Lixil Group

Lixil Group (Lixilグループ株式会社, Lixil Gurūpu kabushiki-kaisha) is a Japanese group of companies that manufactures building materials, plumbing fixtures and housing equipment, headquartered in Tokyo.

Lixil Corporation
Native name
LIXIL株式会社
Lixil kabushiki-kaisha
TypePublic KK
ISINJP3626800001
IndustryConstruction materials
Founded19 September 1949 (1949-09-19)
Headquarters,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kinya Seto
(President and CEO)
Products
RevenueIncrease JPY 1,890 billion (FY 2015) (US$ 16.79 billion) (FY 2015)
Decrease JPY -7.1 billion (FY 2015) (US$63.08 million) (FY 2015)
Number of employees
58,889 (as of 31 March 2016)
Websitewww.lixil.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

INAX (株式会社INAX, Kabushiki gaisha Inakkusu) is one of the major Lixil companies. Most of Lixil's plumbing fixtures are sold under the brand. Other Lixil companies include American Standard, Permasteelisa, Grohe, etc.

History

The company was formed in 2011 by the merger of Tostem Corp. (a supplier of building materials), INAX (manufacturer of toilets and bathtubs), Shin Nikkei (maker of materials for skyscrapers), Sunwave (a kitchen company) and Toyo Exterior (manufacturer of gates and fences).[3]

In the same year Lixil bought Permasteelisa, an Italian developer of curtain walls, for €575 million.[4] Two years later Lixil bought American Standard Brands, a U.S. bathroom fixtures company for $542 million[5] and in 2014 Grohe, the German bathroom fixtures company for €3.06 billion.[6] It also started manufacturing in Andhra Pradesh, India.

On 6 November 2018, LIXIL announced a new partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to bring what could be the world's first "reinvented toilet" for household use to pilot in at least two markets. This stems from the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge.[7]

Sponsorships

Lixil[8] is the sponsor of the Lixil Cup, awarded from 2014 to 2016 to the champion team from the finals of Japan's Top League, which the nation's highest level rugby union competition.[9]

The company also sponsors tennis player Kei Nishikori,[10] and was a sponsor of the 2020 Olympic Games.[10]

Following their predecessor company Tostem Corp's longstanding shirt sponsorship of the J.League football club, the Kashima Antlers, Lixil has continued this shirt sponsorship since 2011, when the merger with Tostem occurred.

Foundation

The LIXIL JS Foundation sponsors an annual architecture competition at universities (LIXIL International University Competition) to promote sustainable building technology. The student architecture prize is endowed with a total of $21,000. All houses are located in Taiki, Hokkaido.

titleuniversityarchitectstudentssite management structural engineer general contractor
2017The Universita IndonesiaMikhael JohanesLissa Christie, Lopez Surya, Nadia Amira, Kevin Romario
2016infinite fieldRoyal Danish Academy of Fine ArtsAnders BrixKazumasa Takada, Bas Spaanderman, Scarlett Emma Hessian, Jesse Thomas, Benjamin Hock Yuu Tan, Konstantinos FetsisKengo Kuma and AssociatesOak Structural DesignTakahashi Construction Company
2015inverted houseOslo School of Architecture and DesignRaphael Zuber, Neven Fuchs, Thomas McQuillanLaura Cristea, Mari Hellum, Stefan Hurrell, Niklas LenanderKengo Kuma and AssociatesOak Structural Design
2014Nest We GrowUniversity of CaliforniaHsiu-Wei Chang, Fanzheng Dong, Hsin-Yu Chen, Yan Xin Huang, Baxter Smith, Max EdwardsKengo Kuma and Associates
2013Horizon HouseHarvard University Graduate School of DesignMark Mulligan, Thomas Sherman, Ana Garcia Puyol, Carlos Cerezo DavilaCarlos Cerezo Davila, Matthew Conway, Robert Daurio, Ana Garcia Puyol, Mariano Gomez Luque, Natsuma Imai, Takuya Iwamura, and Thomas ShermanKengo Kuma and Associates
2012Même
2011barn houseKeio University JapanSaikawa Takumi, Sano Satoshi, Eureka Architects und Co+LaboMillica Muminović, Hashida Wataru, Shinohara Masato, Kato Yoshiaki, Sasamura Yoshihiro mit Darko und Vuk Radović, Komatsu Katsuhito, Kobayashi Kosuke, Kanemaru MayumiKengo Kuma Architecture Associates, Komatsu Katsuhito

See also

References

  1. "Corporate Information". Lixil. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. Harding, Robin; Inagaki, Kana (21 April 2015). "Lixil serves up a new style of Japanese multinational". Financial Times. Nikkei Inc. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. locationgroup research (27 February 2014). Retail Market Study Worldwide 2014. Location Group AG. p. 119. ISBN 978-3-9524314-0-5.
  5. "LIXIL Completes Acquisition of ASD Americas Holding Corp". American Standard. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. "LIXIL and DBJ Complete the Acquisition of 87.5 Percent of GROHE Group S.à r.l." (PDF). Lixil Corporation. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  7. "LIXIL Press Release" (PDF). lixil.com. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  8. "lixil window systems pvt ltd". Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  9. "Top League to introduce new officiating system this season". The Japan Times. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015.
  10. McCombs, Dave (8 January 2016). "Japanese Tennis Ace Nishikori Renews Uniqlo Endorsement". Bloomberg News. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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