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]
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References
- About Holmes Products retrieved May 3, 2012^
- Holmes Group sold to Jarden for $625.9M in cash, stock Boston Business Journal, June 29, 2005, retrieved May 3, 2012^
- Rival sold to Holmes The News-Sentinel, December 28, 1998, retrieved May 3, 2012^
- https://getholmesfans.com/en/root/about-seg^
- https://ir.newellbrands.com/news-releases/news-release-details/newell-rubbermaid-and-jarden-corporation-announce-consumer-goods^