History
The "American Standard" brand name dates to 1929 when Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company (founded 1875) merged with the American Radiator Company (founded 1892).
In 1999, American Standard purchased control of the U.K. based Armitage Shanks and Ceramica Dolomite of Italy from Blue Circle Industries for 430 million United States dollars.
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