Rinnai

Rinnai Corporation
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Type	Public
Traded as	TYO: 5947
Industry	Plumbing and heating
Founded	September 1, 1920
Founder	Kenkichi Hayashi; Hidejiro Naito
Key people	Susumu Naito; (Chairman); Kenji Hayashi; (Vice Chairman); Hiroyasu Naito; (President)
Products	Water heaters, furnaces, gas appliances
Operating income	¥26.3 billion
Net income	¥19.3 billion
Number of employees	3,628 (2013)
Website	http://www.rinnai.co.jp/

Rinnai Corporation is a company based in Nagoya, Japan, that manufactures gas appliances, including energy-efficient tankless water heaters,^[1] home heating appliances, and boilers.

Incorporated in 1920, Rinnai has 20 branches, six domestic production facilities, and 86 sales offices globally including Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, China, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, and the United States.

The company produces its own branded tankless water heaters, as well as rebranded units sold by manufacturers such as Bradford White and GE.

Rinnai America

Rinnai America Corporation was founded in 1974. Headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia,^[2]^[3] the North American subsidiary of Rinnai Corporation has a satellite office in Nevada.

Rinnai's gas-fired, tankless water heaters qualify residential development projects for Energy Star certification.^[4] Rinnai is also a member organization of the Alliance to Save Energy, a nonprofit organization promoting energy efficiency through research, education, and advocacy.

Rinnai sponsors HGTV programming and has supplied the cable channel's Dream Home and Green Home projects with gas appliances.