Holmes Products

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Holmes Products
IndustryConsumer products
Founded1982[1]
FounderJordan Kahn
ProductsHome appliances
ParentNewell Brands
Websitewww.holmesproducts.com

Holmes Products Corp. or Holmes Group is a company based in Milford, Massachusetts, that produces mechanical fans, space heaters, and humidifiers.

History

Holmes Products was founded by Jordan Kahn in 1982.[1][2] In 2005, Berkshire Partners, Holmes' parent company, sold Holmes Products to Jarden Corporation for US$625.9 million. At the time of the sale, the brands of Holmes included Rival (acquired in 1999[3]), Crock-Pot, Bionaire and White Mountain.[2] In 2015, Jaden Corporation was combined into Newell Brands and operates under Sunbeam Products, Inc. It licenses its fans to SEG Products, a Montreal based consumer goods company. [4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "About Holmes Products". Archived from the original on April 24, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Holmes Group sold to Jarden for $625.9M in cash, stock". Boston Business Journal. June 29, 2005. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rival sold to Holmes". The News-Sentinel. December 28, 1998. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ https://getholmesfans.com/en/root/about-seg
  5. ↑ https://ir.newellbrands.com/news-releases/news-release-details/newell-rubbermaid-and-jarden-corporation-announce-consumer-goods