Kermi – Celebrates a half century of innovation, design, and quality manufacturing

Kermi is celebrating 50 years of product innovation, design and quality dating back to 1960 when the Company was formed by Mr. Kerschl and Mr. Schmidt from whose surnames the name was derived.

Ever since the initial launch of steel oil storage tanks Kermi has practised the business principles of “design and innovation” and having diversified into the areas of heating and bathroom is now one of the leading suppliers of shower enclosures and heating products in Europe. Headquartered in Plattling, Bavaria, the Company employs 1300 people and operates from a 220,000 square foot manufacturing complex.

Developmental landmarks are as follows:

1960 - Heating Oil Storage Tanks

1967 - Production of Steel Panel Radiators

1976 - Introduction of the first Shower Enclosure programme

1987 - Compact radiators with integrated valves launched

1985 - Kermi U.K. Ltd founded

1994 - Credo the original ladder style Towel Radiator launched

2001 - Underfloor Heating programme introduced

2009 - Diga Shower enclosures featuring a foldaway mechanism launched

2010 - Kermi UK launch the Arbonia range of Design Radiators manufactured by sister company Arbonia Forster into the UK marketplace.

During this period Kermi has won a host of Design Awards, including a number of red dot awards and most recently the “Markt-Intern” Competition for Shower Enclosures which they have won four years consecutively.

Celebrating with Kermi were guests from the UK accompanied by Gwynn Smitham the Managing Director of Kermi (UK) who commented:

“Fifty Years of product innovation, design, and quality engineering underwritten with the “Made in Germany” badge of quality, has made Kermi the market leading force it is today. A Half Century – and still batting strongly.

Quite some innings”!!!

Pictured at the event are (from L to R): Tom Edmond Wealden Contracts, Tanja Wagner Kermi Gmbh, Roger Kyme Ripples, and Gwynn Smitham MD of Kermi UK.