Masco 2641015 210921017 2008-05-07T23:54:34Z 131.215.158.218 i don't understand why people on wikipedia don't understand correct use of commas '''Masco Corporation''' is a [[Fortune 500]] company. Initially organized in [[1929]] as '''Masco Screw Products Company''' by [[Alex Manoogian]] in [[Taylor, Michigan]], [[United States of America]], Masco Corporation has emerged as the global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of branded consumer products for the home and family. Alex Manoogian and his wife donated the [[Manoogian Mansion]] to the City of Detroit as the official residence of the Mayor. The company is a leading provider of variety of services including [[Install (equipment)|installation]] of [[Thermal insulation|insulation]] solutions for [[building]]s, and building products such as [[shelves|shelving]], [[window]]s, [[cabinet (furniture)|cabinet]]ry, [[fireplaces]], portable spas, [[bathroom]] accessories, [[garage door]]s, and products related to [[gutter]]s. For years the company has made acquisitions of related small family-run businesses which were enticed by cash, stock in the parent corporation and a "hands off" policy which allowed them to retain employees and personal management of their local operations. Between [[1997]] and [[2002]], [[Richard Manoogian]], who succeeded his father as chief executive, invested over $10 billion on 42 buys. By [[2003]], the parent corporation had sales of $10.9 billion and profit of $806 million and Richard Manoogian announced that Masco would start to run as a single company. [[Home Depot]], which represents 22% of Masco's total sales has been getting separate sales calls from 18 Masco operating companies selling 25 different product lines. ==Masco Companies== ===Cabinets and Related Products=== ''North American'' * KraftMaid Cabinetry, Inc. * [[Merillat Industries|Merillat]] * Mill's Pride * Quality Cabinets * Liberty Hardware ''International'' * Moores Furniture Group, Ltd. * Tvilum-Scanbirk http://www.Tvilum-Scanbirk.com ===Plumbing Products=== ''North American'' * Alsons Corporation * American Shower & Bath Corporation * Aqua Glass Corporation * BrassCraft Manufacturing Company * Brasstech, Inc. * [[Delta Faucet Company]] * Mirolin Industries Corporation * Peerless Faucet Company * Plumb Shop * Watkins Manufacturing Corporation/Hot Spring Spas/Caldera Spas ''International'' * Alfred Reinecke GmbH & Co. * A & J Gummers * Breuer, Germany * Bristan, Ltd. http://www.bristan.com * Damixa * Glass Indromassaggio SRL * [[Hansgrohe|Hansgrohe AG]] * Heritage Bathrooms, Ltd. * Hüppe * Rubinetterie Mariani * S.T.S.R. ===Decorative Architectural Products=== ''North American'' * Behr Process Corporation * Franklin Brass Mfg. Corp. (Bath Unlimited) * Ginger * Liberty Hardware * Masterchem Industries LLC * Melard Manufacturing Corp. (Bath Unlimited) * Vapor Technologies Inc. ==External links== * [http://www.masco.com Masco Corporation] * [http://www.arrowfastener.com Arrow Fastner Co., Inc.] * [http://www.merillat.com Merillat Industries] * [http://www.millspride.com Mill's Pride] * [http://www.kraftmaid.com Kraftmaid Cabinetry, Inc.] * [http://www.behr.com Behr Process Corporation] * [http://www.hotspring.com Hot Spring Spas] * [http://www.calderaspas.com Caldera Spas] * [http://www.tigerriverspas.com Tiger River Spas] * [http://www.hotspotspa.com Hot Spot Spas] * [http://www.solanaspas.com Solana Spas] * [http://www.deltafaucet.com Delta Faucet Company] * [http://www.qualitycabinets.com Quality Cabinets] * [http://www.mascocs.com Masco Contractor Services] * [http://www.eflhome.com '''''Environments For Living'''''® for home owners] * [http://www.eflbuilder.com '''''Environments For Living'''''® for home builders] [[Category:Companies based in Metro Detroit]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies of the United States]] [[Category:Companies established in 1929]] ==Other 'MASCO' Organisations== * [http://www.MascoSalvage.com/ MASCo - Minchinhampton Architectural Salvage Company (UK)] * [http://www.masco.org/ Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization, Inc.]