ABOUT

Who we are

Nikles in short

Nikles Group is one of the world’s leading shower equipment manufacturer and supplier. Nikles is a Swiss family owned corporation. We manufacture quality products that are sustainable and durable. Our clients all around the globe, such as luxury manufacturers and leading retailers are sourcing hand showers, shower heads, slide bars, shower systems, basin mixers, shower mixers, shower hoses and kitchen sprays from us.

All Nikles products are in compliance with diverse standards in different regions of the world. Our customer base is global with clients from all around the world such as Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and South America.

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technologies

Nikles consistently invests into research and development resulting in a continuous stream of new products and technologies. We are committed to maintain and to expand our position as a technology partner. Nikles prides itself with products that are trendsetting and state of the art design.

Nikles History

Founding
Nikles was founded in 1982 by today’s president Mr. Gerhard Nikles. In the early days, Nikles was purely a trading company and an agency for plumbing products, mainly distributed in Switzerland and Italy.
Braided flex hoses
Nikles developed into a manufacturer and began producing stainless steel braided hoses as connection hoses for faucets.
Kitchen & Showers
• Establishment of the office in Italy. • First kitchen & shower program, and relocation of production from France to Italy.
Expansion as OEM Manufacturer
• Growth of the shower program. • Sale of the trading and agency company. • Expansion as OEM manufacturer for prestigious luxury manufacturer.
Founding Nikles Tec Italia Srl.
• Building of the Nikles warehouse and manufacturing plant in Italy.
Asia & Nikles brand expansion
• Founding of Nikles factory in Shanghai (China) with tool manufacturing & PVD equipment. • Expansion of the Nikles brand into in Germany, Australia & New Zealand.
Nikles Airdrop Technology
• Patent registration of Nikles Airdrop® technology.
Founding Nikles Xiamen
Founding of Nikles Shower Components Co., Ltd. Factory in Xiamen (China). Relocation of manufacturing from Shanghai to Xiamen.
Expansion SEA
• Establishment of sales company and warehouse Nikles (Showers) Thailand Co., Ltd. • Launch of Nikles brand in SE Asia countries
Shower hose & Stainless Steel shower production
• Founding of Nikles Tubes GmbH in Germany • Takeover of a hose production company in Germany • Stainless Steel shower expansion with fabrication
Nikles Sound
• Patent registration of Nikles Sound Technology • Relocation of hose production to Nikles Tec Italia Srl. • Reorganization of Nikles Tubes GmbH as sales company in Germany
Expansion USA
• Founding of the distribution company and warehouse Nikles (USA) Inc. • Launch of the Nikles brand in North America
Nikles Faucets, Carbon Fiber, Dropless & Silk Technologies
• Patent registrations for Nikles basin faucets, Dropless and Silk technologies • First basin faucet program with Carbon
Nikles Pressure Control Valve Technology
• Patent registration of Pressure Control Valve Technology
Nikles Swirl Spray Technology
• Patent registration of Nikles Swirl Jet Technology
Nikles Now
To date, Nikles remains a 100% family owned business with sales organizations in Switzerland, Italy, USA, China, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand as well as in Germany. Our main distribution and production centers for the Nikles products are located in Italy and China. Nikles is continuously expanding to serve local customers. We opened a sales office in Bangkok Thailand in 2012 and established in 2015 another sales office in Atlanta, GA, USA.
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WHY CHOOSE US?

Our Philosophy

As a designer, creator and manufacturer of shower products it is our
core purpose to offer to the consumer the right product with an
attractive design, appropriate functionality and superior quality and
thus contribute to the success of our clients and business partners.

Our success is built around a team of people with an extraordinary
dedication to their professional standards. We believe in the mutual
leverage of our business.

Our focus is the creation of products and implementation of strategies to exceed market expectations.