Leaders in sanitary technology Geberit Group

LEADERS IN SANITARY TECHNOLOGY

The Geberit Group is the European market leader in sanitary systems. Now it is pursuing major growth opportunities in Asia and North America

Sanitary systems and piping systems for apartments, houses and larger buildings are supplied throughout the world by the Switzerland-based Geberit Group. From the time of its establishment in 1874, Geberit has always been a pioneer in the sector, consistently setting new trends with its comprehensive system solutions. The Geberit Group employs 6,000 people; it is headquartered in Switzerland in Rapperswil-Jona and has been listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange since 1999.

Today Geberit operates sales offices in 41 countries. Sales activities are concentrated on the major European markets and the company sees great growth opportunities in central and eastern Europe, France, the United Kingdom, the Nordic Countries, North America, China, India and South East Asia. Geberit also supplies markets in Asia and North America with products specifically designed to suit regional needs. To serve these markets, local competence centres have been set up in Shanghai (China) and Chicago (USA). The company has 16 production sites in seven different countries. The main production sites are located in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. In 2012, the Geberit Group recorded an increase in sales of 3.1 per cent to CHF 2187.8 million.

Geberit’s range of products is designed for use in new buildings as well as in renovation and modernisation projects. It comprises the product lines sanitary systems (Installation systems, cisterns and mechanisms, taps and flushing systems, waste fittings and traps, shower toilets) and piping systems (building drainage systems, supply systems). Geberit brand name products are innovative, durable and ecologically efficient and provide highend sanitary solutions for retailers, plumbers and installers and end users alike. The company has trained approximately 30,000 plumbers, sanitary engineers and architects in Geberit systems and software tools at the company’s 25 own training centers in Europe and overseas.

New generation products

Once installed, many Geberit products remain invisible to the user. Their high quality and reliability ensure that they will continue to fulfil their function for decades to come. More and more, however, Geberit also offers products that make a strong impression out in front of the wall through their comfort and design, such as the Monolith, the shower toilet AquaClean, the actuator plate or the shower element.

Geberit’s new or next-generation products must first meet an extensive list of requirements before they are released on the market. At the top of the list are quality

Kirchhoff & Lehr GmbH is a renowned European manufacturer of cold-rolled sections. Our production program comprises a wide range of products from standard to highly specialised sections, including complex systems.

It is this broad production program, our price competitiveness and reliability, our high quality standards and the strict adherence to customer and product requirements that safe guard the future of our business.

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Kirchhoff & Lehr

The medium-sized company Kirchhoff & Lehr has been a reliable and competent supplier for Geberit since 1995. Since then both companies have been writing success stories. In the course of the cooperation Kirchhoff & Lehr increased the staff of its R&D department several times. In 1998 the in house tool shop has been found. Since then it has been extended several times, to fulfill the customer’s needs for quick and flexible solutions. In the workshop Kirchhoff & Lehr produces standard but also complex shaped profiles by highly skilled staff on modern roll-forming machines. A wide range of different technologies can then be used for the subsequent processing of the profiles, including welding, punching and bending. Surfaces can later be powder-coated, lacquered, electro-galvanized and hot-dip galvanized. The latest chapter of thriving cooperation between Geberit and Kirchhoff & Lehr is the serial production of TIG welded profiles in just one manufacturing step.

and functionality although design is becoming ever more important.

The Geberit Monolith module for washbasins unites all of the functions as well as the entire sanitary technology of a washbasin into a single unit. The module has been designed so that it can be connected to the existing hot and cold water connections, as well as the discharge pipe, without any major adjustments being necessary. The fact that wall-mounted taps can be easily and perfectly installed is also a big plus. The module is prepared in the factory to such an extent that the professional installation of wall-mounted taps takes almost no time at all.

Touchless toilet flush actuation systems have long been a standard feature in airports, concert halls and cinemas. Now touchless is increasingly becoming a requirement in hotels, office buildings and upmarket private properties. The new Geberit Sigma80 fills the bill with a high-tech solution in a stylish design.

The Sigma80 is designed for use with a dual flush and fits every Geberit Sigma concealed cistern. Instead of two buttons of different sizes, the actuator plate features two light fields of different sizes. To trigger the flush, all it takes is a brief wave in front of either the large or the small light field. The servo technology integrated in the plate takes care of the rest.

Touch-free bathroom taps are very economical in water consumption. They shut off the water supply as soon as a user removes his or her hands from the measuring range of the sensor. The automatic taps from Geberit can now be equipped with a power supply that works independently of mains and battery sources. This also makes them suitable for buildings that are to be certified according to very strict energy criteria.

Until now, users have had the option of powering the control electronics in Geberit type 185 and 186 taps using either the mains power supply system or a battery. Now, Geberit has developed an additional option for supplying the automatic taps with power. Mounted directly on the angle stop valve of the fresh water pipe, a tiny generator uses the pressure of the water in the pipe to generate electricity. This electricity is then stored in a rechargeable battery that provides the tap’s control electronics with the needed energy.

Design solutions for China and India

Geberit’s Monolith module for WCs is unique in China. It can be used anywhere and fits any interior décor. The Monolith is sold as a package together with the matching ceramic appliance, which is offered in two different designs: the more elegant version AVA and the slightly more dominant version VEX. The glass front is available in black, white or red.

For India, Geberit offers the Alpha line concealed cistern, a product that has been explicitly adapted to the needs of the Indian middle class in terms of function, appearance and pricing. The new cistern offers the reliable Geberit technology packaged in an attractive design.

Alpha has a dual-flush actuation (3 and 6 litres) that protects the environment and water resources. The Geberit Alpha concealed cistern is manufactured in India for the Indian market at a newly constructed Geberit production site. n