International success thanks to tradition and innovation

Innovation is our driving force

The invention of the Selecta shower head in 1968 was a stroke of luck in the history of sanitation, albeit no coincidence. At hansgrohe, expertise and a love of innovation go back a long way, almost 120 years to be precise. Ever since, the brand name has been associated with superior quality, and for good reason. Company founder Hans Grohe had so many good ideas that he played a pioneering role in the development of the private bathroom. His craftsmanship and design set the trends for many decades, and continue to enrich the lives of people all over the world to this day.

Multi-patented water indulgence for you

Today, when you purchase an ultra-modern bathroom or kitchen product from premium brand hansgrohe, you benefit from all the experience that the company has accumulated. At the same time, the Hansgrohe Group is one of the leading innovators in the industry. Its inventiveness is apparent in its award-winning designs, numerous patents and exciting future-oriented technologies. Based on its wealth of experience, the Hansgrohe Group is always looking ahead to the future.

For you as a consumer, this means that you will be able to enjoy beautifully designed, user-friendly and often economical products on a daily basis, which will remain in excellent working order over the long term. Plus top-class service, for example with comprehensive advice and spare parts which remain available for a long time.

Von Anfang an zukunftsweisend im Umgang mit Wasser

Warum hansgrohe?
Hier kommen schon immer Pioniergeist und deutsche Ingenieurskunst zusammen. Mit seiner Handbrause schuf Hans Grohe 1928 die komfortable Alternative zur damals üblichen Kopfbrause. Und er erfand 1953 die Brausestange, an der sich die Handbrause in beliebiger Höhe befestigen ließ. Beide Erfindungen sind heute rund um den Globus Standard im Bad – damals waren sie sanitäre Geniestreiche und veränderten die Duschgewohnheiten. Mit Wasser sparenden Brausen dachte hansgrohe schon lange vor der Zeit an Ressourcen- und Klimaschutz und wurde zum "grünen" Branchenvorreiter.

hansgrohe: a trendsetter in the way we use water from day one

Why hansgrohe?
Here, a pioneering spirit and German engineering skills have always gone hand in hand. With his hand shower, Hans Grohe created the convenient alternative to the then customary overhead shower in 1928. In 1953 he also invented the shower rail, which the hand shower can be attached to at any height. These days, both inventions are standard in bathrooms all over the world – at that time they were a stroke of genius and changed people's showering habits. With its water-saving showers, hansgrohe was thinking about resource conservation and climate protection long before they were fashionable, and became a "green" industry pioneer.

Who invented it? hansgrohe.

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• Affordable hand shower with white porcelain handle (1928)
• Automatic waste and overflow set for the bath tub (1934)
• Unica shower rail (1953)
• Selecta hand shower with adjustable jet types (1968)
• Colourful plastic showers Sixty and Tri-Bel (1970)
• Allegroh single lever tap (1981)
• Mistral Eco water-saving hand shower (1987)
• Pre-installed shower systems and shower panels (1989)
• iBox universal concealed installation basic set (2000)
• Raindance rain shower (2003)
• Environmentally friendly showers and taps with EcoSmart (2007)
• ComfortZone taps (2011)
• User-friendliness at the touch of a button with Select (2011)
• PowderRain technology for micro-fine droplets (2018)
• RainTunes with digitally controlled shower scenarios (2019)
• And lots more

Here at hansgrohe, we have continued to revolutionise user-friendliness to make daily moments with water more convenient, economical and safe. In this process, we have concentrated on people and their well-being and needs since day one. The product range includes digital showering products and trendy colour schemes for our taps. With its new bathroom and kitchen products, hansgrohe offers an unprecedented experience with water to give your home its own unique charm.

As a Black Forest powerhouse with our own research and development laboratory, the Hansgrohe Group is constantly working on new ideas. It has more than 16,000 active patents. The TOP 100 company still makes the majority of its products in south-west Germany, as a proud commitment to the Made in Germany merchandise mark. And a promise of quality you can rely on.