Kohler Co.

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Kohler Co.

Company headquarters in Kohler, Wisconsin
Company type	Private
Industry	Manufacturing, hospitality
Founded	December 6, 1873; 150 years ago (1873-12-06)[1]
Founder	John Michael Kohler
Headquarters	444 Highland Drive Kohler, Wisconsin, U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	David Kohler (President and CEO)
Products	Plumbing fixtures, tile, furniture and cabinetry, engines, generators
Owner	Kohler family
Number of employees	40,000[2] (2019)
Website	kohlercompany.com

Kohler Co., founded in 1873 by John Michael Kohler, is an American manufacturing company based in Kohler, Wisconsin.^[3] Kohler is best known for its plumbing products, but the company also manufactures furniture, cabinetry, tile, engines, and generators. Destination Kohler also owns various hospitality establishments in the United States and Scotland. In February 2017, Kohler Co. acquired UK-based Clarke Energy from the management team and ECI Partners,^[4] a multinational specialist in the engineering, construction, installation, and maintenance of engine-based power plants and is an authorized distributor of GE's reciprocating engines in 19 countries worldwide.^[5] In November 2023, it was announcing that Kohler is establishing the Energy group independently and would be bought in a complex partnership with private equity group Platinum Equity, the deal is slated to close in Q1 2024.^[6]