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Originally founded in 1901 in Schiltach, Germany, by Hans Grohe as a metalworking shop, today's fittings and shower manufacturer Hansgrohe can look back on numerous inventions such as the first hand shower with different types of jet, the first pull-out kitchen fitting or the first shower rail. For almost 30 years, Hansgrohe has also been manufacturing at the Offenburg-Elgersweier site in Germany, which has become the company's most important production location. This is also reflected in the high investment volume in recent years alone: In addition to a plastics technology centre in 2016 and a new logistics centre in 2017, a new plastics electroplating plant went into operation in spring 2019. Hansgrohe invested 30 million euros in the new building, including the electroplating plant, on the existing factory premises in Elgersweier. The building was constructed on an area of 10,000 square metres. At the same time, space was reserved in the hall for further investments in future technologies such as chrome VI alternatives. In the logistics area, too, provisions have already been made for future automation using conveyor technology.

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