Who owns Chicago Faucets is Geberit Group, a Swiss sanitary technology company headquartered in Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland, which acquired Chicago Faucet Company in 2002. Chicago Faucet Company was founded in 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, by Albert Brown as The Chicago Faucet Company, and remained independent family-owned for over 100 years until 2002 when Geberit AG, Swiss company founded in 1874, purchased it to expand its presence in North American commercial plumbing market. Geberit is a global leader in sanitary products, with sales over 3 billion Swiss francs, known for concealed cisterns and piping systems. Despite being owned by Swiss Geberit, Chicago Faucets maintains its headquarters and manufacturing in Des Plaines, Illinois, USA, at 2100 South Clearwater Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois, 60018, emphasizing made in USA commercial faucets from solid brass. Chicago Faucets operates as a subsidiary of Geberit, with its own management team, but benefits from Geberit resources and global distribution. So owner is Geberit Group, Swiss company, acquired in 2002, but Chicago Faucets remains American-made in Des Plaines, Illinois, with US manufacturing and engineering, not moved overseas, maintaining US jobs and quality.
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