About
Our Heritage
OUR HISTORY
When you engage in the Waterworks experience, you
gain access to a rich heritage of expertise,
service and innovation unlike any other. In 1925,
Samuel Grogins started a plumbing supply business
in Danbury, Connecticut devoted to the best
mechanical offerings available. In 1978, Sam’s
daughter, Barbara, and her husband Robert Sallick
set out to create a revolution in bathing,
bringing incredible visual appeal and impeccable
performance to what had often been an overlooked
and underserved area of the home. When their son
Peter joined the company in 1993, Waterworks made
the leap to become a full-service industry leader
uniquely focused on the needs of our clients.
CRAFTSMANSHIP
Waterworks creates unparalleled products with a
commitment to craftsmanship on every level, from
designing product, to selecting the highest
quality materials, to utilizing artisanal
factories with generations of experience.
DESIGN
We work with in-house designers and prestigious
collaborators across a range of inspirations, from
Edwardian elegance to organic beauty, to create a
product assortment that comfortably meets the
needs of our clients while continually pushing the
aesthetic envelope. In our quest for the complete
bath experience, every detail and every facet is
lovingly considered. Our focus on design
translates into a world of products that you can
be certain are first in terms of integrity,
innovation, and style.
MATERIALS
All of our materials are finest in their class.
Our fixtures represent a state-of-the-art
understanding of both traditional and contemporary
materials such as cast iron, copper, porcelain,
vitreous china, marble and acrylic. Within our
Surfaces assortment, you’ll find glass made
exclusively for us on the Venetian island of
Murano alongside ceramic tile produced in southern
California, where the climate allows for perfect
bisque drying conditions. Rich mahogany and maple
woods distinguish our line of Bath Furniture. Even
our Furnishings, including Egyptian cotton towels
and black walnut containers, are made from
superior elements. Every material is carefully
selected to ensure they are superior in every way.
MANUFACTURING
We pride ourselves on utilizing artisanal
factories and workshops that have a multi-
generational family expertise in the manufacture
of fixtures and fittings. We work with several
factories in Normandy, France, a region known for
centuries for its fine production of faucetry and
decorative hardware. In this region, spouts are
cast by hand, handles and escutcheons are “forged”
for an elevated level of detail and precision, and
hand polishing has been made into a high art. Our
Bath Furniture is produced in the U.S. by master
cabinetmakers using 18th-century French polishing
techniques. In every product we make, the mode of
manufacture is carefully controlled – whether it’s
a hand cut mosaic tesserae or a cotton-linen towel
to satisfy the most demanding tastes while
enduring constant use.