founded 1915 founder francesco rachele valeriano gelindo candido giocondo and giuseppe jacuzzi headquarters chino hills ca usa area served worldwide products mattresses hot tubs bath tubs showers toilets sinks and accessories revenue 2 0000m 2006 1 net income 400.4 m 2006 1 owner apollo management number of employees 4 907 subsidiaries sundance spas thermospas slogan water that moves you jacuzzi the home spa experience website jacuzzi.com jacuzzi italian pronunciation ja kuttsi is an italian multinational corporation that produces whirlpool bathtubs and hot tub spas . its first product was a bath with massaging jets . it has also become a generic trademark for many as a term for hot tubs in general 2 contents 1 history 2 current activities 3 jacuzzi aircraft 4 references 5 external links history edit founded in 1915 by seven brothers led by giocondo jacuzzi jacuzzi and brothers made wooden propellers under military contracts based at 2043 san pablo ave berkeley california . in 1920 the brothers also dabbled briefly with aircraft design and manufacture with a single seat monoplane and a seven seat cabin monoplane . 3 both aircraft were noted for their use of laminated wood products for fuselage manufacture but were essentially unsuccessful with only one of each type being built . by 1923 the company was styled as jacuzzi bros propellers with headquarters at 1450 san pablo ave. 4 the company survived to become famous as the whirlpool and bubble bath manufacturer of today with the name jacuzzi becoming synonymous with the bath products regardless of manufacturer . current activities edit in october 2006 apollo management a large private equity firm announced a 990 million leveraged buyout of jacuzzi brands . 5 in 2008 jacuzzi moved its world headquarters to the shoppes at chino hills california . citation needed in may 2012 jacuzzi group worldwide acquired the assets of thermospas a wallingford connecticut based manufacturer of spas and hot tubs . 6 jacuzzi aircraft edit jacuzzi 1920 single seater monoplane 1 powered by a converted ford model t engine . 7 8 jacuzzi 1920 single seater monoplane 2 modified aircraft with re designed tail unit and powered by a roberts 4 x engine jacuzzi j 7 reo 9 7 10 references edit a b jacuzzi brands corporation information and much more from answers.com trademarked brands that everyone uses as generic names . business insider . the jacuzzi seven seater monoplane . flight 147 . 3 march 1921 . access date requires url help eckland k.o. aircraft of north america 1903 2003 . aerofiles.com . usa . retrieved 22 september 2011 . jacuzzi brands is going private . the new york times reuters october 12 2006 . jacuzzi group worldwide acquires assets of thermospas . finance.yahoo.com . yahoo . may 31 2012 . retrieved january 29 2015 . a b american airplanes ja ju . aerofiles.com . 2008 08 15 . retrieved 2011 02 12 . no. 9530 . jacuzzi monoplane . shumaker collection . retrieved 8 may 2013 . jacuzzi seven passenger monoplane . aviation and aircraft journal . 10 . 1921 . retrieved 8 may 2013 . no. 6628 . jacuzzi j 7 reo . shumaker collection . retrieved 8 may 2013 . external links edit jacuzzi corporate website us jacuzzi spa and bath ltd uk retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title jacuzzi & oldid 743047137 categories bathingswimming poolsprivate equity portfolio companiesapollo global management companieshydrotherapyhidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from august 2014 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 catal deutschespa oleuskara fran ais italiano norsk bokm lpolskiportugu srom n simple englishsuomisvenska edit links this page was last modified on 7 october 2016 at 13 12 . 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