Rheem Manufacturing Company

Rheem Manufacturing Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryPlumbing, heating, and cooling
FoundedRheem - Richmond, California, (1925; 99 years ago (1925))
Ruud - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1897; 127 years ago (1897))
FounderRichard Rheem, Donald Rheem
Edwin Ruud
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Area served
North and South America, Australasia, Middle East
Key people
  • Chris Peel (CEO)
  • JR Jones (Executive Chairman of the Board)
ProductsWater heaters, air conditioners, Household furnaces
Revenue
  • Increase US$6 Billion (2022)
OwnerPaloma Industries
Number of employees
13,000[1]
DivisionsRheem, Rheem Water, Rheem Air, Ruud, Raypak, Prostock, Eemax, Intergas, HTPG, Friedrich, De Jong, Richmond
Websitewww.rheem.com

Rheem Manufacturing Company is an American privately held manufacturer that produces residential and commercial water heaters and boilers, as well as heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. The company also produces and sells products under the Ruud brand name. It is an independent subsidiary of Paloma Industries.[2] What became Rheem started in 1925 as a supplier of packaging to the petroleum industry, and is currently headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. The company is one of the largest manufacturers of both water heating and HVAC equipment in the United States, and also produces and markets products in Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, China, Chile,[3] Brazil, Canada, Iraq, Kuwait, Mexico,[4] New Zealand, Perú,[5] Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE, and Ukraine.[6]

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  3. ^ "Rheem". Rheem Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "Oradel | Rheem Latin America". oradel.com. August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sobre Rheem – Rheem Perú" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ "Distributors | Rheem Middle East/ Africa". Rheem-mea.com. Retrieved October 14, 2013.