Kaldewei Kompentenz Center: Experience Bathroom Worlds
The Kaldewei Kompetenz Center in Ahlen is a modern training and exhibition centre and international rendezvous for Kaldewei’s customers, especially architects, designers, wholesalers and fitters.
In addition to changing thematic exhibitions – at the moment, Kaldewei is presenting its innovations from the ISH 2007 – there is a permanent display of bathtubs and shower trays which provides an overview of Kaldewei’s complete product range. Furthermore, whirlpool systems are displayed in operation in five individually designed rooms.
The Kompetenz Center also provides the opportunity for specialist training for people in the trade. In a specially-equipped training room, fitters can learn how to install the various assemblies and whirlpool systems under practice-orientated conditions. ...more
In addition to changing thematic exhibitions – at the moment, Kaldewei is presenting its innovations from the ISH 2007 – there is a permanent display of bathtubs and shower trays which provides an overview of Kaldewei’s complete product range. Furthermore, whirlpool systems are displayed in operation in five individually designed rooms.
The Kompetenz Center also provides the opportunity for specialist training for people in the trade. In a specially-equipped training room, fitters can learn how to install the various assemblies and whirlpool systems under practice-orientated conditions. ...more
Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG: the leader in quality and design
Franz Kaldewei GmbH & Co. KG is the market leader for bathtubs and shower trays in Germany and Europe. Based in Ahlen in Westphalia, Kaldewei products are exported all over the world.
There are many reasons for the company's success, including a team of committed employees - some of whom have been with the company for decades - and a production site (designed in-house) that holds many patents. Kaldewei's production facilities for bathrooms are some of the most modern in Europe.
To Kaldewei, consistent environmental orientation, superlative designs and superior quality are just some of the features that make its production site so competitive and future-orientated. The company processes only natural, recyclable materials - steel and enamel. It is the only manufacturer to have its own development departments for enamel development and production. The enamel is burned in what are the world's biggest U-type furnaces.
Kaldewei's product range includes bathtubs and shower trays in Kaldewei steel enamel 3.5 mm and six different whirlpool systems, installation systems and accessories for bathtubs and showers, shower partitions, 5-litre capacity hot water heaters and solid-fuel water heaters.
There are many reasons for the company's success, including a team of committed employees - some of whom have been with the company for decades - and a production site (designed in-house) that holds many patents. Kaldewei's production facilities for bathrooms are some of the most modern in Europe.
To Kaldewei, consistent environmental orientation, superlative designs and superior quality are just some of the features that make its production site so competitive and future-orientated. The company processes only natural, recyclable materials - steel and enamel. It is the only manufacturer to have its own development departments for enamel development and production. The enamel is burned in what are the world's biggest U-type furnaces.
Kaldewei's product range includes bathtubs and shower trays in Kaldewei steel enamel 3.5 mm and six different whirlpool systems, installation systems and accessories for bathtubs and showers, shower partitions, 5-litre capacity hot water heaters and solid-fuel water heaters.
From the raw materials to seamless-drawn tubs in Kaldewei steel-enamel 3.5 mm.
The company's history began in 1918, when it was first set up by Franz Kaldewei. At first it provided raw goods for the enamelling industry, such as laundry tubs and frying pans; later, milk churns and dairy equipment were added to its product range.
In 1928 Franz's son Heinrich Kaldewei joined the board of management and actively encouraged the company to produce what would be Kaldewei's first steel bathtub; manufacture commenced in 1934. In those days, bathtubs were made of several parts that were welded together. In 1958 Kaldewei produced the world's first "seamless" bathtub, which was made from a single metal sheet with no welding seams. Within a decade, these seamless drawn steel bathtubs had superseded the cast iron tubs that had dominated the market until then.
Franz Dieter Kaldewei, who has been running the company since 1973, has made it into Europe's most progressive bathtub manufacturer with the world's biggest capacities and highest quality standards. With a material thickness of 3.5 millimetres, Kaldewei has set new standards for quality. Kaldewei's steel enamel with a easy-clean finish is a patented surface finish that is already a standard feature on many bathtubs and shower trays.
In 1928 Franz's son Heinrich Kaldewei joined the board of management and actively encouraged the company to produce what would be Kaldewei's first steel bathtub; manufacture commenced in 1934. In those days, bathtubs were made of several parts that were welded together. In 1958 Kaldewei produced the world's first "seamless" bathtub, which was made from a single metal sheet with no welding seams. Within a decade, these seamless drawn steel bathtubs had superseded the cast iron tubs that had dominated the market until then.
Franz Dieter Kaldewei, who has been running the company since 1973, has made it into Europe's most progressive bathtub manufacturer with the world's biggest capacities and highest quality standards. With a material thickness of 3.5 millimetres, Kaldewei has set new standards for quality. Kaldewei's steel enamel with a easy-clean finish is a patented surface finish that is already a standard feature on many bathtubs and shower trays.
More than 200 models: becoming a system provider
Kaldewei supports the trend towards a better quality of life and more individuality in the bathroom with an extremely varied range of products. Today, the company's palette includes over 200 designs in many colours.
Kaldewei has grown from being a manufacturer of traditional bathtubs and shower trays into a system provider with complete solutions for everything to do with the subject of bathing, showering, health and well-being..
Through its collaboration with leading European designers, the name Kaldewei is associated with quality designs in everything to do with the bathroom. The renowned Milan design studio "Sottsass Associati" is responsible for most of the products in Kaldewei's high-quality "Premium Line". Other successful models were created in the studios of "Phoenix Design" (Stuttgart/Tokyo). Both design studios have partnership links with the company and make sure that Kaldewei bathtubs and shower trays last for at least 30 years, not only the highly-resistant Kaldewei steel enamel 3.5 mm but also the shapes and styles. The best proof of this are the countless design awards that Kaldewei designs have received in recent years.
Kaldewei has grown from being a manufacturer of traditional bathtubs and shower trays into a system provider with complete solutions for everything to do with the subject of bathing, showering, health and well-being..
Through its collaboration with leading European designers, the name Kaldewei is associated with quality designs in everything to do with the bathroom. The renowned Milan design studio "Sottsass Associati" is responsible for most of the products in Kaldewei's high-quality "Premium Line". Other successful models were created in the studios of "Phoenix Design" (Stuttgart/Tokyo). Both design studios have partnership links with the company and make sure that Kaldewei bathtubs and shower trays last for at least 30 years, not only the highly-resistant Kaldewei steel enamel 3.5 mm but also the shapes and styles. The best proof of this are the countless design awards that Kaldewei designs have received in recent years.
