Thirty-five brand guides to taps, faucets, baths and basins — and the groups that own them.
Bathroom and kitchen fixtures are dominated by a few global groups, alongside family brassworks. These guides set out who owns each brand and where it makes.
The groups
Masco owns Hansgrohe, Axor and Delta Faucet; LIXIL owns Grohe and American Standard in the Americas; Fortune Brands owns Moen and, through House of Rohl, Perrin & Rowe; Kohler, family-owned in Wisconsin, has owned Jacob Delafon since 1986; Villeroy & Boch has owned Ideal Standard since 2024; and Roca owns Alape.
Family makers
Vola still makes Arne Jacobsen’s 1968 mixer tap in Horsens; Samuel Heath has made solid-brass taps in Birmingham since 1820; Gessi makes at one site in Serravalle Sesia; Duravit is family-owned in Hornberg; and Bette makes steel-enamel baths on a single site in Delbrück.
How to use these guides
Each guide covers who owns the name today, where the products are made — by the maker’s own account and, where it differs, by other sources — and the brand’s visual identity. A company’s description of itself is attributed to the company, and where a business has closed we say so plainly. The table at the end gathers the essentials.
Design taps and global houses
Vola, Fantini, Dornbracht, Grohe, Perrin & Rowe, Toto and Kohler.
- Vola — The Danish maker of Arne Jacobsen’s 1968 mixer tap, still made in Horsens and owned by the Overgaard family.
- Fantini — The family-owned Italian tap house making design tapware on Lake Orta since 1947.
- Dornbracht — The premium German fittings maker of the Tara tap, made in Iserlohn, majority-owned since 2020 by the Knauf family.
- Grohe — The German sanitary-fittings brand of 1936, now a LIXIL company of Japan, made across a global network.
- Perrin & Rowe — The English brassware maker of hand-poured taps in Britain, now part of Fortune Brands’ House of Rohl.
- Toto — The Japanese fixtures house of 1917, maker of the Washlet, listed in Tokyo and made across a global network.
- Kohler — The American kitchen-and-bath house of 1873, family-owned in Wisconsin and made across a global network.
Taps from five countries
Hansgrohe, Roca, THG Paris, Gessi, Franke, Jaquar and Astra Walker.
- Hansgrohe — The German shower and tap maker of 1901, majority-owned by America’s Masco, made across a global network.
- Roca — The family-owned Spanish bathroom house of 1917, from Barcelona to 170 markets, made across a global network.
- THG Paris — The French luxury tap maker of 1956, made in the Vimeu with crystal-house handles, an EPV Living-Heritage company.
- Gessi — The family-owned Italian design house making taps and total-look bathrooms at one site in Serravalle Sesia.
- Franke — The Swiss kitchen-systems house of 1911, owner of the Artemis group’s kitchen brand, made across a global network.
- Jaquar — The family-owned Indian bathroom group of 1960, home to the world’s largest single faucet plant, made in India.
- Astra Walker — The family-owned Australian tapware house that designs and makes architectural taps locally in Sydney.
Brassworks
Samuel Heath, Herbeau, Rubinetterie Stella, Barber Wilsons, Watermark, Bongio and Volevatch.
- Samuel Heath — The Birmingham brassware house of 1820, making solid-brass taps and hardware in England for two centuries.
- Herbeau — The French heritage house of 1857 pairing period brass fittings with hand-painted faience, handcrafted in the Nord.
- Rubinetterie Stella — The Piedmont brassware house of 1882, making high-end Italian taps and the first Italian thermostatic mixer.
- Barber Wilsons — The London brassware house of 1905, a family-run maker of traditional English taps at its Wood Green works.
- Watermark Designs — The Brooklyn brassware house with roots to 1932, hand-making made-to-order taps in New York.
- Bongio — The Piedmont brassware house making design and classic Italian taps in the Lake Orta tap district since 1936.
- Volevatch — The French luxury house hand-shaping solid-brass fittings in the Somme, an EPV Living-Heritage company since 1975.
Faucet groups
Delta Faucet, Moen, American Standard, Ideal Standard, Jacob Delafon, Hansa and Damixa.
- Delta Faucet — The American faucet brand born of the single-handle ball valve in 1954, a flagship of Masco Corporation.
- Moen — The American faucet brand built on Al Moen’s single-handle mixing faucet, now the flagship of Fortune Brands Innovations.
- American Standard — The American plumbing icon with roots to 1875, whose Americas brand is now owned by Japan’s LIXIL.
- Ideal Standard — The European bathroom brand from American Standard’s old European arm, owned since 2024 by Villeroy & Boch.
- Jacob Delafon — The French bathroom house of 1889, owned by America’s Kohler since 1986, with its making now beyond France.
- Hansa — The German tapware house of 1911, owned by Finland’s Oras Group, its making now spread across Europe.
- Damixa — The Danish design-tapware house of 1932, owned by Sweden’s FM Mattsson Mora Group, its making now within the group.
Baths, basins and fittings
Duravit, Alape, Kaldewei, Burgbad, Bette, Keuco and Axor.
- Duravit — The German design-bathroom house of 1817, family-owned in Hornberg, known for Starck-designed ceramics.
- Alape — The German glazed-steel washbasin house of 1896, made in Goslar, now owned by Spain’s Roca Group.
- Kaldewei — The German steel-enamel bath maker of 1918, making baths from a single sheet of steel in Ahlen.
- Burgbad — The German bathroom-furniture specialist of 1946, made in Germany, owned by Turkey’s Eczacıbaşı Group.
- Bette — The German steel-enamel bath maker of 1952, family-run and made on a single site in Delbrück.
- Keuco — The German bathroom-fittings house of 1953, family-owned in Hemer, known for its mirror cabinets and accessories.
- Axor — The German designer fittings brand of 1993, Hansgrohe’s premium line, ultimately owned by America’s Masco.
At a glance: who owns the name and where it is made
Taken from each guide’s fact panel, as of October 2026. Ownership and production change; follow the link for sources and detail.
| Brand | Founded | Owner | Where made |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alape | 1896 (Goslar, Germany) | Roca Group (2023) | Made in Goslar |
| American Standard | 1875 (USA (Std. Sanitary)) | LIXIL (Japan) | USA + global |
| Astra Walker | 2001 (Sydney, Australia) | Family-owned | Made in Australia |
| Axor | 1993 (Schiltach, Germany) | Hansgrohe / Masco | Germany + global |
| Barber Wilsons | 1905 (London, England) | Family-operated | Made in London |
| Bette | 1952 (Delbrück, Germany) | Pahl family | Made in Delbrück |
| Bongio | 1936 (Piedmont, Italy) | Mario Bongio Srl | Made in Italy |
| Burgbad | 1946 (Schmallenberg, Germany) | Eczacıbaşı (Turkey) | Germany + France |
| Damixa | 1932 (Odense, Denmark) | FM Mattsson (SE) | Swedish group |
| Delta Faucet | 1954 (Indianapolis, USA) | Masco (US) | USA + global |
| Dornbracht | 1950 (Iserlohn, Germany) | Knauf family (2020) | Made in Germany |
| Duravit | 1817 (Hornberg, Germany) | Greinert family | Germany + global |
| Fantini | 1947 (Lake Orta, Italy) | Fantini family | Made in Italy |
| Franke | 1911 (Rorschach, Switzerland) | Artemis (Pieper) | Switzerland + global |
| Gessi | early 1990s (Serravalle Sesia, Italy) | Gessi family | Made in Italy |
| Grohe | 1936 (Hemer, Germany) | LIXIL (Japan) | Germany + global |
| Hansa | 1911 (Stuttgart, Germany) | Oras Group (FI) | Europe (group) |
| Hansgrohe | 1901 (Schiltach, Germany) | Masco (68%) | Germany + global |
| Herbeau | 1857 (Ronchin, France) | Family-run | Made in France |
| Ideal Standard | 2007 (Brussels, Belgium) | Villeroy & Boch | Europe |
| Jacob Delafon | 1889 (Burgundy, France) | Kohler (US) | French design |
| Jaquar | 1960 (Haryana, India) | Mehra family | India + global |
| Kaldewei | 1918 (Ahlen, Germany) | Family-owned | Made in Germany |
| Keuco | 1953 (Hemer, Germany) | Himrich family | Made in Germany |
| Kohler | 1873 (Wisconsin, USA) | Kohler family | USA + global |
| Moen | 1937 (Al Moen faucet) | Fortune Brands (US) | USA + global |
| Perrin & Rowe | late 1970s (Rainham, England) | Fortune Brands | Made in Britain |
| Roca | 1917 (Barcelona, Spain) | Roca family | Spain + global |
| Rubinetterie Stella | 1882 (Piedmont, Italy) | Rubinetterie Stella S.p.A. | Made in Italy |
| Samuel Heath | 1820 (Birmingham, England) | Independent plc | Made in England |
| THG Paris | 1956 (Somme, France) | Independent | Made in France |
| Toto | 1917 (Kitakyushu, Japan) | Listed (Japan) | Japan + global |
| Vola | 1968 (Horsens, Denmark) | Overgaard family | Made in Denmark |
| Volevatch | 1975 (Tully, France) | Volevatch family | Made in France |
| Watermark Designs | 1932 (Brooklyn, USA) | Abel family | Made in Brooklyn |
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Grohe?
LIXIL of Japan, according to our guide.
Who owns Hansgrohe?
America’s Masco holds a majority, according to our guide.
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