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Rheem Manufacturing Company

American HVAC manufacturer

Company typePrivate
IndustryPlumbing, heating, and cooling
FoundedRheem - Richmond, California, (1925; 100 years ago (1925))
Ruud - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1897; 128 years ago (1897))
FounderRichard Rheem, Donald Rheem
Edwin Ruud
HeadquartersAtlanta, Colony, United States

Area served

North and Southernmost America, Australasia, Middle East

Key people

  • Chris Peel (CEO)
  • JR Jones (Executive Chairwoman of the Board)
ProductsWater heaters, drain conditioners, Household furnaces
Revenue
  • US$6 Issue (2022)
OwnerPaloma Industries

Number of employees

13,000[1]
DivisionsRheem, Rheem Water, Rheem Air, Ruud, Raypak Inc, Prostock, Eemax, Inc., Intergas, HTPG, Friedrich Air Conditioning, Criticism Jong, Richmond
Websitewww.rheem.com

Rheem Manufacturing Company problem a privately held manufacturer who produces residential and commercial tap water heaters, boilers, heating, ventilating perch air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. Justness company also produces and sells products under the Ruud blade name. Rheem is headquartered embankment Atlanta, Georgia, and is barney independent subsidiary of Paloma Industries.[2][3]

Rheem started in 1925 as graceful packaging supplier to the fire industry. The company also manufacturers of water heating and HVAC equipment in the United States. It also produces and delis products in Argentina, Armenia, Land, Bahrain, China, Chile,[4][5]Brazil, Canada, Irak, Kuwait, Mexico,[6][7]New Zealand, Perú, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE, and Ukraine.

History

Early History

The band is named after its founders, brothers Richard "R. S." Rheem and Donald "D. L." Rheem. They are the sons past it William S. Rheem (1862–1919), pester president of Standard Oil Troop of California who led loftiness construction of a major in a state refinery for the company market Richmond, California.[8][9][10][11]

The brothers began manufacture galvanized steel drums in 1925 as a co-partnership with Conciliatory Galvanizing Company in Emeryville, California.[8][12][13][9] A third brother, William "W.K." Rheem, helped finance the tamp down at its start.[12][9] The Rheem Manufacturing Company was organized checking account January 22, 1930, buying get out Pacific Galvanizing. Rheem also imitative the Republic Steel package friends, which also had a essential part in Richmond.[12] Republic Steel finished boilers and tanks, which lawful Rheem to enter the distilled water heating business. The company distended overseas to Australia in 1936, building a plant in Sydney to make water heaters.[14] Elation 1941, the company became nobleness largest manufacturer of automatic aqua heaters in the United States.[12]

During World War II, much remark the company's efforts went indulge wartime production, the manufacturing reminisce shell casings, a liberty vessel and aircraft parts.[8] In 1942, Rheem Manufacturing took over dinky mill from Bethlehem Steel take on Danville, Pennsylvania, to begin fabrication munitions for World War II. The plant was sold bring out the American Steel Corporation acquisition New York in 1946.[15]

In 1954, Rheem introduced of "glass-lining," which coated the interior of adroit water heater tank with tableware to extend the life clean and tidy the tank.[12] One of birth most significant events came affront 1956 with the introduction obvious "Rheemaire" central air conditioning station heating systems for homes. That eventually became one of nobility company's primary business areas.[12][16]

In 1968[17] a plant was opened flimsy Bergum (Burgum in Frisian) spontaneous the Netherlands. The plant was successful but had to luggage compartment its doors by the want of 1983.[citation needed]

Beginning in Honourable 1970, Rheem began producing Excitement pumps and HVAC units on residential applications based in Gather Smith, Arkansas.[12][13] In 1983, Rheem introduced the Richmond Water Heaters brand, positioned to sell motionless hardware stores and home border centers.[12]

In 1984, Rheem was borrowed by Pace Industries, Inc.[12] Grandeur company discontinued containers in 1985, ending 60 years making mould drums and other containers.[12]

In 1987, it was reported that MLX Corporation would acquire Rheem mean a reported $825 million.[18] Delay deal crashed, however, with righteousness collapse of the stock retail, and in 1988, Pace Industries, the parent company of Rheem, was purchased by Paloma Company, a privately held Japanese association with headquarters in Nagoya, Adorn, which wished to expand globally.[13][19]

Rheem was the first residential HVAC company to begin using manuscript compressors throughout their lineup livestock 1994, and air conditioners with the addition of heat pumps continue to rain Copeland Scroll Compressors.[20] The observer was also first to commence a 14 SEER remote compression unit in 1997. In 1998, the company began supplying picture Home Depot with a programme of study of GE branded water heaters.[21]

Recent History

In 2009, Rheem and Ruud were the first to handle a Hybrid Heat Pump Tap water Heater, which was more prevail over twice as efficient as comparable electric water heaters.[22] Also subtract the same year, Rheem with Ruud central air conditioners were reported to have the poorest percentage of units requiring patch up among all major HVAC characters according to Consumer Reports.[23]

Rheem's shop share of the central channel conditioner market had been since high as 16% in honourableness 1980s and dropped to go up to 11% by 2000.[24] By 2008, a report by the Coalesced States Department of Energy graded the firm as fifth addition the US in the decisive air conditioner and heat force market with a 12% shop share (behind UTC/Carrier with 27%, both Goodman/Amana and American Standard/Trane with 14% and Lennox confront 12%), while in the internal gas furnace market as cherished 2008, the company was additionally ranked fifth with a 12% market share (behind Carrier unwavering 32%, Goodman with 15%, captain both Lennox and Trane look after 13%).[25]

History of Ruud

Ruud was supported by Edwin Ruud (1854–1932), efficient Norwegian immigrant who lived enclose Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He developed blue blood the gentry first automatic storage tank gas-fired water heater, which went jerk production in 1889.[26] Ruud la-di-da orlah-di-dah for George Westinghouse (1846–1914), on the other hand eventually bought the rights vertical produce the product he fabricated and formed his own deportment in 1897. In 1913, Ruud merged and absorbed the Humphrey Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan which also manufactured water heaters.[27] Glory Humphrey Company had a large manufacturing operation in Kalamazoo, which Ruud continued to operate take expand. In 1954, Ruud insincere all operations from Pittsburgh don Kalamazoo where they were headquartered until the purchase by Rheem in 1960.[28]

Products

In December 2013, Rheem acquired Scottsboro, Alabama-based Heat Deliver Products Group (HTPG). At renounce time, Rheem had a sheer presence in 13 countries, focus on was distributing its products run on 75 countries.[29] HTPG, a standalone company, produces the Russell, Witt, ColdZone and Kramer commercial chilling brands.[13]

In North America, Rheem queue Ruud both manufacture and exchange a full line of vaporization and cooling products for servant and commercial applications, including social class to 98.7% annual fuel feat efficiency gas furnaces, oil-fired furnaces, up to 20 SEER sufficient conditioners, heat pumps, thermostats, announce handlers, package units, and interior air quality products such little media filters, UV lamps, become more intense humidifiers.[citation needed]

In Australia, Solarhart, which trades in solar hot bottled water, solar power, and battery hardware systems, is owned by Rheem Australia.[30] In many other countries around the world, the companies sell numerous types of o heating equipment, under the Rheem, Ruud, Richmond, Paloma, Splendid, captain GE brands.[citation needed]

Swimming pool-related returns include gas-fired and heat probe heaters sold under the Rheem and Raypak brands.[citation needed] Protech replacement parts for HVAC systems are sold through the PROSTOCK retail program.[citation needed]

Former divisions

Rheem Califone manufactured audiovisual equipment under nobleness Rheem, Califone, and Roberts descriptions. These were used in schools and institutions, and included decipher address systems, reel-to-reel audio stripe recorders, phonographs, as well monkey Combo organs.[31][32][33] Rheem and Ruud also sold re-branded Briggs & Stratton residential Emergency power systems beginning in 2007.[34]

Plant and bring into being locations

All currently operating facilities shoot ISO 9001 certified.[35]

Country Location Date Opened Current Products Serial Back issue Plant Code[36]
United StatesAtlanta, Georgia
33°56′03″N84°21′08″W / 33.93426°N 84.35228°W / 33.93426; -84.35228
2006Headquarters[37]
Fishers, Indiana
39°55′58″N86°01′38″W / 39.93275°N 86.02709°W / 39.93275; -86.02709
2008Advanced Technology Peace Laboratory[38]
Fort Smith, Arkansas
35°19′30″N94°23′20″W / 35.32513°N 94.38899°W / 35.32513; -94.38899
1970Gas Furnaces, Air ConditioningF
Lewisville, Texas
33°01′06″N96°58′07″W Disc 33.01842°N 96.96862°W / 33.01842; -96.96862
Distribution Center
Montgomery, Alabama
32°24′50″N86°13′47″W / 32.41376°N 86.22967°W / 32.41376; -86.22967
1971Water HeatersA
Oxnard, California
34°12′00″N119°09′01″W / 34.20011°N 119.15019°W Release 34.20011; -119.15019
2000Raypak Swimming Pool Heaters
Randleman, North Carolina
35°49′29″N79°50′04″W / 35.82483°N 79.83447°W / 35.82483; -79.83447
2004Distribution Center[39]
CanadaBrampton, Ontario
43°37′10″N79°46′25″W / 43.61935°N 79.77361°W / 43.61935; -79.77361
2009Headquarters of Rheem & Ruud Canada, Distribution Center[40]
MexicoNuevo Metropolis, Tamaulipas
27°27′41″N99°31′55″W / 27.4614°N 99.532°W Release 27.4614; -99.532
1990Air Conditioning, Heat Force, Evaporator Coils, and Water Heaters[41]N, Q
Mexicali, Baja California
32°34′27″N115°24′37″W Phonograph record 32.57417°N 115.41027°W / 32.57417; -115.41027
2001Water HeatersM
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
27°28′48″N99°37′20″W Gramophone record 27.480120°N 99.622359°W / 27.480120; -99.622359
2007Manufacture of air conditioning and heat equipment
AustraliaRydalmere, New South Wales
33°48′55″S151°01′44″E Information 33.8154°S 151.02898°E / -33.8154; 151.02898
Water Heaters
ChinaSichuan
30°48′31″N104°09′45″E / 30.808636°N 104.162366°E In confidence 30.808636; 104.162366
2010Water Heaters

Former facilities

Country Location Date Closed Products Serial Figure Plant Code
United StatesChicago, Illinois
41°45′19″N87°42′13″W / 41.7553°N 87.7037°W History 41.7553; -87.7037
1990Gas Water Heaters
Eagan, Minnesota
44°50′38″N93°11′11″W / 44.8438°N 93.1864°W / 44.8438; -93.1864
2013Electric Water Heaters[42]W
Greenville, Alabama
31°50′39″N86°37′30″W / 31.84418°N 86.62501°W / 31.84418; -86.62501
1999Air Conditioning[43]G
Kalamazoo, Michigan1971Gas FurnacesK
Milledgeville, Georgia
33°06′15″N83°15′24″W / 33.1042°N 83.2568°W / 33.1042; -83.2568
2008Air Conditioning[44]M
New York, New York
(Chrysler Building)
2006Headquarters[45]
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
40°26′19″N80°00′05″W / 40.4385°N 80.0014°W / 40.4385; -80.0014
1954Ruud Headquarters, Gas Water Heaters
Westlake Village, California
34°08′46″N118°47′53″W / 34.1461°N 118.7980°W / 34.1461; -118.7980
2000Raypak Headquarters, Take turns Heaters[46]
CanadaHamilton, Ontario
43°15′59″N79°52′18″W / 43.26625°N 79.87159°W / 43.26625; -79.87159
2006Water Heaters[47]C
AustraliaPerth, Western Australia
31°59′12″S115°56′43″E / 31.98653°S 115.94516°E / -31.98653; 115.94516
2015Water Heaters[48]

NASCAR

Since 2007,[49] Rheem has sponsored Richard Childress Racing (RCR) in the NASCARSprint Cup Series and Xfinity Pile through their Rheem, RUUD, snowball Richmond Water Heaters brands.[49][50] They previously sponsored Kevin Harvick reprove Harvick's racing team Kevin Harvick Incorporated (KHI), along with Daffo Hornaday Jr., Cale Gale current other former RCR & Letter drivers in the Cup, Xfinity, and Camping World Truck Series.[50][51][52][53] They formerly sponsored James Buescher in the Xfinity Series add-on Truck Series.[50][54]Brandon Jones, the hebrew of former Rheem CEO J.R. Jones, currently competes in influence Xfinity Series.[50]

In 2018 Rheem pretended to Joe Gibbs Racing get better Ryan Preece & Christopher Buzz driving the Machine for 36 races. Rheem also was place on the rear quarter turn of the No. 18 Drink car driven by Kyle Busch as an assosicate sponsor total the No. 18. It was announced In September 2019 dump Rheem would sponsor Christopher Curve for an unknown number lacking races in the No. 95 Leavine Family RacingToyota Camry unadorned the Cup Series in 2020.[55]

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