Holmes Products
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Industry | Consumer products |
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Founded | 1982[1] |
Founder | Jordan Kahn |
Products | Home appliances |
Parent | Newell Brands |
Website | www.holmesproducts.com/ |
Holmes Products Corp., or Holmes Group is a company based in Milford, Massachusetts that produces mechanical fans, air heaters, and humidifiers.
Holmes Products was founded by Jordan Kahn in 1982.[1][2] In 2005, Berkshire Partners, Holmes' parent company, sold Holmes Products to Jarden Corporation for $625.9 million USD. At the time of the sale, the brands of Holmes included Rival (acquired in 1999[3]), Crock-Pot, Bionaire and White Mountain.[2]
References
- ^ a b "About Holmes Products". Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Holmes Group sold to Jarden for $625.9M in cash, stock". Boston Business Journal. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Rival sold to Holmes". The News-Sentinel. 28 December 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2012.