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RONAL Bathrooms Milestones

RONAL Bathrooms, bathroom and wellness division of the Swiss RONAL GROUP, has emerged from the former SanSwiss Group, which embarked on a dynamic growth trajectory in 2023 with various acquisitions and partnerships in the sanitary market. RONAL Bathrooms unveiled its new brand identity at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April 2024.

 

Discover the main milestones of  RONAL Bathrooms, the expert for wellness and modern bathroom:

2025

  • Extension of the RONAL Bathrooms product portfolio with innovations in all product areas: showers, bathroom furniture and wellness.

 

  • RONAL Bathrooms SA (PTY) Ltd is launching its sales activities in the South African market.

2024

  • RONAL Bathrooms opens its newly expanded showroom at the production site in Jičín, Czech Republic.

 

  • RONAL Bathrooms, former SanSwiss, became the new bathrooms and wellness division of the RONAL GROUP and unveils its new brand identity at the Salone del Mobile in Milan in April 2024. The four product brands RONAL, KUDOS, KAROL and GLASS 1989 are united under the umbrella of RONAL Bathrooms.

2023

  • Partnership and shareholding of the French start-up company INMAN for sustainable smart-home shower and bathroom concepts.

 

  • RONAL GROUP acquires KUDOS located in UK and South Africa. The British brand offering high quality showering products for the UK market.

 

  • First common presence of SanSwiss with GLASS 1989 and KAROL at the ISH, world's leading trade fair in the sanitary market.

 

  • In line with its strategic focus on expanding the Bathrooms & Wellness division, the RONAL GROUP acquires the companies GLASS 1989 and KAROL (Italy), including their associated brands.

KUDOS, the British brand offering high quality showering products for the UK market, is now part of RONAL GROUP

Also the wellness specialist GLASS 1989 is now part of the Bathrooms & Wellness division

RONAL GROUP in expanding the Bathrooms & Wellness division with the Italian brand KAROL, elegant bathroom furniture, manufactured in Toscany, Italy.

2020

  • the main RONAL production site in Jičín, Czech Republic, with focus shower enclosures, had been significantly enlarged into a modern production and logistics complex. 

2013

  • RONAL gets globally united under the Corporate brand RONAL GROUP.

2012

  • The German SanSwiss site at Forst relocates to a new warehouse and administration building featuring a modern showroom.

2010

  • An additional production site with its own sales organization is founded in Timişoara, Romania, which also serves as a logistics hub in Eastern Europe.

2009

  • RONAL celebrates its 40th anniversary.

 

  • RONAL's shower division becomes an independent group of companies under the name SanSwiss.

2002

  • The RONAL GROUP employs over 3,300 people worldwide.

1999

  • Shower enclosures are now manufactured in Jicin, Czech Republic, at the site of the wheel production facility, an important step in the growth process in Europe.

1994

  • With a workforce of 1,000 employees, RONAL produces 2 million wheels and 100.000 shower enclosures annually.

1980’s

  • Foundation of the R&D department in Bitche, France and continuous expansion of the shower product series.

1981

  • Manufacturing of shower solutions begins at the dedicated plant in Bitche, France.

1970’s

  • Consideration of Karl Wirth was given to further product diversification with aluminum.

1969

  • Karl Wirth GmbH in Walldorf, Germany, launches the first light alloy wheels under the brand name RONAL—“RON” derived from Karl Wirth’s middle name, and “AL” standing for aluminum. The wheels are produced by an external partner using the sand casting process. By the end of the year, the product range includes 15 different sizes in the RONAL R1 design.