15 Facts About Kohler Co

Kohler Co is best known for its plumbing products, but the company manufactures furniture, cabinetry, tile, engines, and generators.

Destination Kohler Co owns various hospitality establishments in the United States and Scotland.

Kohler Co has been primarily in the plumbing business ever since and is known for its plumbing fixtures and faucets.

Kohler Co was renamed as Sterling Plumbing Group Inc The Sterling brand was integrated into Kohler family of products.

Kohler Co later expanded the offering of Sterling products adding to the faucet line, shower doors, sinks, toilets, and other bathroom accessories.

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In 2007, Kohler Co created a joint venture in China called Kohler Co-YinXiang Ltd.

In 1998, Kohler Co made a plan to buy back any outstanding shares not owned by the family.

Since Kohler Co is not a publicly traded company, the number of shares floating was minimal.

The IRS challenged this valuation by prosecuting the estate of Frederick Kohler Co, who had recently died holding 975 shares, but Kohler Co won the lawsuit.

In January 2020, Kohler Co paid $20 million in a settlement with the United States Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of California over its small engines' violations of the Clean Air Act and California law.

Kohler Co still makes traditional cast iron bathtubs, one of the few United States manufacturers to do so.

Kohler Co was the first company to offer residential back-up generators, starting in 1920.

At CES 2018 Kohler Co unveiled a new product line called Kohler Co Konnect, consisting of smart connected plumbing fixtures including bathtubs, mirrors, shower heads, toilets, and shower valves.

In 2018, Kohler Co became a sponsor of English football giant Manchester United.

In early 2021, Kohler Co announced they would be sponsoring Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Newman for a selected number of races in 2021, debuting in the 2021 Daytona 500, while using Kohler Co Generators as their sponsor.