ABOUT
For sophisticated, forward-looking people we realize luxurious and sustainable sanitary solutions.
KALDEWEI is a German family company that has been creating bathroom solutions combining modern luxury with sustainable thinking, management and action for over 100 years and which is now in its fourth generation. The company describes this global strategic orientation with the term “Luxstainability”.
The KALDEWEI portfolio includes bathtubs, shower surfaces and washbasins made from exquisite steel enamel. This material impresses with its high-quality surfaces, elegant design, lifelong durability and 100 percent circularity.
In 2021, KALDEWEI was the first sanitary company to sign the “Science Based Targets” and set out to produce in a climate-neutral way. With the new KALDEWEI Limited Edition nature protect made from CO2-reduced steel, KALDEWEI has come a big step closer to this goal.
And partners in the construction industry also benefit from this, because with KALDEWEI nature protect bathroom solutions, construction projects have a significantly lower CO2 footprint. For several years, KALDEWEI has been supporting the WWF marine conservation programme which is devoted to reducing plastic waste in our oceans. This is done out of responsibility towards the environment and the following generations.
KALDEWEI INTERNATIONAL
Worldwide partner for iconic bathroom solutions made of KALDEWEI steel enamel As a leading international manufacturer of high-quality shower surfaces, bathtubs and washbasins made of superior steel enamel, KALDEWEI is represented in more than 80 countries including 12 subsidiaries in Austria, China, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Southeast Asia, Spain, the UK and the USA. Project decision-makers and private builders throughout the world appreciate the many advantages offered by superior KALDEWEI steel enamel which is used in numerous top-class hotels. International sales account for over 50 % of total turnover.
PRODUCTION
100% “Made in Germany”
All of KALDEWEI’s bathroom solutions – shower surfaces, washbasins and bathtubs – are made of a single material and to the same exactingly high standard.
Production, from mixing the enamel and steel forming through to the finishing with KALDEWEI enamel, the fully intergrated process is undertaken exclusively at the KALDEWEI headquarters in the Westphalian town of Ahlen in Germany. From here, the premium manufacturer exports its iconic bathroom solutions “Made in Germany” distributed throughout the world.
HISTORY
FAMILY-OWNED COMPANY
Owner-managed In The Fourth Generation:
- Franz Kaldewei - 1918-1928
- Heinrich Kaldewei - 1928-1973
- Franz Dieter Kaldewei - 1973-2008
- Franz Kaldewei - Since 2008
As a leading international manufacturer of high-quality shower surfaces, bathtubs and washbasins made of superior steel enamel, KALDEWEI is represented in more than 80 countries including 12 subsidiaries in Austria, China, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Southeast Asia, Spain, the UK and the USA.
Project decision-makers and private builders throughout the world appreciate the many advantages offered by superior KALDEWEI steel enamel which is used in numerous top-class hotels.
Production, from mixing the enamel and steel forming through to the finishing with KALDEWEI enamel. The fully intergrated process is undertaken exclusively at the KALDEWEI headquarters in the Westphalian town of Ahlen in Germany. From here, the premium manufacturer exports its iconic bathroom solutions “Made in Germany” distributed throughout the world.
MILESTONES OF CORPORATE HISTORY : 1918 - 1989
- 1918: Company founded in Ahlen, Germany.
- 1932: Start of own enamel production in Ahlen.
- 1934: Production of the first freestanding steel bathtub made of several welded parts.
- 1956: Alongside bathtubs, KALDEWEI produces the first shower trays.
- 1958: Commissioning of the first bathtub press line to manufacture the first seamless bathtub made from a single sheet of steel.
- 1970: KALDEWEI is Europe’s Number 1 for bathtubs.
- 1989: Commissioning of the world’s largest U-type furnace.
1992 : 2018
- 1992: Commissioning of the world’s most efficient bathtub press line.
- 1994: Production of the world’s first floor-level shower surface made of KALDEWEI steel enamel: Superplan.
- 2008: Start of production on state-of-the-art press line for shower surfaces and shower trays.
- 2010: KALDEWEI receives “Brand of the Century” award.
- 2014: Introduction of the KALDEWEI Meisterstücke, a range of freestanding fully-enamelled bathtubs.
- 2015: Introduction of KALDEWEI washbasins made of KALDEWEI steel enamel.
- 2016: KALDEWEI is named “Corporate Brand of the Year” and receives the gold German Brand Award 2016.
- 2017: KALDEWEI opens its brand immersion centre, the KALDEWEI ICONIC WORLD in Ahlen and receives the Green Good Design Award, one of the most prestigious sustainability awards.
- 2018: KALDEWEI celebrates its 100th anniversary.
INFORMATION
KALDEWEI MATERIAL EXPERTISE
KALDEWEI steel enamel: superior material for premium bathroom solutions
Used for centuries, steel and glass are two entirely authentic and natural materials, each with its own unique properties. Steel signifies strength, toughness, robustness and optimum ductility.
Glass is highly resistant to chemical or thermal stress and has an excellent appearance. KALDEWEI steel enamel combines robust steel and tough glass to form an inseparable bond harnessing the strengths of each material in perfect symbiosis. KALDEWEI is the only bathroom manufacturer who has developed its own enamel formulation and produce the enamel in its own furnaces.
KALDEWEI has steadily advanced, refined and optimised the special formula and its manufacturing process. Bathroom designers all around the world trust in the superior properties of this material.
KALDEWEI DESIGN EXPERTISE
More than 150 design awards worldwide
With more than 150 design awards (incl. Red Dot design award, Plus X Award, Iconic Awards, Interior Innovation Award, iF Product Design Award), KALDEWEI is one of the most acclaimed bathroom manufacturers in the world.
In addition to design development at the KALDEWEI Design Center, KALDEWEI chooses to work with renowned design firms such as Sottsass Associati, Phoenix Design, Studio Aisslinger and designers Arik Levy and Anke Salomon.
KALDEWEI QUALITY PROMISE
30-year guarantee
KALDEWEI shower surfaces, washbasins and bathtubs are firm favourites today not only in many homes but also for international projects, such as upmarket hotels. The superior material properties of KALDEWEI steel enamel are expressed in the quality promise of a 30-year guarantee.*
KALDEWEI – THE BRAND
Consistent brand management
The successful development of the company is inextricably linked with the KALDEWEI brand. From the outset, KALDEWEI understood the values of customer-orientation, consistent brand management and distinctive communication, and has invariably stood by them over the decades.
Built on an integrated brand strategy, the brand rests on strong pillars, is uniquely positioned and distinct, and has been strategically advanced to become a prestigious premium brand. KALDEWEI sets standards for unique and effective communication and customer-focused sales strategies.
Today, KALDEWEI is also forging new paths in digital space, taking full advantage of the possibilities offered by mobile and digital communication. KALDEWEI’s brand management has been recognised with a gold German Brand Award, with the company being named “Corporate Brand of the Year”.
WORLDWIDE AWARD-WINNING DESIGN
With more than 150 design awards (incl. Red Dot Design Award, Green Good Design Award, Interior Innovation Award, etc.), KALDEWEI is one of the most acclaimed bathroom manufacturers in the world. In addition to design development at the KALDEWEI Design Center, KALDEWEI chooses to work with renowned design firms such as Sottsass Associati, Phoenix Design, Studio Aisslinger and designers Arik Levy and Anke Salomon.
DESIGNER
WERNER AISSLINGER
“bathrooms Are Going To Be More Imaginative.”
WERNER AISSLINGER is a multi award-winning designer. His “July Chair” is on show at the MoMA, while his Studio Aisslinger has offices in both Berlin and Singapore. Moreover his design office’s works are currently the subject of an entire museum exhibition.
Werner Aisslinger and his team are showing their objects – including a KALDEWEI bathtub – at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich under the title “House of Wonders”.
Mr. Aisslinger, Together With Tina Bunyaprasit, You Have Just Designed Your First Bathroom Collection For Kaldewei. Do You Enjoy Working In Unfamiliar Territory?
W. Aisslinger: Our design office is at home in many different worlds. We are accustomed to constantly feeling our way creatively into new contexts and because we handle a great many major interior design projects such as hotels, malls or cruise ships, designing bathrooms is a familiar area for us.
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT DESIGNING BATHROOM OBJECTS?
W. Aisslinger: Bathrooms are currently undergoing a rapid evolution and, apart from the fact that for some time they have been getting bigger, more homely and more wellness-oriented, in future they will also be the only places in the home where daily rituals are more important than the increasingly omnipresent digital world which is gaining a foothold in every area of life.
For designers this means creating a place of wellbeing that will become increasingly more colourful, material-oriented, more unconventional and more imaginative.W. Aisslinger: Taking another step forward with KALDEWEI and being the first manufacturer to test rimlessness with regard to steel enamel.
WHAT WAS THE GREATEST CHALLENGE IN DESIGNING THE OBJECTS
W. Aisslinger: Taking another step forward with KALDEWEI and being the first manufacturer to test rimlessness with regard to steel enamel. Then there was the question of how the pure single-shell bathtubs could be interpreted within the given space in a completely new way and integrated into different architectures. The result was TRICOLORE and GRID whose concepts offer a new connection with the surrounding architecture and allow bathtub and washbasin, like freestanding pieces of furniture, to assume sculptural yet functional structures.
SUSTAINABILITY
LUX STAINABILITY
Modern luxury needs sustainable thinking and action
Modern luxury that corresponds to the spirit of the times must include sustainable thinking, management and action. We believe that luxury and sustainability are not mutually exclusive, rather, they complement each other.
LUXSTAINABILITY is a term derived from the English terms Luxury and Sustainability.
Luxury stands for meaningful, seductive designs and elegant products that delight the user for a long time due to their function. Sustainability stands for careful use of the world’s resources during the production process.
A long product life combined with recyclability is the premier class, because then a product will have delighted an owner for decades before it starts its journey again as a raw or valuable material and is born again without any reduction in quality.
For KALDEWEI, this means consciously opting for recyclable design and high-quality materials. That is why our bathroom objects are made of steel enamel and stand for long-lasting quality with an exquisite surface.
KALDEWEI steel enamel is steel and glass,
made from minerals, iron ore and sand,Our material is our DNA. KALDEWEI steel enamel is steel and glass, made from minerals, iron ore and sand. We are the only manufacturer in the world to have developed the formulation for the enamelling ourselves and produce exclusively made in Germany at our location in Ahlen.
Bathtubs, shower surfaces and washbasins made of exquisite steel enamel are plastic-free, extremely durable and 100 percent recyclable at the end of a long life cycle. Good for your bathroom and good for the environment.
SUSTAINABLE ACTION IS IN OUR NATURE
Anyone who has been converting natural raw materials into durable, timelessly beautiful products for more than 100 years and who, as a family business, thinks in terms of generations, has the issue of sustainability firmly and immovably anchored in their DNA.
Our enamelled steel is the most future-proof material for bathroom products given that it can be 100 % recycled and itself contains 20 % recycled steel. So it is only logical to make production and transport just as resource-friendly and always to work for more sustainability in the industry.
CONTACT
ADDRESS
KALDEWEI UK Ltd.
Kings Hall, St Ives Business Park
Parsons Green St Ives
Cambridgeshire PE27 4WY
Telephone: +44 1480 498053
Fax: +44 1480 493046
E-Mail: [email protected]
