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Facts and figures:
BRITA GmbH/the BRITA Group

Founded
by Heinz Hankammer in 1966

Headquarters
Taunusstein (near Wiesbaden), Germany

Corporate structure
Owner-managed family company
Limited liability company (GmbH) under German law,
with the corporate divisions of BRITA Home (product solutions for private domestic use), BRITA Professional (product solutions for commercial use) and BRITA Ionox (drinking water dispensers for use in public establishments and offices)

CEO
Markus Hankammer

Executive Board
Markus Hankammer
Uwe Belz
Walter Funk

Number of employees worldwide
1,010

Number of employees in Germany
558

Sales turnover - worldwide (in € millions)
2001: 133.7
2002: 162.1
2003: 171.7
2004: 183.1
2005: 190.9
2006: 218.4
2007: 254.7
2008: 275.0
2009: 282.8
2010: 302.7
2011: 320.7

Production plants
Germany, UK, Switzerland

Sales & distribution
Worldwide on all continents

Product portfolio

Products for private households

Water filter jugs
BRITA "On Line" under-the-sink water filters for BRITA-optimised water straight from the kitchen sink
"On Tap" filters fixed directly to the water tap
Accessories: glass carafes and water bottles

New and only in Germany to start with:
BRITA yource: an electrical household appliance for preparing low-calorie soft drinks in a whole variety of flavours (based on drinking water, BRITA water optimisation technology and capsules)

Filter cartridges that are integrated into well-known brands of household appliances, i.e.

Kettles
Coffee and espresso machines
Electrical household water dispensers
Fridges
Filter cartridges integrated into the kitchen sink, supplying BRITA-optimised water straight from the dispenser

Commercial water filter systems and filter cartridges for

Coffee and espresso machines
Dishwashers
Steamers
Vending machines
Drinking water dispensers attached to the water supply

Point-of-use drinking water dispensers from BRITA Ionox for

Hospitals and nursing homes
Offices and industry
Schools
Catering industry
(only in Germany to start with)

The BRITA Group (BRITA GmbH and its subsidiaries)
BRITA GmbH, Germany (headquarters)
BRITA Water Filter Systems PTY Ltd., Australia
BRITA S.A.R.L, France
BRITA Manufacturing (UK) Ltd., UK
BRITA Water Filter Systems Ltd., UK
BRITA Italia S.r.l. Unipersonale, Italy
BRITA Japan KK, Japan
BRITA Korea, Korea
BRITA Polska S.p.z.o.o., Poland
BRITA AG, Switzerland
BRITA Iberia S.L., Spain
MAVEA LLC, USA
MAVEA Canada Inc., Canada
BRITA Professional GmbH & Co. KG
Ionox Wassertechnologie GmbH