Holmes Products Corp. or Holmes Group is a company based in

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, that produces mechanical fans,

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s, and

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History

Holmes Products was founded by Jordan Kahn in 1982. In 2005,

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, Holmes' parent company, sold Holmes Products to Jarden Corporation for

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625.9 million. At the time of the sale, the brands of Holmes included

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(acquired in 1999),

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, Bionaire and White Mountain.

References

External links

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