Elkay Manufacturing
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Comment: Notable subject but article missing independent reliable sources- Improve and Remove all the press releases, promotional and non reliable references One life to live (talk) 14:47, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Comment: Clearly notable, but article reads like a promotional brochure. The key is not to SELL the company, but simply be factual about the company, and provide information which explains the company. Onel5969 (talk) 13:43, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
- Comment: Hello Stephanie, a few initial comments:* Do not WP:Overlink on wikilinks. You do not need to wikilink common, everyday words like "faucet" and "sink", but do link obscure technical terms, people with their own article, etc. Also, only wikilink a word on its first appearance in the article, not every single time Chicago is mentioned.* You cannot put a ton of logos on the page. Logos are under strict copyright, and the only exception WP:Fair Use gives us is posting one low-res image of Elkay's own logo to the page, and for that logo to be used only on this page.* You are not understanding what "Creative Commons" is; you absolutely do not want to declare your corporate logo as CC, that would mean that anyone can use it for whatever purpose. If you're a PR person you really need to understand this, so I suggest you immediately remove from Wikimedai Commons any files that Elkay isn't just chucking out into the Public Domain for the world to use for whatever.* Frankly, our readers don't care where all your individual offices are, we just care where the famous ones are, most likely just your HQ. Wikipedia is not a directory. Similarly, we don't care who's on your board of directors unless they're an individually famous person with their own Wikipedia article. For average non-famous folks, readers could seek that out on the corporate webpage if they wanted it.* You must understand, a Wikipedia page is about a company, not for it. This is not just another "About Us!!!" page for Elkay. I strongly advise you read WP:Conflict of interest, and note that if there is any negative news about Elkay, it will swiftly find its way to this page. Elkay has zero rights, control, or priority for editing this page, if anything quite the opposite.* Accordingly, you must remove all kinds of Marketing gunk like "with the goals of manufacturing the highest quality sinks and providing the best service possible". We want facts, not embarassingly glowing praise about how lovely their sinks are. There are thousands of company articles on Wikipedia, and clearly we don't allow them all to claim they're a "leader in X" or "put quality first", or other such meaningless phrases. "Won the Acme Prize for sink quality in 1996" would be a fact, real information and useful, "dedicated to quality sinks" means absolutely nothing. Are there other sink companies that publicize "we don't care about our sink quality"? Thought not, so claiming your company is good is a pretty unhelpful opinion.*Lastly and most importantly: your draft is not at all ready because it does not yet meet our guideline Wikipedia:Notability (companies and corporations). I strongly urge you to read this guideline. In a nutshell, you must prove that uninvolved, professional information sources find Elkay worth writing about. If nobody in the world other than Elkay people ever bother to write about Elkay, that means nobody cares, and we don't need an article. That said, I'm sure this company is written about in books of Chicago and business history, trade journals, newspaper articles, etc. So you need to find those sources and add them. Fundamentally: we only care about facts uninvolved people are about. If you want to add Fact Y about the company, and nobody outside the company has ever recorded Fact Y, then it doesn't belong in the article. Sources are fundamental to getting this published.Hope this helps! MatthewVanitas (talk) 16:18, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
Comment: I strongly disagree with this:
- "You are not understanding what "Creative Commons" is; you absolutely do not want to declare your corporate logo as CC, that would mean that anyone can use it for whatever purpose. If you're a PR person you really need to understand this, so I suggest you immediately remove from Wikimedai Commons any files that Elkay isn't just chucking out into the Public Domain for the world to use for whatever."
If a logo is a registered trademark (as this is), then licensing its copyright (if any) has a very limited effect. Without such a license, no one could use a copyrighted logo without formal permission, not even in a WP article, unless it were "fair use" under the laws of the few countries that permit fair use. Even with the license, any use is very much limited by trademark status.
However, this logo is entirely text. In the United States, such a logo does not have a copyright, so in this case there is no copyright to license -- the only limit to its use by others is trademark, but that is, in many respects, stronger than copyright.
Also, although this article needs work, as noted, Elkay is clearly a notable company -- you can see its products all over. . . Jim - Jameslwoodward (talk to me • contribs) 14:19, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Plumbing fixtures manufacturing |
| Founded | Chicago, United States (1920) |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | , United States |
| Products |
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Number of employees | 3,500 |
| Website | www |
Elkay Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of stainless steel sinks, faucets and kitchen cabinets,[1] was started in 1920 by Leopold & Louis Katz and Eleth Robarth, a tinsmith who came up with an idea to hand fabricate German silver sinks and deliver them in Chicago[2]. Today, still privately-owned by the founding family,[3] Elkay has 3,500 employees worldwide and is America's largest stainless steel sink company.[2] Over the years the products Elkay manufactures have expanded to include sinks, faucets, water coolers, drinking fountains, water bottle fillers,[4] and residential and commercial kitchen and bath products.
History
The Elkay Manufacturing Company was founded in 1920 by Leopold Katz and his son Louis. It started with three employees in rented premises in Chicago's Near North Side. During World War II, Elkay supplied sinks and commodes to equip the U.S. Military.[5][6]
In 2010, Elkay launched the EZH2O Water Bottle Filler, which is recognized for contributing to keeping plastic bottles out of landfills.[7] The unique counter on the unit allowed for users to see how many bottles had been saved from landfills at a particular location, which had the effect of “making the thing go viral”.[8] The EZH2O first came about when Elkay business travelers started noticing their fellow travelers doing "the airport dance." More people were toting plastic water bottles. Rather than drinking from the fountain, they wanted to refill those jugs. It wasn't working. The dance was a sort of shuffle done by travelers trying to tilt bottles at the proper angle for refilling without splashing water on their shoes.[9]
In 2013, Elkay Manufacturing, won an international trade case involving anti-dumping and anti-subsidy petitions filed by the company and "unlawful pricing by Chinese producers of drawn stainless steel sinks which caused material injury to ELKAY Manufacturing Company and other domestic producers."[10]
Products
Elkay currently has four main product categories – Coolers; Sinks, Faucets and Accessories; Cabinetry; Foodservice and Millwork. Their breadth of plumbing products includes 4,000 SKUs of kitchen sinks made of a variety of different materials.[2] Elkay manufactures residential kitchen and commercial products, such as sinks, bars, faucets, cabinets and commercial kitchen appliances. The company has the largest water cooler offering in the market, and recently shipped its five millionth water cooler.[2] Products are sold through kitchen distributors, designers, home center establishments and various internet retailers.
Divisions
Elkay Manufacturing is comprised of several divisions:
- Elkay Plumbing Products manufactures Elkay sinks + faucets, Elkay commercial products, EZH2O[11], Halsey Taylor, Elkay foodservice products, and Revere sinks
- Elkay Wood Products manufactures products sold under the American Cabinetry Collection, InnerMost, DesignCraft Cabinets, Medallion Cabinetry[12], Mastercraft Cabinets, Schuler Cabinetry[13], Yorktowne names[14]
- Eb Tecnica Mexicana manufactures kitchen products serving Latin America
- Quetzal manufactures residential and commercial fixtures serving Latin America
- Elkay China manufactures products for China and select Asian markets
Facilities
Elkay Manufacturing is based in Oak Brook, Illinois, with thirteen manufacturing facilities across the United States and international operations in China and Mexico.
Major competitors
Fortune Brands, Inc.; Kohler Co.; Masco Corporation.[5]
References
- ^ Yue, Lorene (January 3, 2008). "Elkay Manufacturing CEO". Crain's Chicago Business.
- ^ a b c d Cimarusti, Sarah (March 2015). "In for the Long Haul". The Wholesaler Magazine. TMB Publishing.
- ^ "Crain's List: Chicago's Largest Privately Held Companies" (PDF). The Lake Team.
- ^ Gudeman, Sarah. "Elkay EZH2O Bottle Filling Station". Green-Buildings.com.
- ^ a b "Elkay Manufacturing Company". Reference for Business. Advameg.
- ^ Spencer, Mark (February 2, 2000). "A Sparkling Success Longtime Sink Maker Elkay Seen as Best in Business". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, IL – via HighBeam Research.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Lanum, Jamison (February 17, 2011). "Drinking fountain to curb plastic waste". The Daily Beacon. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee.
- ^ Daft, Richard L. (2015). Management. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. p. 368. ISBN 978-1-285-86198-2.
- ^ Haggerty, James (March 24, 2013). "With Bottle-Fillers in Mind, The Water Fountain Evolves". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Reisman, Lisa (April 2, 2013). "Elkay Manufacturing Interview: How the Company Monitors Imports, Dumping". Metal Miner.
- ^ "Chicago Innovation Award Winner Profiles". Chicago Innovation Awards.
- ^ "Signature Kitchens Additions & Baths Offers 50% off Cabinetry". Woodworking Network. March 11, 2014.
- ^ "Schuler Cabinetry Celebrates 10 Years at Lowe's; Goes National". Woodworking Network. September 19, 2012.
- ^ Koenig, Karen (April 28, 2014). "Stokes Returns to Elkay Cabinetry as VP, GM Cabinet Channels". Woodworking Network.
External links
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Illinois Category:Privately held companies based in Illinois Category:Companies established in 1920 Category:Chicago, Illinois Category:Building materials companies of the United States Category:Bathroom fixture companies
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