bain capital industry bathroom fixtures & plumbing supplies predecessor armitage ware limited successor american standard companies founded 1817 founder thomas bond headquarters stoke on trent england number of locations 8 factories area served united kingdom website http www.armitage shanks.co.uk armitage shanks is a british manufacturer of bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies . in 2004 armitage shanks had eight factories in the uk the largest in armitage staffordshire . armitage shanks is one of the sponsors of the loo of the year awards . contents 1 history 2 other uses of the name 3 references 4 external links history edit armitage shanks on a urinal the company that became armitage shanks was founded in 1817 by thomas bond in armitage staffordshire . the armitage sanitary pottery manufacture became a successful uk toilet manufacturer . in 1907 armitage ware limited was incorporated . in 1969 armitage merged with shanks holdings limited a competing sanitary engineering company established at barrhead near glasgow renfrewshire in 1878 producing the famous brand name armitage shanks . 1 in 1980 armitage shanks was purchased by blue circle industries and in february 1999 blue circle sold its bathroom division consisting of armitage shanks and the italian ceramica dolomite to u.s. based american standard companies for us 430 million . following this purchase the armitage shanks brand continued in the uk and their former export markets . american standard were acquired by bain capital in 2007 and is now majority owned by sun capital partners . other uses of the name edit the company has inspired other people and groups to use the name sometimes as an example of toilet humour . armitage shanks is the pseudonym of the ringmaster of the seattle washington based circus contraption armatage shanks sic is the first song on green day s 1995 album insomniac which came about after the band had been to england and noticed the brand name on the urinals there . armitage shanks is the 24th song on future clouds and radar s self titled 2007 album . armitage shanks is the given name of the loch ness monster in the 2015 musical by robert j. sherman love birds . armitage shanks is a b side on the 1993 single u talk 2 much by cork city band the sultans of ping fc . lyrics include no one says merry christmas to those masters of industry armitage shanks and often people use you never even flush you . armitage shanks is a humorous song by chuck brodsky recorded on his live album two sets . armitage shanks was an english garage punk band in the 1990s and 2000s . 2 armitage shanks is a fictional character in the focus on the family radio drama adventures in odyssey . armitage shanks is a fictional character in the novel taz by dawood ali mccallum . armitage shanks is a fictional character played by sean griffin in 1998 s the x files video game . the armitage shanks championship bowl is a fictional mornington crescent prize in i m sorry i haven t a clue . also one of the many nicknames of the late richard marsland from the get this radio programme . armitage shanks is also an up and coming wrestler in the popular facebook game wrestler unstoppable hermitage shanks a pun on the name is the title of a song on mr. b the gentleman rhymer s 2010 album i say armitage shanks is the main character in kevin cannon s graphic novels far arden and crater xv . armitage is the name of a false super secret organization within mi7 that simon ambrose claims to be part of . he takes the name off a toilet within his view at the time in the movie johnny english reborn armitage shanks is the name of the lab rat in the 8th episode of the 9th season of it s always sunny in philadelphia . terry thomas plays the characters sir percy ware armitage and his dastardly son sir cuthbert ware armitage in a pair or british farces those magnificent men in their flying machines and the follow up sequel monte carlo or bust references edit shanks of barrhead . retrieved 2009 01 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