Armitage Shanks is a British manufacturer of bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies, now part of the Villeroy & Boch group.
Armitage Shanks has one factory in the village of Armitage in the United Kingdom. Armitage Shanks is a manufacturer of bathroom fittings for use in private residences, workplaces, hospitals and schools.
History
The company that became Armitage Shanks was founded in 1817, by Thomas Bond in Armitage, Staffordshire. The Armitage "sanitary pottery manufacture" became a successful toilet manufacturer in the United Kingdom. In 1907, Armitage Ware Limited was incorporated.[1]
In 1969, Armitage merged with Shanks Holdings Limited, a competing "sanitary engineering company" that was established in 1878 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, producing the famous brand name Armitage Shanks.[2]
In 1980, Armitage Shanks was purchased by Blue Circle Industries