Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings

Freedonia Private Companies Report #1417 Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings - Private Companies Report profiles more than 140 private U.S. producers of plumbing fixtures and fittings. This information will assist in making decisions concerning acquisitions, joint ventures and cooperative agreements. Report Publication Date: March 2001 Price: $3,200 Pages: 317 Examine the report highlights, sample pages and table of contents on the following pages and see how Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings - Private Companies Report can serve as a valuable decision making tool for your company. Brochure Index Table of Contents and List of Tables... 2 List of Companies Profiled... 3 Sample Pages and Tables from: Private Company Profiles... 4 Market Overview... 6 Industry Structure... 7 Report Highlights... 8 About the Company... 9 Advantages of Freedonia Reports... 9 Our Customers... 10 Related Studies and Reports from Freedonia... 11 Ordering Information... 12

List of Contents, Tables and Charts This new report profiles more than 140 private U.S. companies active in the plumbing fixtures and fittings industry. To frame the industry, Freedonia analysts have prepared an overview of the market and general industry. The analysis explores the key indicators that drive demand, highlights company capabilities and annual sales, identifies private company characteristics and shows regional concentration. I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II. MARKET OVERVIEW General... 4 Building Construction Trends... 5 Table - Building Construction Expenditures... 7 Residential Construction... 8 Table - Residential Construction Expenditures... 9 Housing Starts... 9 Table - Housing Starts... 10 Bathroom Installation Trends... 10 Chart - Number of Bathrooms in New Single-Family Homes,1970-2000... 11 Housing Stock... 11 Chart - Year of Construction of Housing Stock, 2000... 12 Improvements & Repairs... 12 Table - Residential Improvement & Repair Expenditures... 13 Nonresidential Construction... 13 Table - Nonresidential Construction Expenditures... 15 Plumbing Products Outlook... 15 Table - Plumbing Products Supply & Demand by Type... 16 Plumbing Fixtures... 17 Table - Plumbing Fixtures Supply & Demand by Type... 18 Types... 18 Materials... 20 Chart - Plumbing Fixture Shipments by Material, 2000... 21 Plumbing Fittings... 22 Table - Plumbing Fittings Supply & Demand by Type... 23 Types... 23 Materials... 25 Plumbing Markets... 26 Chart - Plumbing Products Demand by Market, 2000... 28 III. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE General... 29 Table - Leading Private Plumbing Product Companies, 2000... 32 Consolidation Trends & Recent Acquisitions... 33 Table - Recent Private Plumbing Product Company Acquisitions... 35 Plumbing Fixtures... 37 Market Share... 37 Chart - Plumbing Fixture Market Share, 2000... 39 Private Company Characteristics... 39 Table - Selected Private Plumbing Fixture Producers... 41 Plumbing Fittings... 45 Market Share... 46 Chart - Plumbing Fittings Market Share, 2000... 47 Private Company Characteristics... 47 Table - Selected Private Plumbing Fitting Producers... 49 Regional Concentration... 52 Chart - Geographic Distribution of Private Plumbing Fixture & Fitting Establishments... 55 IV. PRIVATE COMPANY PROFILES... 64-317 2 Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings - Private Companies Report #1417

Companies Profiled * Sample profiles on pages 4 and 5 AB&I Foundry AC Products Inc. Accurate Partitions Corp. Acorn Engineering Co. Acorn/Vac Cal Tube Industries LLC NEO-METRO Residential Bath Fixtures Whitehall Manufacturing Aker Plastics Co. Inc. Almost Heaven Overseas AmBath Corp. American Bathtub Liners Inc. American Brass Manufacturing Co. American Jetted Bathtubs American Whirlpool Products Americh Corp. Ampco Products Inc. Anderson Metals Corp. Andre Collection Inc. Arrowhead Brass Products Inc. ASG Modern Corp. Modern Manufacturing Co. Baja Products Ltd. Basco Manufacturing Co. Bemis Manufacturing Co. Bobrick Washroom Equipment Inc. Bootz Manufacturing Co. Bradley Corp. The Mills Co. Brasstech Inc. Brey-Krause Manufacturing Co. Briggs Plumbing Products Inc. Sayco Faucets California Acrylic Industries Inc. Cal Spas Campbell Manufacturing Inc. Catalina Spas Cello Products Inc. Central Brass Manufacturing Co. Century Marble Co. Inc. Chatham Brass Co. Inc. The Chicago Faucet Co. Inc. Clarion Bathware CFM Corp. Coast Foundry & Manufacturing Co. Coastal Industries Inc. Colonial Engineering Inc. Commercial Enameling Co. CECO Manufacturing Coyne & Delany Co. Craft Diston Industries Inc. Work Right Products Crane Plumbing Artesian Plumbing Products Ltd. Fiat Products Ltd. Sanymetal Universal-Rundle Corp. Creative Bath Products Inc. M&M Molding Corp. Crest/Good Manufacturing Co. Inc. Savoy Brass Manufacturing Co. DHI Acquisition Corp. Design House Inc. Elkay Manufacturing Co. CORDLEY/Temprite Halsey Taylor Empire Industries Inc. Federal Process Corp. J&B Products Inc. Schaul Manufacturing Inc. Fiberglass Systems Inc. Best Bath Systems Filtrine Manufacturing Co. Fisher Manufacturing Co. Florestone Products Co. Fluidmaster Inc. Fort Recovery Industries Inc. Franke Inc. Franke Consumer Products Inc. Gerber Plumbing Fixtures Corp. AAA Globe Valve Corp. Kokomo Sanitary Pottery Woodbridge Sanitary Pottery Global Steel Products Corp. Grand Haven Brass Foundry Grohe America Inc. Guerin (PE) Inc. H&H Tube & Manufacturing Co. Hamilton Bathware Hansgrohe Inc. Harden Industries Inc. Haws Corp. HeartLand Faucet Co. Inc. Hi-Tec Enterprises Inc. J-Tec Products Co. Laser Die & Engineering HiLo Industries Hindley Manufacturing Co. Inc. The Holmes Group Inc. The Rival Co. Hunter Industries Inc. HydraBaths Inc. Hydro Spa Inc. Hydro Systems Inc. Imperial Marble Corp. Interbath Inc. IPS Corp. IW Industries Inc. Barand Concinnity Jaclo Inc. Jason International Inc. Jetta Products Inc. Josam Manufacturing Co. Stern-Josam Just Manufacturing Co. Engineered Brass Co. Kohler Co. Kallista Inc. Sterling Plumbing Koral Industries Inc. L&M Laminates & Marble Inc. Laurel Mountain Whirlpools Inc. Lavelle Industries Inc. LDR Industries Inc. Leggitt (SH) Co. Marshall Brass Lenape Products Inc. Leonard Valve Co. Lewis (Ray) & Son Inc. Lippert Corp. Lyons Industries Inc. Macristy Industries Inc. Connecticut Stamping & Bending Co. Inc. Plumb E-Z Manufacturing Co. Tube Bends Inc. Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC MarCraft Inc. Marmon Group Inc. Cerro Metal Products Co. Marquis Corp. May Manufacturing Inc. McGuire Manufacturing Co. Inc. Metpar Corp. Mincey Marble Manufacturing Inc. Mr. Tubs Inc. MTI Whirlpools Mustee (EL) & Sons Inc. National Bathing Products NEOPERL Inc. NIBCO Inc. Oatey Co. Olsonite Corp. Orion Fittings Inc. Peerless Pottery Inc. Phoenix Products Inc. Plastic Development Co. Inc. Plastic Oddities Inc. PolyPortables Inc. Praxis Industries Inc. Aquarius Bathware LLC Quality Metal Finishing Co. Rainbow Cultured Marble Renovator s Supply Inc. Robert Manufacturing Co. Royal Spa Manufacturing Corp. Sanderson Plumbing Products Inc. Sloan Valve Co. Programmed Water Technologies Smith (Jay R.) Manufacturing Co. Speakman Co. Spurlin Industries Inc. Starline Manufacturing Co. Sunroc Corp. The Swan Corp. Symmons Industries Inc. T&S Brass and Bronze Works Inc. Telsco Industries Torrington Casting Co. Touch-Flo Manufacturing Co. Town & Country Plastics Inc. Union Brass Manufacturing Co. United Plumbing Technologies Duracraft Plastics Keeney Manufacturing Co. Plumb Pak USA Ketcham Co. Valterra Products Inc. Vance Industries Inc. Vermax Inc. Vitco Inc. Waterless Co. LLC WaterSaver Faucet Co. WCM Industries Inc. WATCO Manufacturing Woodford Manufacturing Willette Corp. of New Jersey Willoughby Industries Inc. Wolverine Brass Inc. Freedonia Private Companies Report Order form on last page 3

Detailed Company Profile More than 140 private company profiles are compiled and range from detailed to brief company descriptions. (See Samples) Just Manufacturing Company 9233 King Street Franklin Park, IL 60131 County: Cook County Code: 17031 PRIVATE COMPANY PROFILES All companies are individually contacted and the majority of the companies verify the data. Hard to obtain sales and employment figures, key products and services and an overview of corporate operations are provided. Phone: 847-678-5150 Fax: 847-678-6817 Web Address: http://www.justmfg.com PRIVATE COMPANY PROFILES Annual Sales: Employment: SAMPLE PROFILE Key Executive: drop-in, John J. undermount Collins, President and other styles. Among the drop-in sinks are single and double 18- and 20-gauge styles, deep and extra-deep models, and triple Key Products: compartment stainless steel types. sinks, Single faucets, and drains, double countertops drop-in sinks and can plumbing be used for medical, accessories; and commercial, brass, cast iron institutional and stainless and residential steel P-traps, applications. drains, slip The nuts single and sink models supply stops are made in sizes from twelve-by-15 inches to 22-by-33 inches and depths from 5-1/4 to eight inches. These products have die-drawn bowls and satin-finished Census Code SIC(s): interior 3431; and top 3432 surfaces with highlighted bowl rims. Double sinks are made in sizes from 16-by-25 to 22-by-61 inches and are undercoated in order to reduce SIC Description(s): sound enameled and condensation. iron and metal These sanitary sinks feature ware; the plumbing same finish fixtureas single sinks. fittings and trimdeep and extra-deep sinks are made from 18-gauge stainless steel in single and double varieties with sizes from 15-by-15 to 22-by-61 inches. Triple compartment types are also made from 18-gauge stainless steel in sizes from Just Manufacturing 15-by-43 produces to 22-by-73 plumbing inches fixtures and and feature fittings, undercoating. including sinks, faucets, drains, countertops and plumbing accessories. The Company s products can be used Undermount in residential, sinks are commercial made from and 18-gauge institutional stainless settings. steel and In are addition, Just Manufacturing offered single, has a double, subsidiary, off-set, Engineered lavatory and Brass extra-deep Companytypes. These (Franklin Park, products Illinois), are which undercoated manufactures and have brass, polished cast iron interior and stainless and top steel surfaces with commercial plumbing highlighted products, bowl including rims. An P-traps, example drains, is USX-1821-A, slip nuts and an supply extra-deep single-bowl stops. sink measuring 16-by-19 inches with a depth of 10-1/2 inches. Other single sinks are available in sizes from eleven-by-14 to 18-by-24 inches with depths The Company from offers 5-1/4 stainless to twelve steel inches, kitchen, while lavatory double and undermounted other sinks in sinks are made in sizes from 16-by-32 to 18-by-48 inches with depths from 7-1/2 to twelve Copyright by The Freedonia inches. Group, Off-set Inc. undermounted sinks are provided in sizes from 18-by-32 to 21- by-36 inches with 7-1/2-inch standard depths. Lavatory sinks are provided in 18-gauge stainless steel drop-in types for residential and commercial end uses, and 18-gauge stainless steel wall-mount styles for commercial and institutional applications. Drop-in lavatory sinks are made in round styles with diameters from ten to 16 inches, and oval styles with or without an overflow. Wall-hung lavatory sinks include rectangular and Copyright by The Freedonia Group, Inc. 4 Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings - Private Companies Report #1417

Brief Company Profile These profiles give you insight into the operations of private companies, and can help you: Identify companies for investment, merger, and/or acquisition opportunities based on size, products, and location. Evaluate the position of your competitors based on sales and/or employment figures. Andre Collection Incorporated 4955 Everett Court Vernon, CA 90058 County: Los Angeles County Code: 06037 Phone: 323-588-3759 Fax: 323-588-1863 PRIVATE COMPANY PROFILES Annual Sales: Employment: SAMPLE PROFILE Key Executive: Rod Denhart, President Key Products: bathroom sink and shower fittings and accessories, and bar faucets Census Code SIC(s): 3432; 3494 SIC Description(s): plumbing fixture fittings and trim; miscellaneous valves and pipe fittings Andre Collection is a manufacturer of bathroom sink and shower fittings and accessories, and bar faucets. The Company offers over 50 faucet designs in over 30 finishes. Bathroom faucet style lines include TRADITIONAL, MODERN, ECONOMY, LINEAR TECH, CONTEMPORARY and SHEET FLOW. A number of metal soap dishes are also available under the HYDRO- FLO WATERFALLS tradename. Shower supplies include deluxe showerheads, handshowers, supply elbows, body sprays and slide bars. In addition, tub-andshower sets and thermostatically controlled shower valves are offered. Tub- Copyright by The Freedonia Group, Inc. and-shower sets encompass two- and three-valve sets and pressure-balanced sets. Andre Collection also manufactures bidet sets, deck sets with or without hand sprays, and matching bathroom accessories such as towel rings and racks. Custom designed products are available. Copyright by The Freedonia Group, Inc. Freedonia Private Companies Report Order form on last page 5

Market Overview The Market Overview Section discusses factors influencing supply and demand, including construction trends and the outlook for plumbing products. Plumbing Fittings MARKET OVERVIEW This information helps you: Determine what external factors will impact future supply and demand Measure your market and sales potential based on supply and demand forecasts. Propose new areas for product development based on market trends & innovations. The plumbing fittings market is forecast to increase 3.1 percent per annum to $5.8 billion in 2005. Plumbing fittings encompass a broad range of products which control SAMPLE and connect PAGE plumbing fixtures. Included are sink fittings, single lever controls, bathtub and shower fittings, and other plumbing fittings. Demand will be driven by residential repair and improvement expenditures, in particular for kitchen and bathroom remodeling. Replacement demand will benefit from the fact that many plumbing fittings contain moving parts that can wear over time, leading to a lifetime that is often shorter than that of the fixture to which they are attached. Moreover, while demand for fittings is related to demand for the associate fixtures, plumbing fittings are a design element in their own right, and aesthetic reasons can also drive aftermarket demand. In addition, product improvements such as leak-resistant and universally accessible designs will boost demand through 2005. As compared to the previous historical period, however, plumbing fitting advances will moderate due to a slowdown in new housing, and office and commercial construction activity. Fitting shipments are projected to rise 2.2 percent annully to $4.9 billion in 2005. Net imports of plumbing fittings will increase over eight percent per annum to account for the remainder of demand. Rising imports are expected to originate from foreign manufacturers, especially in Asia, with lower production costs. These importers produce fittings for economy-minded do-it-yourself repairs. US plumbing fixture manufacturers also face increasing competition from European firms looking to expand their niche in high-end fittings. OUTLOOK FOR PLUMBING FITTINGS DEMAND BY TYPE Type Factors Increasing Demand Factors Restraining Demand Sink Fittings Healthy kitchen and bathroom remodeling expenditures. Increased presence and availability to consumers via retail outlets. Decelerating construction expenditures and pricing pressure from low-cost imports, in particular from producers in Mexico and the Asia/Pacific region. Single Lever Controls Increasing market penetration of filter faucets and pull-out faucets in kitchen applications. Rising residential remodeling expenditures. SAMPLE TABLE A weakening new construction market. Increasing competition from twohandled faucets in lavatory applications. (continued) 6 Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings - Private Companies Report #1417

Industry Structure Gain a better understanding of your competition and analyze your company's position in the industry with information about the characteristics of leading plumbing fixture and fitting manufacturers including total sales, capabilities and regional concentration. This information helps you: Evaluate diversification opportunities based on product lines of other private companies. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE Plumbing Fixtures - Private Company Characteristics The leading private companies, like their public counterparts, typically offer a relatively wide range of plumbing fixture products, manufactured from a variety of materials. For example, Briggs Plumbing Products, a $140 million manufacturer, offers metal and vitreous china fixtures such as toilets, bidets, urinals, lavatories, sinks, bathtubs and whirlpool bathtubs. However, the majority of private plumbing fixture manufacturers are much smaller firms, generally with corporate sales of under $25 million. These companies typically specialize in a narrower range of plumbing fixtures, which are often made from a limited number of materials. For example, SAMPLE $10 million PAGE Hamilton Bathware only produces gelcoat fiberglass and acrylic bathtubs, whirlpools, showers and bathtub/shower units. Similarly, Vance Industries, a $20 million firm, specializes in metal sinks. Also, smaller private companies are much less likely to produce both plumbing fixtures and fittings than larger manufacturers. However, some smaller firms are more diversified, including Jason International, a $25 million producer of whirlpool and soaking baths, shower products and faucets. Understand barriers to entry based on industry concentration. Develop positioning strategies based on size of competitors. Selected Private Plumbing Fixture Producers A number of private companies produce other types of plumbing fixtures beyond the traditional baths, showers, sinks and/or toilets. This broad category includes spas, drinking fountains and portable chemical toilets. Private companies participating in this product segment range from large firms with hundreds of millions of dollars in sales to companies with sales of less than $10 million annually. For example, privately-held spa producers include Baja Products, California Acrylic Industries, Catalina Spas, Hydro Spa, Marquis, May Manufacturing, Plastic Development Company and Royal Spa Manufacturing. These firms range in sales from $5 million to $160 million. Many of these companies concentrate solely on spa production (e.g., Marquis and Plastic Development Company), while others, such as California Acrylic Industries and Hydro Spa, are more diversified. Participation in this relatively small segment of the industry, as well as in related areas such as whirlpool tubs and hot tubs, is high because these products offer SAMPLE some of the CHART fastest growth prospects in the plumbing fixtures market. Also included in the other plumbing fixture category are companies such as Elkay Manufacturing, a $480 million producer of drinking fountains, among * Sales are 2000 estimates of total corporate sales including products other than plumbing fixtures. Freedonia Private Companies Report Order form on last page 7

Report Highlights Private companies in the $9.1 billion US plumbing products market are active in the manufacture of both fixtures and fittings, with some integrated into the production of both. One private manufacturer had total plumbing products sales over $1 billion in 2000 and was one of the leading producers of both fixtures and fittings. An additional eight private firms each have plumbing fixture and/or fitting product sales of at least $100 million. Private plumbing product firms have been engaged in merger and acquisition activity both as targets and acquirers, with larger players increasingly looking to expand their international operations. California has the highest number of privately-held plumbing products manufacturing facilities, with over 175, while Florida, New York, Ohio and Texas have more than 50 each. US demand for plumbing fixtures and fittings is forecast to increase 3.4 percent per annum to $10.7 billion in 2005. 8 Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings - Private Companies Report #1417

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