LAUFEN – THE PRODUCTION
LAUFEN
IN FIGURES
LAUFEN BATHROOMS AG IS A SWISS COMPANY
SPECIALISING IN PREMIUM SEGMENT
SOLUTIONS FOR BATHROOMS.
THE HEADQUARTES ARE LOCATED IN LAUFEN
NEAR BASEL. MANAGED BY THE FAMILY-OWNED
ROCA GROUP SINCE 1999.
LAUFEN RUNS 6 MANUFACTURING SITES
IN CENTRAL EUROPE, WITH 2500 EMPLOYEES
AND SALES OFFICES IN 44 COUNTRIES.
Global network
with local
service
PRODUCTION SITES IN CENTRAL EUROPE
The company is named after the
town of LAUFEN near Basel in Switzer-
land where it has produced washbasins,
bidets and toilets in sanitary ceramic for
125 years. The management of LAUFEN
Bathrooms AG, faucet production, train-
ing centre and the LAUFEN Forum are also
located here.
The production facility in Gmunden
specialises in the manufacture of highly
sophisticated bathroom sanitary ware.
The Gmunden facility has acquired this
expertise through a long tradition in ce-
ramics production.
The state-of-the art factory in
Znojmo, in the Czech Republic, produces
high quality bathroom ceramics.
This factory has a long tradition which
goes back more than 135 years.
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Bechyně is not only the home of
the oldest vocational school of ceramics
in the Czech Republic, it is also a modern
factory where high quality ceramics have
been produced for more than 50 years.
LAUFEN ceramics products are
produced in accordance with strict
LAUFEN quality standards (LQS) at the
state-of-the-art Roca Group factory in
Gliwice.
In addition, LAUFEN bathtubs are
made of acrylic and mineral cast materials in
Gryfice, Poland.
Sustainable
quality
Economic water flush systems
LAUFEN’s 4.5/3-litre toilets meet all func-
tional requirements defined by interna-
tional standards EN 997 Class 1 Type 5,
EN 997 Class 2 and SAI/Wels 4 Stars.
Please take into consideration your local
requirements that may vary from country
to country.
Find further information in the chapter
Product features and benefits.
European water label
The database of the European Water Label
provides architects, planners and consum-
ers with a comparative tool that is valid in
the whole of Europe and that allows them to
evaluate the water consumption of a
water-using product in the bathroom or
kitchen at a glance.
Find further information in the chapter
Product features and benefits.
water
label
Average flushing
volume (litres)
Max 3.5
www.europeanwaterlabel.eu
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