{"id":3835,"date":"2020-10-16T15:17:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T13:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p541055.webspaceconfig.de\/wordpress\/grumbach-innovation-competence-and-experience\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:07:05","slug":"grumbach-innovation-competence-and-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/en\/grumbach-innovation-competence-and-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Grumbach \u2013 innovation, competence and experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Karl Grumbach GmbH &amp; Co KG<\/strong> is today a family-run industrial company in Wetzlar-M\u00fcnchholzhausen and has been in existence since 1938.<br\/>The company specialises in the development, production and distribution of (innovative) sanitary and flat roof products. The sanitary products include prefabricated bathrooms, prefabricated showers (complete showers), sanitary building blocks for pre-wall installation and shower floor systems for the construction of floor-level tiled showers. Flat roof products include roof drains, roof vents and accessories for draining and ventilating flat roofs. GRUMBACH currently offers the largest roof outlet programme in Europe for flat roof drainage.<br\/>The family-run company has been developing, producing and selling solutions for practical requirements since 1974. Here is a look at the company&#8217;s history:<\/p>\n\t\t\t<!-- Cool Timeline Free V3.4.0 -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl-wrapper\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Timeline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cool_timeline_1\" class=\"cool-timeline-wrapper ctl-both-sided ctl-vertical-wrapper\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl-start\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Timeline Container -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl-timeline ctl-timeline-container\" data-animation=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Center Line -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl-inner-line\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2024\" id=\"year-2024\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-9016\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"1\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2024<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-9016\" aria-label=\"2\">Attika Corner Drains<\/div><!-- Story Media --><div class=\"ctl-media full\"><a data-glightbox=\"Attika Corner Drains\" href=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Attika-Eck-Gullys-2024.jpg\" class=\"ctl_glightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Attika-Eck-Gullys-2024-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Attika Corner Drains 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Attika-Eck-Gullys-2024-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Attika-Eck-Gullys-2024-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Attika-Eck-Gullys-2024-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\">GRUMBACH presented a new generation of PUR roof drains at the international DACH+HOLZ 2024 trade fair in Stuttgart: The <strong>Attika Corner Drains <\/strong>provide an elegant and efficient solution for flat roof drainage, directly in the corners of the flat roof.\r\nThese roof drains are:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Attika Corner Balcony Drain made of PUR<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Attika Corner Meso Drain made of PUR<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-9013\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon even ctl-story-left\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"2\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2024<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>On 11 February 2024, the shareholder <strong>Hedwig Grumbach<\/strong> died at the age of 88.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2023\" id=\"year-2023\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2023<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-9011\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"3\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2023<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-9011\" aria-label=\"2\">Change in the shareholder structure<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p><strong>Simon Gerd Konstantinidis<\/strong> (Master of Science Physics) becomes a shareholder through the purchase of Julia Lengfeld &#8216;s shares in the company. This means that a family member from the 4th generation is joining the company.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2019\" id=\"year-2019\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2019<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-9009\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon even ctl-story-left\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"4\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2019<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>On 23 July 2019, shareholder <strong>Rita G\u00fcnther<\/strong> died unexpectedly at the age of 64.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2018\" id=\"year-2018\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2018<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4455\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"5\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2018<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4455\" aria-label=\"2\">New prefabricated bathroom series INDIVIDUAL<\/div><!-- Story Media --><div class=\"ctl-media full\"><a data-glightbox=\"New prefabricated bathroom series INDIVIDUAL\" href=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FB-INDIVIDUAL_2017.jpg\" class=\"ctl_glightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"472\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FB-INDIVIDUAL_2017.jpg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Eingebauter Grumbach-Eck-WC-Stein und Duschboden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FB-INDIVIDUAL_2017.jpg 472w, https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/FB-INDIVIDUAL_2017-292x300.jpg 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>A variant of the new INDIVIDUAL prefabricated bathroom series will be presented at all important trade exhibitions (SHK-Essen, IFH \/ INTHERM Nuremberg and GET-Nord-Hamburg).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2017\" id=\"year-2017\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2017<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4454\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon even ctl-story-left\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"6\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2017<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>On 8 December 2017 , senior partner <strong>Emil Grumbach<\/strong> died at the age of 84.<br \/>\nHis wife <strong>Hedwig Grumbach<\/strong> took over his company shares as his successor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2016\" id=\"year-2016\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2016<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4452\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"7\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2016<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4452\" aria-label=\"2\">Eccentric Drain und Attic Power Drain<\/div><!-- Story Media --><div class=\"ctl-media small\"><a data-glightbox=\"Eccentric Drain und Attic Power Drain\" href=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P3722-Anwendung-III_16.jpg\" class=\"ctl_glightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P3722-Anwendung-III_16-300x300.jpg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Eccentric Drain und Attic Power Drain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P3722-Anwendung-III_16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P3722-Anwendung-III_16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P3722-Anwendung-III_16.jpg 472w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p><strong>Eccentric Drain<\/strong> und <strong>Attic Power Drain<\/strong> are the interesting product innovations from the roof drainage sector.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2500 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P3624-2_16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P3624-2_16.jpg 945w, https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/P3624-2_16-480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 945px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2014\" id=\"year-2014\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2014<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4451\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon even ctl-story-left\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"8\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2014<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4451\" aria-label=\"2\">SLIM-BLOCK<\/div><!-- Story Media --><div class=\"ctl-media small\"><a data-glightbox=\"SLIM-BLOCK\" href=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1701-Slim-Block-b20.jpg\" class=\"ctl_glightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1701-Slim-Block-b20-200x300.jpg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"WC block 20 cm SLIM-Block\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>is the name of the company&#8217;s new major product innovation. With its 20 cm width, the SLIM-BLOCK is considered <strong>the narrowest wall-mounted WC element on the market.<\/strong> In conjunction with the matching angle elements, it is the ideal solution for narrow &#8220;hose bathrooms\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2013\" id=\"year-2013\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2013<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4449\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"9\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2013<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4449\" aria-label=\"2\">75 years of GRUMBACH<\/div><!-- Story Media --><div class=\"ctl-media small\"><a data-glightbox=\"75 years of GRUMBACH\" href=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/75-Jahre.png\" class=\"ctl_glightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/75-Jahre-300x300.png\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Eingebauter Grumbach-Eck-WC-Stein und Duschboden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/75-Jahre-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/75-Jahre-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/75-Jahre.png 472w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>On August 1st, 2013 the company celebrated its 75th anniversary with an &#8220;Open House&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2011\" id=\"year-2011\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2011<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4448\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon even ctl-story-left\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"10\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2011<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4448\" aria-label=\"2\">Change in the company management<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>In 2011, <strong>Susanne Konstantinidis<\/strong>, a graduate in business administration, was appointed to the management as the successor to Emil Grumbach.<br \/>\nAfter 39 years, the Emil Grumbach era as managing director came to an end. The third generation completely took over the management.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2007\" id=\"year-2007\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2007<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4447\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"11\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2007<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4447\" aria-label=\"2\">New product line Shower Floor Systems<\/div><!-- Story Media --><div class=\"ctl-media small\"><a data-glightbox=\"New product line Shower Floor Systems\" href=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PR-Foto_Duschbodenelement_1800_2007.jpg\" class=\"ctl_glightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/PR-Foto_Duschbodenelement_1800_2007-248x300.jpg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Eingebauter Grumbach-Eck-WC-Stein und Duschboden\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>The first <strong>GRUMBACH shower floor system <\/strong>(shower floor element + adjustment support element) for the installation of floor-level showers was presented with great success at the international ISH trade fair in Frankfurt.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"2004\" id=\"year-2004\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>2004<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4446\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon even ctl-story-left\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"12\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">2004<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4446\" aria-label=\"2\">Third generation takes responibility<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>In 2004 the decision was made that the company should remain family-owned in the future. Emil Grumbach&#8217;s four daughters (Rita G\u00fcnther, Susanne Konstantinidis, Stephanie Godow and Julia Lengfeld) became partners. Business school graduate Lazaros Konstantinidis was appointed as the second managing director alongside Emil Grumbach.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"1998\" id=\"year-1998\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>1998<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4445\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"13\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">1998<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4445\" aria-label=\"2\">A corner pre-wall installation is introduced<\/div><!-- Story Media --><div class=\"ctl-media small\"><a data-glightbox=\"A corner pre-wall installation is introduced\" href=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Eck-WC-Stein-1998_10654.jpg\" class=\"ctl_glightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Eck-WC-Stein-1998_10654-184x300.jpg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"First Corner WC Block 1998\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>In 1998, the first two corner WC elements were introduced with great success as &#8220;space-saving wonders&#8221; for pre-wall installation in bathroom corners.<br \/>\nThe first corner WC pre-wall elements are called:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corner WC block 108 cm high<\/li>\n<li>Corner WC block 83 cm high<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"1996\" id=\"year-1996\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>1996<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4444\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon even ctl-story-left\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"14\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">1996<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><div class=\"head\">The company founder died on June 2nd, 1996 at the age of 84.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"1994\" id=\"year-1994\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>1994<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4443\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"15\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">1994<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4443\" aria-label=\"2\">A new generation of pre-wall installations is born<\/div><!-- Story Media --><div class=\"ctl-media small\"><a data-glightbox=\"A new generation of pre-wall installations is born\" href=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Grumbach-Universalblock-1994_GR-03.jpg\" class=\"ctl_glightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/grumbach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Grumbach-Universalblock-1994_GR-03-186x300.jpg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"A new generation of pre-wall installations is born\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>PUR sanitary mounting blocks (sanitary blocks) were presented for the first time at the IFH \u201994 in Nuremberg and these made possible a new and simple method of pre-wall installation. The first two sanitary mounting blocks (sanitary blocks) were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the Universal Block 108 cm high and<\/li>\n<li>the Universal Block 83 cm high.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"1975\" id=\"year-1975\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>1975<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4441\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon even ctl-story-left\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"16\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">1975<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4441\" aria-label=\"2\">The first prefabricated shower, the first prefabricated bathroom and the first roof drain<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>In 1975 the first prefabricated bathrooms, prefabricated showers and roof drains are in serial production and being marketed. As regards flat roof drainage the company offers the widest range of roof drains in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"1972\" id=\"year-1972\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>1972<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4440\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"17\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">1972<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4440\" aria-label=\"2\">The second generation takes over the leadership of the enterprise<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>In 1972 <strong>Karl Grumbach<\/strong> handed over the entire management to his son <strong>Emil Grumbach.<\/strong> Emil Grumbach joined the company as an apprentice in 1947 and took over the technical management of the company in 1954. Emil Grumbach kept working on new problem solutions for practice. In the course of his life he was able to register a total of <strong>more than 30 utility models<\/strong> and <strong>13 patents<\/strong>. <strong>The most important developments by Emil Grumbach include<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1950: Folding bench for hand and foot operation by one person (Today in use almost everywhere.)<\/li>\n<li>1960: Electrical screw stock for thread cutting (This solution is also in wide-spread use by installers.)<\/li>\n<li>1960: Prefabricated Pre-Wall Installations<\/li>\n<li>1961: Adjustable screw fitting for installation elements<\/li>\n<li>1961: Visible and concealed cisterns<\/li>\n<li>1964: Coverings for installations<\/li>\n<li>1965: Development of installation or room units<\/li>\n<li>1966: Development of outflows for showers, roof and balcony<\/li>\n<li>1968: Development of floor-level shower trays (belong today to the standard range of any shower tray manufacturer)<\/li>\n<li>1972: Development of sanitary cubicles, prefabricated bathrooms and prefabricated showers<\/li>\n<li>1981: Pipe connections and attachments<\/li>\n<li>1982: Development of incubators<\/li>\n<li>1992: Development of sanitary mounting blocks for pre-wall installation in PUR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"1965\" id=\"year-1965\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>1965<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4429\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon even ctl-story-left\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"18\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">1965<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4429\" aria-label=\"2\">The workshop becomes an idustrial enterprise<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>During the 1950s GRUMBACH was already devising and putting into effect solutions to problems arising in the workplace, but primarily for its own use. However it was quickly recognised that these solutions might also be of interest to people in other workshops. Since 1965 they have manufactured and sold installation elements or sanitary prefabrications and drainage units for roofs and balconies.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- Story Year Section --><div data-cls=\"sc-nv-light vertical\" class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section ctl-year ctl-year-container light-year\" data-section-title=\"1938\" id=\"year-1938\"><div class=\"ctl-year-label ctl-year-text\"><span>1938<\/span><\/div><\/div><!-- Timeline Content --><div  id=\"ctl-story-4427\" class=\"ctl-story ctl-story-dot-icon odd ctl-story-right\" data-aos=\"none\"   data-story-index=\"19\" role=\"article\"><!-- Story Date --><div class=\"ctl-labels\"><div class=\"ctl-label-big story-date\">1938<\/div><\/div><!-- Story IconDot --><div class=\"ctl-icondot\"><\/div><!-- Story Arrow --><div class=\"ctl-arrow\"><\/div><!-- Story Content --><div class=\"ctl-content\"><!-- Story Title --><div class=\"ctl-title story-4427\" aria-label=\"2\">Foundation by Karl Grumbach<\/div><!-- Story Description --><div class=\"ctl-description\"><p>On August 1, 1938, the 26-year-old plumber and installation master Karl Grumbach founded his workshop for plumbing, heating and plumbing in Wetzlar &#8211; M\u00fcnchholzhausen.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ctl-end\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karl Grumbach GmbH &amp; Co KG is today a family-run industrial company in Wetzlar-M\u00fcnchholzhausen and has been in existence since 1938.The company specialises in the development, production and distribution of (innovative) sanitary and flat roof products. 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