry (own foundry for central components), Cartridge production (cartridge plant in the Black Forest), Polishing, Machining, Assembly, Plastics production (Plastics Technology Center / technical center), Electroplating (chrome plating of brass), Production of shower hoses
- Materials
- Brass, Phthalate-free plastics, Aluminum, Sheet metal (metal-drawn goods)
- Founded
- 1901
- Employees
- approx. 5,600
- Industries
- Sanitary industry (HVAC), Bathroom and kitchen, Hotel equipment, Trades and specialized retail, Architecture and planning
- 01
Research & Development / Prototyping
- 02
Brass foundry (own foundry for central components)
- 03
Machining
- 04
Polishing
- 05
Electroplating (chrome plating)
- 06
Plastics production / cartridge plant
- 07
Assembly
- 08
Testing and logistics (logistics center Offenburg)
Materials and processes
Brass
Main material for faucets and central components, among others chrome-plated; processed in own foundry.
Phthalate-free plastics
For showers, cartridges and plastic components; production at the Plastics Technology Center Offenburg.
Aluminum
Historically used for pots and bowls after 1945 (source: Wikipedia, low confidence).
Production sites
Schiltach
DEHeadquarters, main administration, AXOR Center for Excellence, foundry, cartridge plant, Research & Development,
- Materials
- Brass, plastics
- Foundry
- Cartridge plant
- Polishing
- Machining
- Assembly
Offenburg
DELargest faucet and shower plant, Plastics Technology Center (technical center), logistics center
- Materials
- Brass, phthalate-free plastics
- Plastics production
- Electroplating
- Assembly
- Logistics center
Willstätt
DEProduction of shower hoses, assembly of shower rails
Alpirsbach
DEInnovationsPark: prototyping, sample production, trade fairs and exhibition
Bad Bentheim
DEESS (Easy Sanitary Solutions, majority stake): competence center for shower drains and drains
Wasselonne
FRProduction and sales
Valjevo
RSFaucet production site (since 2023, investment approx. €85 million)
- Materials
- Brass
- Faucet manufacturing
Alpharetta
USProduction and sales for the North American market, own Aquademie
Shanghai
CNProduction (plant since 1999/2006), Hansgrohe InnovationParc (since 2023)
Products and components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry (own foundry for central components)Casting | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Cartridge production (cartridge plant in the Black Forest)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Plastics, Brass |
| PolishingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| MachiningMachining | – | – | – | – | Brass, Plastics |
| AssemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plastics production (Plastics Technology Center / technical center)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Phthalate-free plastics |
| Electroplating (chrome plating of brass)Surface | – | – | – | – | Brass |
| Production of shower hosesJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly of shower railsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Prototyping / sample productionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of faucets for bathroom and kitchenAssembly | – | – | – | – | Brass |
Additional services
Reference customers