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'''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.]