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Industry: Construction

Founded: 1873

Country: United States

CEO: Herbert V Kohler Jr

CFO: Jeffrey P Cheney

Website: www.kohler.com

Employees: 30,000 2

Fiscal Year End: Dec 31, 2012

Sales: $5 B 2

Headquarters: Kohler, WI

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#76 America's Largest 

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Kohler

Revenue $5 B As of December 2013

Profile

Kohler was founded in 1873 when John Michael Kohler 

purchased the Sheboygan Union Iron & Steel Foundry. The firm 

originally produced cast iron implements for farmers, castings for 

furniture factories, and ornamental iron pieces. Kohler also owns 

two golf resorts: Destination Kohler, also known as the American 

Club in Kohler, Wisconsin, and Destination St. Andrews in 

Scotland, also known as the Old [...] more

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