Oras (company)

Oras Ltd
Limited Company
Founded 1945 (1945)
Founder Erkki Paasikivi
Headquarters Rauma, Finland
Area served
Europe
Key people
Pekka Kuusniemi (CEO)[1]
Products Faucets, Showers, Technical valves
Revenue €131.1 million (2012)
Owner Oras Invest Ltd.
Number of employees
920 (2012)
Website www.oras.com

Oras Oy is a Finnish manufacturer of bathroom and kitchen faucets.[2] The company was founded in Rauma in 1945 by Erkki Paasikivi.[3] Oras is the fourth largest faucet manufacturer in Europe, and it holds 30–80 percent of the market share in Finland.[1] The company has two factories, which are located in Olesno, Poland and Rauma.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kullas, Emilia (October 12, 2007). "Paasikiven iloiset velikullat tarttuvat Kemiraan". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Talentum. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Oras at a glance". Oras. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. Vahe, Juha (September 5, 2008). "Vuorineuvos Pekka Paasikivi (1944–)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Finnish Literature Society. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. "Oras keskittää tuotantoaan Raumalle ja Puolaan" (in Finnish). Yle. December 7, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2012.


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