Rinnai

Rinnai Corporation
Public
Traded as TYO: 5947
Industry Plumbing and heating
Founded September 1, 1920 (1920-09-01)
Founder Kenkichi Hayashi
Hidejiro Naito
Key people
 Susumu Naito
(Chairman)
Kenji Hayashi
(Vice Chairman)
Hiroyasu Naito
(President)
Products Water heaters, furnaces, gas appliances
¥26.3 billion
¥19.3 billion
Number of employees
 3,628 (2013)
Website http://www.rinnai.co.jp/

Rinnai Corporation is a company based in Nagoya, Japan, that manufactures gas appliances, including energy-efficient tankless water heaters,[1] home heating appliances, and boilers.

Incorporated in 1920, Rinnai has 20 branches, six domestic production facilities, and 86 sales offices globally including Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, China, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, and the United States.

The company produces its own branded tankless water heaters, as well as rebranded units sold by manufacturers such as Bradford White and GE.

Rinnai America

Rinnai America Corporation was founded in 1974. Headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia,[2][3] the North American subsidiary of Rinnai Corporation has a satellite office in Nevada.

Partnering with Energy Coalitions

Rinnai's gas-fired, tankless water heaters qualify residential development projects for Energy Star certification.[4] Rinnai is also a member organization of the Alliance to Save Energy, a nonprofit organization promoting energy efficiency through research, education, and advocacy.

HGTV

Rinnai sponsors HGTV programming and has supplied the cable channel's Dream Home and Green Home projects with gas appliances.

References

  1. ↑ "Tankless Water Heaters". Consumer Reports. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Visits Rinnai America Corporation". Contractor Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rinnai Receives "Volunteer of the Year" Award from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation". Contracting Business Magazine.
  4. ↑ Gloede, William (7 March 2007). "Centex Goes Tankless in Phoenix". Builder Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

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