American Standard is part of people's lives in more than 40 countries, from the air they breathe to the water they drink to their level of safety on the highway. They have businesses in three areas which are Air Conditioning Systems and Services, Bath & Kitchen Products and Vehicle Control Systems. They are the world's leading producer of bathroom and kitchen fixtures and faucets, sold under such brands as American Standard® and Ideal Standard®, for consumer and commercial markets. Founded in 1875, and merged with several other small plumbing manufacturers in 1899 to form the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company, Standard Sanitary pioneered many of the plumbing product improvements introduced in the early part of this century. American Standard manufacturers bathtubs, bidets, kitchen and bathroom faucets, furniture, showers, sinks, toilets, whirlpools and accessories.
