Oras (company)
Limited Company | |
Founded | 1945 |
Founder | Erkki Paasikivi |
Headquarters | Rauma, Finland |
Area served | Europe |
Key people | Pekka Kuusniemi (CEO)[1] |
Products | Faucets, Showers, Technical valves |
Revenue | €131.1 million (2012) |
Owner | Oras Invest Ltd. |
Number of employees | 920 (2012) |
Website |
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Oras Oy is a Finnish manufacturer of bathroom and kitchen faucets.[2] The company was founded in Rauma in 1945 by Erkki Paasikivi.[3] Oras is the fourth largest faucet manufacturer in Europe, and it holds 30–80 percent of the market share in Finland.[1] The company has two factories, which are located in Olesno, Poland and Rauma.[2][4]
References
- 1 2 Kullas, Emilia (October 12, 2007). "Paasikiven iloiset velikullat tarttuvat Kemiraan". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Talentum. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- 1 2 "Oras at a glance". Oras. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ↑ Vahe, Juha (September 5, 2008). "Vuorineuvos Pekka Paasikivi (1944–)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Finnish Literature Society. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Oras keskittää tuotantoaan Raumalle ja Puolaan" (in Finnish). Yle. December 7, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
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