KaVo Kerr
KaVo Kerr was a dental equipment manufacturer group that was sold formerly to Envista. The group stemmed from a joint venture set up in 2016 between KaVo (KaVo Dental GmbH), which was established in 1909 in Berlin, Germany, and Kerr Corporation, which was founded in 1891 in Detroit, Michigan, as well as a division of Danaher Corporation headquartered in Brea, California. In December 2019, Danaher spun off its dental segment into an independent publicly-traded company - Envista Holdings Corporation. Envista will employ 12,000 people worldwide. History Kerr Kerr was established in 1891 in Detroit, Michigan by brothers Robert and John Kerr as ''The Detroit Dental Manufacturing Company'' and started to offer its products and services to the European market in 1893. The company officially changed its name to ''The KERR Manufacturing Company'' in 1939. The company established its first factory in Europe in Scafati, Italy in 1959. Kerr acquired part of the McShirley line of products ...
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Brea, California
Brea (; Spanish for "tar") is a city in northern Orange County, California. The population as of the 2010 census was 39,282. It is southeast of Los Angeles. Brea is part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The city began as a center of crude oil production, was later propelled by citrus production. It is a significant retail center, including the Brea Mall and downtown Brea. The city has an extensive public art program which began in 1975 and continues today with over 140 artworks in the collection placed and located throughout the city. History The area was visited on July 29, 1769, by the Spanish Portolá expedition – the first Europeans to see inland parts of Alta California. The party camped in Brea Canyon, near a large native village and a small pool of clean water. A historical marker dedicated to his visit stands in Brea Canyon just north of town. The village of Olinda was founded in present-day Carbon Canyon at the beginning of the 19th century and many e ...
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