With 34 companies and 21 sales offices all over the world, Hansgrohe is one of the few global players in the sanitation industry. During the 2017 financial year, the mixer and shower specialist employed around 5,000 people and supplied mixers and showers to more than 140 countries. In 2018 Hansgrohe celebrates its 117th birthday. Founder Hans Grohe started out small in 1901, with his metal pressing workshop in Schiltach in the Black Forest. The company headquarters are still located in the adoptive home of “Clever Hans”. But today the brand that he created enjoys a worldwide reputation: AXOR and hansgrohe products, with their “Made by Hansgrohe” quality, are used all over the world.