Kaz Incorporated
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Industry | Healthcare and Home Environment Products |
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Founded | 1926 |
Founder | Max Katzman |
Headquarters | Marlborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Area served | 65 countries |
Key people | Jon Kosheff, President of Helen of Troy Health & Home (Kaz USA, Inc.) Julien Mininberg, CEO of Helen of Troy |
Products | Air Purifiers Blood Pressure Monitors Dehumidifiers and Humidifiers Fans Heat/Cold Therapy Heaters Insect Control Thermometers Water Filtration |
Brands | Braun, licensed Chillout Duracraft Enviracaire Febreze, licensed Honeywell Kaz NOsquito Protec PUR SmartTemp SoftHeat Stinger Vicks (Vick, Wick),licensed |
Parent | Helen of Troy |
Website | www.kaz.com |
Kaz, Inc. is a Marlborough, Massachusetts-based manufacturer and distributor of health care products.
History
Max Katzman[1] invented the first electric vaporizer (original U.S. patent no. 1,628,784, issued May 17, 1927) and, in 1926, he founded Kaz, Incorporated to manufacture and market it.[2][3]
The expansion of the company – from a family business to a company designing, developing and marketing hundreds of healthcare and home environment products worldwide – came through research and development, acquisitions and licensing agreements.[4]
For more than 80 years, members of the Katzman family owned and managed Kaz. In 1956, founder Lawrence (Larry) Katzman succeeded his father, founder Max Katzman.[5] In addition to serving as Kaz’ second CEO, Larry was also a Palma d’Oro winning cartoonist best known for drawing Nellie Nifty, RN for a series of books and greeting cards.[6][7] Richard Katzman succeeded his father, Larry, as CEO in 1997.[5][8]
In 2006, Julien Mininberg became Kaz, Inc.’s first President outside the Katzman family. He became CEO in 2010.[5][8] Helen of Troy acquired Kaz, Inc. in 2010 and it continues to operate as a subsidiary.[4] Julien Mininberg remained the company's CEO until 2014, when he was appointed CEO of Helen of Troy.[9]
Awards
iF Design Awards
Braun No touch + Forehead Digital Thermometer[10]
Braun Age Precision Digital Thermometer[11]
Red Dot Design Award
Vicks ComfortFlex and SpeedRead Digital Thermometers[12]
International Design Excellence Awards (IDEAs)
Gold: Vicks Underarm Thermometer[13]
Silver: Vicks Digital Thermometer Family - Baby Rectal[14]
Silver: PUR Advanced Filtering Water Cooler[15]
Medical Design Excellence Awards
Gold: Vicks Forehead Thermometer[16]
Gold: Vicks Digital Thermometer Family - Baby Rectal[17]
Silver: Vicks Underarm Thermometer[18]
Chicago Athenaeum “Good Design” Awards
Braun No touch + Forehead Digital Thermometer[19]
Braun Age Precision Digital Thermometer[20]
Vicks Underarm Thermometer[21]
Honeywell Warm Mist Humidifier[22]
Vicks Cool Mist Model V3100[22]
Housewares Design Award
Vicks Baby Thermometer[23]
External links
References
- ^ "About Helen of Troy - Helen of Troy". Helen of Troy. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "New York Times obituary of Max Katzman". New York Times. August 9, 1974. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Patent Images". pdfpiw.uspto.gov. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ a b Kingsbury, Kevin; Stynes, Tess (2010-12-09). "Helen of Troy to Buy Health-Care Products Maker Kaz". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ a b c "Company Information - Kaz". www.kaz.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "Sunday Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "Longtime NCS stalwart Larry Katzman: 1922-2016". Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ a b "LinkedIn Profile of Richard Katzman". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "LinkedIn Profile of Julien Mininberg". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Braun No touch + Forehead". iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "Braun Age Precision". iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ Alberto Rossa Sierra, Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara (2009-09-02). "Red Dot Design Awards".
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(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "IDSA Gold Award 2004 - Vicks Underarm Thermometer by Kaz, Inc". idsa.org. 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "IDSA Silver Winner - 2005 - Vicks Digital Thermometer Family - Baby Rectal". idsa.org. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "IDSA Silver Winner - 2005 - PUR Advanced Filtering Water Cooler by Kaz". idsa.org. 2005. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Award Winners | Medical Design Excellence Awards". www.devicelink.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "Award Winners | Medical Design Excellence Awards". www.devicelink.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "Award Winners | Medical Design Excellence Awards". www.devicelink.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "The Chicago Athenaeum". chi-athenaeum.org. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "The Chicago Athenaeum". chi-athenaeum.org. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- ^ "Good Design 2004 Winners" (PDF). 2004. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ a b "Good Design 2003 Winners" (PDF). 2003. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ "Housewares Design Awards Presented by HomeWorld Business". www.housewaresdesignawards.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
- Privately held companies based in Massachusetts
- Home appliance manufacturers of the United States
- Companies based in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- Marlborough, Massachusetts
- Manufacturing companies established in 1926
- Health care companies established in 1926
- American companies established in 1926
- 1926 establishments in Massachusetts
- Helen of Troy Limited
- 2011 mergers and acquisitions