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Jacuzzi

Jacuzzi chi global manufacturer kpai distributor eyi ami branded bath kpai spa products

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This Éwn malábó:Namespace detect is about the brand. For the device, see Hot tub.

Éwn malábó:Infobox company Jacuzzi chi American private company ku ma manufactures Kpai eyi markets hot tubs, pools, kpai ami bath products kibọ.[1] Ma chẹ má nwụ atodu the Jacuzzi hydrotherapy products.[2][1] Company lẹ chẹ ni headquarter nwu yi Irvine, California. Ọnwụ chi largest hot tub manufacturer ki di Europe[1] ki ni factory mi ẹjọ, eyi ki nana tule Chaka efu Italy.[3]

Má company lẹ efu ọdọ 1915 by seven brothers ki kwi Jacuzzi family efu Berkeley, California.[4] Má chẹ ni products ojoji agunu pumps atodu agricultural use. Efu ọdọ 1948, Jacuzzi chi ọna water pumps to treat a family member's rheumatoid arthritis.[5] Water pumps lẹ chi niche medical product gbogbo wi ẹgba ku má integrated ti efu recreational hot tub efu ọdọ 1968. Alu ki popularity eyi hot tubs lẹ chanẹ enana, Jacuzzi created more models that were more advanced. Jacuzzi chi family-run gbogbo wi ẹgba ọdọ 1979, oñwu taku má ri ọwọ ida ẹgba wewe, taki ami abo Investindustrial du la efu ọdọ 2019.

History

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Jacuzzi Bros. storefront, circa 1960

Beginnings

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Jacuzzi chi ami ọmaye ẹnẹkẹlẹ mebie efu Jacuzzi family chanẹ nwu: Giocondo, Frank, Rachele, Candido, Joseph, Gelindo kpai Valeriano, Kuma kwi Casarsa della Delizia efu northern Italy.[6] Their original last name was Iacuzzi, ama ami first two brothers immigrated kwi Italy loti the US efu ọdọ 1907, immigration staff misspelled their name as "Jacuzzi".[7] Ọgbọdu ama ọmaye ẹnẹkẹlẹ mebie le immigrated ẹgba ọdọ 1910.[7] Ami abo akwọra lẹ kibọ immigrated ti U.S. ẹgba ki ami ọmaye le ni contract ku ma provide propellers nwu U.S. atodu World War I planes.[8]

Jacuzzi chanẹ alụ ichi machining company.[9] Ami ọmaye le ch'ukọlọ oji citrus farm eyi an early aviation inventor.[7] Má kaki ma bumá develop aviation products, creating an early wood propeller that was curved instead of flat[7] kpai ọnwụ madu chekwu efu World War I.[10] Oka efu ámi propellers kuma che is now either in storage at or on loan from the Smithsonian Institution.[7] Amá nwọ chi oka efu ami first fully-enclosed cabins nwu airplanes, kumadọ ki Jacuzzi J-7, kuma du transport mail.[7]

Efu ọdọ 1921, a mail plane crashed, ki ọgbọdu abo kuma d'efu nwụ lekwu, including Giocondo Jacuzzi.[7] The brothers subsequently abandoned the aviation industry manyu ma nwago ami product ojoji wewe, eyi ejodud ki successful chi water pump created by Rachele Jacuzzi efu ọdọ 1926.[11] product line lẹ mu nagbada ti variety of pumps.[12]

Hydrotherapy

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Efu ọdọ 1948, Candido Jacuzzi developed an improved full body hydrotherapy pump, the J-300, to treat his son's (Ken Jacuzzi) rheumatoid arthritis agbada hospital visits, alu kuma ki positive response nwụ Hurbbard tank kekele ki di Herrick hospital yi Berkeley.[13] He patented the pump efu ọdọ 1952[9] manyu onwu ma chanẹ nyaja nwụ efu ọdọ 1955 ti ọdọ 1956 ichi eyi therapeutic aid.[13] Pump lẹ chi portable device ki neke jẹnwu regular bathtub du ji ri da ti spa.[14]

Kwi ọdọ 1968, ma fi whirlpool bath chedufu, ki Chi jets that mixed air kpai water. Product ki dẹyi (kuma dọ ki Roman Bath) chi Roy Jacuzzi chi ọna nwu, a 3rd-generation member eyi akwọra unyi lẹ.[15] This is considered the first whirlpool tub designed for relaxation, rather than for medical use.[16] Jacuzzi di celebrity Jayne Mansfield kpai abo kibọ ki market the tubs, ki jẹnwu Ni popularity efu ami Hollywood movie stars.[13] Adiko ẹgba 1970s, Jacuzzi products were featured on Queen for a Day kpai ami TV shows kibọ kpai ijẹnwu ki nyọgba efu California.[8] Company lẹ chanẹ ni larger models ki neke fit to ẹnẹ ka le. Má nwọ dị filters kpai heaters manyu, atodulẹ tub lẹ need kuma tomi nwu agbasi ku ma du chekwu no.[17] From 1970, family-sized spas were producted.[18]

Efu ọdọ 1989, Jacuzzi ni abo ukọlọ mi 2,200 .[12] Kwi abakwanẹ Jacuzzi ata li ọwọ ami contractors kpai builders, ama ẹgba ọdọ 1993 í chane'ta li ọwọ ami retailers.[19] Adiko ẹgba Ababa 1990s Jacuzzi chanẹ nyaja ugbọda US, especially in Italy and Spain. Adiko ẹgba uchanẹ 1990s, ukpẹreji sales ma chi ọdọda US.[17]

Jacuzzi was influential in the trend towards larger and more luxurious bathrooms.[11]

Changes in ownership

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Efu ọdọ 1979,[8] machẹ ni 257 Jacuzzi family members kuma bi ọwọ efu Jacuzzi brand kpai machẹ ni growing number of disputes agbada má.[19] Onwu taki Kidde mi business lẹ dula kpai $70 million.[8] Ojile abo akwọra unyi Jacuzzi lẹ kwibefu nwu , except Roy Jacuzzi, ki gwugwu uñwa head of the hot tub kpai bath division.[20] Efu ọdọ 1987, Kidde was acquired by Hanson PLC.[21] Efu ọdọ 1995 Hanson spun off Jacuzzi kpai ami brands omunẹ tefu public company Kuma dọ ki U.S. Industries.[17] USI fi odu ma rida ti Jacuzzi Brands efu ọdọ 2003.[22] This was in turn bought out by Apollo Management,[2] and then by Investindustrial in 2019.[23]

Acquisitions Kwi ẹgba 1990s chi Haugh Products[19] (above-ground pools), Sundance Spas,[19] Gatsby Spas,[19] Zurn Industries (toilets, sinks), Hydropool (hot tubs), Liners Direct (bath products), BathWraps (shower and bathtub renovation).[24] Adiko ẹgba 1990s, Jacuzzi chẹ ji omẹ ololo Kpai ma ta more than $600 million worth of businesses.[17] The business segment producing industrial, irrigation, well water, submersible, and centrifugal systems was sold to Franklin Electric efu 2004. The plumbing division, Zurn Industries, ku ma ta efu ọdọ 2007 nwụ $950 million.[25] Ami brands ma ajọyi chi ThermoSpas, Sundance Spas, kpai Dimension One.

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    Historic whirlpool bath, circa 1969
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    Historic Lowboy advertisement, circa 1970

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Giornalistica, Agenzia (15 ochu ajodudu 2019). "Chi si è comprato Jacuzzi?". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 12 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Private Equity-Backed Jacuzzi Brands Buying Hydropool and Liners Direct". The Wall Street Journal. 13 ochu ekefa 2017. Retrieved 12 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  3. ↑ Weinstein, D. (2008). It Came from Berkeley: How Berkeley Changed the World. Gibbs Smith. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-4236-0254-5. Retrieved 10 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  4. ↑ Solomon, Saskia (14 ochu ekejo 2023). "The Frothy Saga of the Jacuzzi Family".
  5. ↑ "The Frothy Saga of the Jacuzzi Family". nytimes.com (in English). 11 ochu ekejo 2023. Retrieved 23 ochu ekejo 2023.
  6. ↑ Euvino, G.; Filippo, M.S. (2001). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Italian History and Culture. Complete Idiot's Guide to. Alpha. ISBN 978-0-02-864234-5. Retrieved 10 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Dodd, P. (2008). What's in a Name?: From Joseph P. Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-59240-432-2. Retrieved 10 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Fucini, Joseph (1985). Entrepreneurs, the men and women behind famous brand names and how they made it. Boston: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8736-3. OCLC 11068215.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Martone, E. (2016). Italian Americans: The History and Culture of a People. ABC-CLIO. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-61069-995-2. Retrieved 9 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  10. ↑ Johnson, Finos (8 ochu eketa 1982). "Whirlpools only part of Jacuzzi business". UPI. Retrieved 9 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Hupp, Susanne; Sentinel, Orlando (21 ochu ekebie 1985). "Before Hot Tubs Became Hot, There was Jacuzzi". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Leykam, John (1989). Contra Costa County : a chronicle of progress. Northridge, Calif: Windsor Publications. p. 135. ISBN 0-89781-289-1.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Jack, A. (2015). They Laughed at Galileo: How the Great Inventors Proved Their Critics Wrong. Skyhorse. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-63220-236-9. Retrieved 10 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  14. ↑ "History of Hot Tubs and Jacuzzi | Jacuzzi.com | Jacuzzi®". www.jacuzzi.com. Retrieved 6 ochu ajodudu 2023.
  15. ↑ Martin, K. (2017). Famous Brand Names and Their Origins. Pen & Sword Books Limited. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-78159-015-7. Retrieved 13 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  16. ↑ Professional Builder. Cahners Publishing Company. 1997. Retrieved 13 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Grant, Tina; Derdak, Thomas (2006). "Jacuzzi Brands, Inc.". International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 76. St. James Press. pp. 204–2010.
  18. ↑ "Explore the History of Jacuzzi® Hot Tubs - Jacuzzi Ontario" (in American English). 5 ochu ekela 2019. Retrieved 6 ochu ajodudu 2023.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 Emert, Carol (12 ochu ekefa 1999). "Hot Water, Cold Cash / How Roy Jacuzzi turned family business into global bath empire". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 13 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  20. ↑ "BUSINESS PEOPLE; Jacuzzi Whirlpool Creator To Oversee Hanson Unit". The New York Times. 14 ochu ajodudu 1988. Retrieved 14 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  21. ↑ "Hanson Trust to Acquire Kidde Inc. in $1.6-Billion Deal". The Los Angeles Times. 6 ochu ekejo 1987. Retrieved 12 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  22. ↑ Jackson, Ted (22 ochu ekele 2003). "USI Will Become Jacuzzi Brands". Palm Beach Post. p. 5B.
  23. ↑ Adrian-Diaz, Jenna (16 ochu ajodudu 2019). "Investindustrial to Acquire Jacuzzi Brands". Interior Design. Retrieved 12 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  24. ↑ Kukec, Anna Marie (6 ochu ekebie 2017). "Jacuzzi buys Roselle's BathWraps". Daily Herald. Retrieved 14 ochu ekegwa 2021.
  25. ↑ Terlep, Sharon; Das, Anupreeta; Dezember, Ryan (13 ochu ekegwe–eji 2012). "Rexnord Explores Selling Unit". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 12 ochu ekegwa 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)


Further reading

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  • Jacuzzi, Ken (2005). Jacuzzi: A Father's Invention to Ease a Son's Pain. iUniverse. ISBN 978-0-59537-097-9. Self-published.
  • Jacuzzi, Remo (2007). Spirit, Wind & Water: The Untold Story of the Jacuzzi Family. Welcome Rain Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56649-145-7.
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