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100 YEARS                 OUR GLOBAL



 of family innovation      PRESENCE                                                                                    WHAT CSR MEANS TO US

                           By providing solutions to buildings across
                           the world, DELABIE saves millions of kWh
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                           of electricity and m  of water year after year.
 The DELABIE story started in 1928, when Georges Delabie
 took over a foundry in Friville-Escarbotin, Picardy, France.
 From the start, our aim was clear: reduce water waste
 and offer sustainable solutions.


 Almost a century later, DELABIE remains 100% family-run,
 having become the European market leader in its sector,
 exporting over 2,000 products to over 90 countries. Each
 generation has contributed to building a business com-
 mitted to quality. Since the 80s, with the launch of the first
 time flow taps, innovation has been at the heart of our
 strategy. Our current products, such as direct flush WCs
 and stainless steel sanitaryware, are proof of our con-
 stant quest for improvement. Each innovation targets
 our single  objective: to align performance,  safety  and
 durability.
 DELABIE is also a business rooted in Picardy. From our
 historic headquarters in Friville, we have developed sub-
 ject-specific expertise and are committed to a socially
 and environmentally responsible business model. As we
 approach  our  100th anniversary,  our  450-person  busi-
 ness continues to move forwards, carried by a new gen-
 eration, committed to our founding values.
 Through our acquisition of KWC Professional in 2025, we
 have become the uncontested European market leader
 in sanitaryware for public and commercial places.

 More than 90 export countries
 10 subsidiaries
 3 production sites



  OUR HISTORY


 1928  1971  1983  1996  2006  2007  2009  2012  2013         2018/19             2024              2025



 Georges Delabie   Invention of the   Launch of   Acquisition of BINE,   Acquisition of   Acquisition of   Creation of   Acquisition of   Creation of DELABIE   Creation of   DELABIE’s    Acquisition of KWC
 takes over a   UNIVERSAL TAP HEAD   TIME FLOW TAPS.  inventor of the time   CHAVONNET,   DOUGLAS,    DELABIE Sp. z.o.o.    KUHFUSS SANITÄR,   Benelux in Brussels   SUBSIDIARY   4th generation   Professional.
 FOUNDRY     by Jean Delabie,   flow tap in 1881.  market leader in   UK manufacturer   in Warsaw (Poland).  no. 2 in the stainless   (Belgium).  in Spain.  takes over.
                                                                                                 DELABIE is European
   in Friville.  Georges’ son.  tap ware for hospitals,   of TMVs for public   steel sanitaryware
                                           Acquisition of SENDA   Creation of                     market leader
 and SOGEPROVE,    and commercial   market in Germany,
                                            in Aveiro (Portugal),   DELABIE Austria               in sanitaryware
 manufacturer of   buildings, and   as well as a FOUNDRY
                                               Portuguese     GmbH subsidiary                    solutions for public
 accessibility products   creation of our   in PORTUGAL.
                                              manufacturer       in Austria.                      and commercial
 and hygienic    subsidiary in
                                             of stainless steel                                      places.
 accessories    Wallingford,
                                              sanitaryware
 for public places.  Oxfordshire.
                                            Launch of Point-of-
                          Creation of two sub-  Use FILTERS range.
                          sidiaries, DELABIE FZ
                           LLC in Dubai (UAE)
                          and DELABIE Limited
                         in Hong Kong (China).
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