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California Faucets La Spezia Named a Most Innovative Product by Beautiful Kitchens & Baths

The 13th-annual award honors 30 new standout products for design, technology, and more

(Huntington Beach, CA, March 19, 2024) Beautiful Kitchens & Baths magazine has recognized California Faucets La Spezia faucet as one of The 30 Most Innovative Kitchen and Bath Products of 2024. Selected by the magazine’s editors, the Most Innovative Products list distinguishes the year’s “most impressive” kitchen and bath products embodying “high style, cutting-edge technology, and a little something extra.”

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California Faucets Bridge Kitchen Faucet Collection Wins 2023 DPHA Plumbing Product of the Year Award

Customizable bridge style faucet collection—with a modern twist— recognized at the decorative plumbing industry’s top annual event for its thoughtful design and flexible range of styles from traditional to contemporary

(Huntington Beach, CA, November 10, 2023) California Faucets’ Bridge Kitchen Faucet Collection received the 2023 “Product of the Year–Kitchen Fixture” award at the 22nd Annual Decorative Plumbing Hardware Association (DPHA) Conference and Product Showcase. The award ceremony took place during the October 12-15 event at the Marriott Marquis Chicago. DPHA, the industry’s premier plumbing industry association, chose the Bridge Collection out of a pool of outstanding entries for its thoughtful design and complete range of styles including traditional, contemporary, industrial, and transitional.

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California Faucets’ Latest Pixar-Style Video Wins Three Global Awards for Creative Marketing

Accolades for the company’s whimsical animated marketing video “California Chameleon” includes the top Gold honor from The Telly Awards, the world’s largest video award program

(Huntington Beach, CA, July 13, 2023) California Faucets has been recognized for excellence in video production and creativity by three of the entertainment industry’s most prestigious audio/video award programs for “California Chameleon,” its latest Pixar-Style video. In an industry dominated by large corporations with huge advertising budgets this was no small feat. Beating the odds, the whimsically unique video scored Gold with the Telly Awards — the world’s largest award program for videos across all screens — as well as top honors in The Ava Digital Awards and Muse Creative Awards.

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California Faucets Launches Humorous Pixar-Style Video: “California Chameleon”

Starring a cute chameleon who tries to mimic the vast variety finishes available from California Faucets, the amusing video both educates and entertains

(Huntington Beach, CA, December 15, 2022) What happens when a curious color-changing chameleon meets up with the myriad artisan finishes offered by California Faucets? Can he keep up? This is the storyline in California Faucets’ newest Pixar-style marketing video: California Chameleon. From the award-winning team who also created viral videos starring dancing tub-fillers and singing faucets, California Chameleon entertains while educating designers and homeowners on the company’s unique ability to customize faucets with 25-plus artisan finishes.

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California Faucets Vice President of Sales Steven Weinberg Inducted into DPHA’s Council of Fellows

Recognized for his outstanding achievements and dedication to the plumbing industry, Weinberg joins an exclusive group of honorees in the decorative plumbing and hardware industry

(Huntington Beach, CA, December 7, 2022) Longtime plumbing industry veteran and California Faucets Vice President of Sales Steven Weinberg was recently inducted into the Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Association’s (DPHA) Council of Fellows. The Council recognizes those whose achievements reflect the organization’s tradition of innovation and defying convention, representing some of the best minds in the organization and in the decorative plumbing and hardware industry.

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Designers Select California Faucets for Pasadena Showcase House of Design

Annual event restored a century-old English Tudor to raise money for arts programs and grants


(Huntington Beach, CA, June 16, 2022) California Faucets was honored to once again have products featured in the celebrated Pasadena Showcase House of Design project. The show home is an annual event for The Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts, dating back to 1965, that helps to raise funds for the organization’s music programs, gifts, and grants. This year’s project was a thoughtful remodel of a stately 1905 English Tudor in South Pasadena’s Greene & Greene neighborhood. A handful of designers reimagined the interior spaces and landscaping while remaining true to the community’s historic origins.

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California Faucets’ Single Handle Tub Filler Wins Prestigious Good Design® Award

Sleeker, more streamlined high flow rate tub filler recognized for innovative ability to fill a large tub in record time

(Huntington Beach, CA, April 28, 2022) California Faucets has been recognized for innovation and cutting-edge design with a 2021 Good Design® Award. The award program organized by The Chicago Athenaeum to honor industry leaders in design and manufacturing recently announced the 2021 winners, which includes California Faucets’ High Flow Rate Single Handle Tub Filler. With a flow rate previously only available in two-leg styles, the new, streamlined single-hole solid brass tub fillers not only look sleek and elegant, but they’re also efficient enough to fill a large tub in a record-breaking less than four minutes.
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California Faucets Announces Two Executive Promotions

Brian Hunt and Noah Taft elevated to COO and CMO to further manufacturer’s continued growth

(Huntington Beach, CA, January 26, 2021) California Faucets, manufacturer of artisan-crafted kitchen and bath faucets, is pleased to announce the promotions of Brian Hunt to Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Noah Taft to Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). The promotions will provide key strategic support to the company as it navigates the demands of dynamic growth and further solidifies its reputation as the industry’s premier custom fittings manufacturer.

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California Faucets Does Part to Help Community Stay Safe and Healthy During Fight Against COVID-19

The company produces vital equipment to help healthcare professionals working on the front lines while an interactive “Wash Your Paws” public service campaign encourages handwashing

(Huntington Beach, CA, May 11, 2020) Although California Faucets has paused standard operations during the COVID-19-related “stay at home” orders, the company remains hard at work in an effort to help keep employees, friends, and neighbors safe. In addition to using its 3D printers to generate components to produce hospital masks and face guards critical for front-line medical professionals, the company has produced a public service announcement dubbed, the “Wash Your Paws” campaign to encourage nationwide handwashing while bringing a smile to peoples’ faces.

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New California Faucets Website Highlights “From Our Hands to Your Home®” Philosophy

An authentic reflection of the company’s proud “handcrafted manufacturing” heritage, the newly redesigned site delves deeper into the artisan nature of the brand

(Huntington Beach, CA, February 12, 2020) “From Our Hands to Your Home®” is more than just a tagline for California Faucets. It’s the very essence of the company’s innovative heritage and brand philosophy. The company’s newly redesigned website is a proud reflection of this ideal. With a wealth of beautiful new photography and a focus on the artisan spirit that infuses every California Faucets product, the new easy-to-navigate site tells the complete story of the brand—and the people behind it.

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California Faucets National Sales Manager Steven Weinberg Named DPHA Professional of the Year

With 20-plus years of experience in the decorative plumbing and hardware industry, Weinberg is one of only a few industry professionals to have worked in virtually every aspect of the business

(Huntington Beach, CA, November 21, 2019) California Faucets proudly announces that National Sales Manager Steven Weinberg has been named 2019 Professional of the Year by the Decorative Plumbing & Hardware Association (DPHA). Joining the industry over two decades ago, Weinberg has held positions in nearly every aspect of the industry—a rare achievement in any business. His career has spanned the industry “trifecta,” including experience as a decorative showroom owner, independent sales representative, and manufacturer. The annual peer-nominated award recognizes professionals whose outstanding contributions have helped advance the decorative plumbing and hardware industry.

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California Faucets’ Latest Pixar-inspired Video, Bath Time, Wins 2019 Telly Award

Blending computer-generated characters with live-action, Bath Time is honored as one of the industry’s most innovative and creative videos

(Huntington Beach, CA, June 11, 2019) Once again, California Faucets has been recognized for their signature Pixar-inspired videos. Bath Time, the company’s latest entertaining and whimsical promotional video, received a coveted 2019 Telly Award in the category of Promotional Video: Use of 3D Animation. The video features a computer-generated cast of characters blended with live action for a light-hearted and memorable performance. While the supposed star of the video is a woman enjoying some “me” time singing in the bath, it’s a suite of brass-finished faucets that steal the show.

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California Faucets Mourns, Celebrates Founder Fred Silverstein

Silverstein began the legacy of quality craftsmanship and innovation alongside a deep commitment to California manufacturing

(Huntington Beach, CA, June 6, 2019) The California Faucets family is mourning the loss of its founder, Fred Silverstein, while celebrating the indelible legacy he leaves behind. Silverstein, who passed away April 28, 2019, at the age of 86, created California Faucets in 1988 on three pillars: handcrafted quality, quick delivery, and superior service. Thirty-one years later, Fred’s guiding principles continue to define California Faucets as one of the country’s most beloved manufacturers of decorative fittings, including faucets, shower fittings, and drains.

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California Faucets Takes Home Gold in AVA Digital Awards 2019 Competition

Following last year’s win, the company does it again with its latest video, Bath Time, this one blending CGI with live action

(Huntington Beach, CA, March 1, 2019) California Faucets claims another award for their signature Pixar-inspired videos. The company’s latest video, Bath Time, has won a Gold Award in the category of Digital Video Creation/Live Action/Animation in the AVA Digital Awards 2019 competition.

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California Faucets Celebrates 30 Years as one of Its Industry’s Most Innovative Companies

By combining old-fashioned values and a passion for ingenuity, the manufacturer has redefined commonplace bath and kitchen products with stylish handcrafted designs that perform

(Huntington Beach, CA, August 8, 2018) California Faucets proudly marks thirty years as a manufacturer of artisan-crafted bath and kitchen fixtures. Over the course of three decades, California Faucets has helped shape the direction of the industry, offering a versatile mix of game-changing products that look and function better. At the same time, the manufacturer has remained true to its roots by focusing on old-fashioned customer service and efficient turnaround on custom orders of its premium-quality products.

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California Faucets Announces Two Key Promotions and a New Hire

Promotion of sales and operations managers along with a newly created customer service senior manager position will help the manufacturer manage rapid growth

(Huntington Beach, CA, April 19, 2017) California Faucets, manufacturer of artisan-crafted bath and kitchen fixtures, is strengthening its leadership team with two promotions on the executive level and a new senior manager, customer experience.

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California Faucets Adds Third Facility to Accommodate Continuing Growth

Award-winning innovation and stellar customer service drive rapid expansion

(Huntington Beach, CA, December 19, 2016) To meet continued and accelerating growth, California Faucets has recently expanded its operations to include a third manufacturing facility. The new building that opened on December 1, 2016 is located near the company’s current headquarters in Huntington Beach. Adding 20,000 square feet of additional space, the new facility will significantly boost production and warehousing capacity, thus enabling the company to scale up for anticipated future growth.

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California Faucets Names Paulette Gibson Corporate Controller, and Stephany Nguyen is Promoted to Customer Service Manager

Significant growth noted as the impetus for California Faucets’ new controller position and customer service promotion

(Huntington Beach, CA, June 26, 2015) California Faucets, manufacturer of fine quality custom faucets, trim, and accessories, appoints Paulette Gibson to the newly created position of corporate controller at its Huntington Beach, California headquarters. In addition, Stephany Nguyen is promoted to customer service manager—a testament to her many contributions to California Faucets’ award winning customer service team. The appointments are a result of California Faucets’ continued success and significant growth in recent years.

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The 2-Minute Custom Faucet Video from California Faucets Puts California Cool into Made in America

Video captures SoCal lifestyle before following the company’s local employees through entire manufacturing process, from custom bath fitting assembly to finishing, in fast motion

 


(Huntington Beach, CA, March 13, 2014) California Faucets presents The 2-Minute Custom Faucet, a fast-motion video that demonstrates the company’s commitment to producing a handcrafted Made in CA product. The video, which fades in with a fast-paced taste of sunny Huntington Beach local color, gives designers and consumers a rare, inside glimpse at how and where it’s done. Not by a mass production factory in a foreign country, but by human artisan hands within the borders of the Golden State. The footage begins inside the company’s factory with the point of view of a forklift driver delivering parts, and then jets through the production process, capturing each efficient, meticulous step along the way, from sandblasting and brushing, to packaging and shipping.

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California Faucets Launches Enhanced New Website

The redesign features more intuitive navigation that makes specifying and locating bath products for projects fast and easy

CaliforniaFaucets-Website-Laptop(Huntington Beach, CA, January 23, 2013) California Faucets has redesigned its website with easier navigation, marked by a new, more streamlined design. Key features of the upgraded site include direct links to social media channels, and a new dealer portal. Also notable is a new multi-interface that allows accessibility via computer, smart phone, and tablet.

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