Talk:Hansgrohe

Brand confusion

There is a confusion in this article between the two different enterprises Hansgrohe and Grohe AG, each founded by one of two brothers (like Adidas and Puma). Grohe AG effectively suffered the problems mentioned, but is not identical with Hansgrohe. For further details see the relevant German articles of Wikipedia.158.169.9.14 13:41, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hansgrohe is the original company founded by Hans Grohe in 1901. Friedrich Grohe, son of Hans Grohe, purchased the firm Berkenhoff & Paschedag in 1936 and two years later renamed it Friedrich Grohe Armaturenfabrik. After several mergers and acquisitions, the firm became a publicly traded company in 1991 under the name Friedrich Grohe AG. Sometime later, probably in the late 1990s or early 2000s, they appear to have become simply Grohe AG, as they are listed on the Impressum page on the company's Web site. — Quicksilver^{T @} 22:23, 28 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reads like promotional literature for Hansgrohe

"Would you like to find out more about the Schiltach think-tank inventions? " Is this Wikipedia style? --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 18:15, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like it was lifted/stolen from Hansgrohe marketing literature. However, the company/brand is of sufficient international notoriety and market importance that an effort should be invested to salvage the article. The comment above under "Brand confusion" is useful; the German version of the article much more encyclopedic and could be translated in large part for the English Wikipedia. — Quicksilver^{T @} 20:38, 28 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem removed

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