founded 1948 1948 headquarters herzliya israel products household and garden consumer goods number of employees 4 000 2016 website www.keter.com keter plastic ltd. hebrew is an israeli manufacturer and marketer of resin based household and garden consumer products . the company established in 1948 has a chain of retail stores throughout israel and operates 29 plants in israel europe and the united states . keter products are marketed worldwide . contents 1 history 2 products 3 boycott 4 awards 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit the keter brand evolved from a small workshop established in jaffa in 1948 specializing in the production of plastic combs toys and housewares . in 1971 joseph sagol bought out his partners shares in the workshop and the sagol family has owned keter ever since . 1 sagol later handed the management of the company over to his sons sami and itzhak . since 1978 keter plastic has expanded its home product lines to include garden sheds toolboxes bathroom cabinets backyard playhouses for children and more all made of resin . in 1991 keter acquired competitor l.m. lipski . 1 in 2011 keter won red dot design award for its realbarrow a heavy duty wheelbarrow with an l shape bulldozer shovel . 2 in 2016 the private equity firm bc partners purchased 80 % of keter for 1.36 billion dollars . products edit keter manufactures a wide range of household and garden resin based products plastic storage solutions and outdoor furniture outdoor furniture lifestyle and gardening outdoor storage products tool storage kids indoor storage home organization and bath . it is one of israel s largest manufacturers of plastic outdoor and garden furniture . 3 boycott edit due to keter s past activities within israeli settlements in palestine the united church of canada launched a campaign to boycott keter s products on june 2013 . 4 5 6 awards edit israeli industrial design award 2009 red dot design award product design 2010 id annual design review 2010 diy product of the year 2010 red dot design award product design 2011 2 see also edit economy of israel references edit a b the israel economist volumes 45 47 1991 p. 40 a b second year in a row red dot award for keter plastic products press release . thestreet.com pr newswire herzliya israel . march 23 2011 . retrieved march 25 2013 . israel business issues 426 439 p. 38 http www.huffingtonpost.ca 2013 05 30 united church israel boycott n 3361534.html http www.united church.ca files getinvolved unsettling goods factsheet keter.pdf keter plastic ltd. fact sheet http news.nationalpost.com 2013 12 05 united church of canadas israeli boycott campaign an assault on the jewish people toronto group says united church of canada s israeli boycott campaign an assault on the jewish people toronto group says external links edit official keter plastic ltd website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title keter plastic & oldid 731972200 categories plastics companiesmanufacturing companies of israelmanufacturing companies established in 19481948 establishments in israelhidden categories articles containing hebrew language text navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 28 july 2016 at 18 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view