But which are the best in the industry, and what brands are worth choosing?
Key Toilet Attributes
However, when choosing the best products, it is important to consider several things.
Quality
With any product, the quality of the materials used are always important.
Toilets are weight bearing, and that weight can depend greatly on the dimensions of those using it, which means it needs to be able to support fluctuating weights with ease.
Also, any product that has running water integrated needs to be able to withstand the wear and tear that comes with it.
This means limescale and other factors that can play havoc with lesser materials.
What’s more, anything that has frequent use needs to be able to withstand it.
This especially applies to the components like the flusher, the internal workings of the toilet tank, and the seals, bungs, and valves around the toilet.
Size
Somewhat related to the issue of weight bearing, there are various sizes of toilet available, all of them more suited to people of different dimensions and needs.
Be sure to look for a moderately sized toilet that can cater to the needs of everyone who will come into contact with it.
This will ensure long lasting, continued use, and will reduce the chance of breakages, and replacements down the line.
Shape
The shape is also important, particularly if you have limited space in your bathroom. Most people don’t have the luxury of infinite space, and most people’s bathrooms tend to be the smallest room in their home.
Depending on how small the room is, the wrong shaped toilet could obstruct the door closing, come into contact with sinks and cabinets, or just kill the free space in the room with unnecessary, cumbersome design features.
The Top Toilet Brands
On a market with so much choice, you might be wondering how it is possible to choose favorites.
However, there are some frontrunners in the industry that make it an easier choice than you might think.
Kohler
A popular brand, and one of the leading manufacturers of toilets in the United States, Kohler have been producing goods since 1873, beginning as a cast iron foundry, before experimenting with porcelain and creating the claw foot tub – after which they began producing bathroom fixtures full time.
As one of the leading brands, Kohler revolutionized the bathroom industry over the years, offering high quality, affordable merchandise to Americans in search of style and substance.
Nowadays, the company offers a wide range of free standing and wall mounted toilets, each with distinct style choices and options.
In accordance with modern ideals surrounding the climate, Kohler pride themselves in releasing eco-friendly products, with effective, low flow flushing systems that reduce water wastage.
ADA compliant, and fully customizable (in terms of size, height etc), Kohler offers a broad range of affordable products that have helped the company become not only a mainstay on the market, but a leading name in world home plumbing.
Toto
This Japanese-founded, multinational company is one of the largest and most popular toilet manufacturers in the world, and prides itself in delivering stylish, high quality bathroom products for the consumer market.
Taking design and aesthetics, and placing them alongside functionality, Toto seeks to create beautiful, stylish, and technologically advanced toilets that can keep up with the advancing world that we live in.
Whether it is cleaning technology, built in hygiene features, or adjustable flow settings, these toilets take a previously basic, and somewhat low tech product and turn it into something altogether different.
American Standard
Founded in 1875 under the name ‘Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company’ American Standard is now one of the oldest companies in the United States, and one of the most popular toilet manufacturers in the world.
Competitively priced and affordable on an ever changing market, American Standard continues to release high quality products based on a customer focused mantra they have maintained for nearly 150 years.
Eco-friendly, low flow, and attractive, American Standard are often employed in the corporate sector, with companies using their products for their staff facilities because of their low cost and reliability.
Most importantly though, this company prides itself on its place within the market – one that puts affordability alongside performance and aesthetics, all while constantly adapting in a fast-paced, constantly changing world.
Duravit
Operating from Germany, Duravit manufactures high quality toilets and bathroom equipment, blending technology and attractive design concepts to create award winning products.
You hear a lot about German engineering, and this company takes this to a new level, offering wall mounted, free standing, and rimless toilets – the most hygienic type there is.
They have also pioneered ‘Wondergliss’, a special coating for their porcelain products, which directly repels limescale and dirt, and leaves your bathroom products looking clean and pristine, even after years of use.
This also means that cleaning couldn’t be simpler, giving you a toilet that works for you, and not the other way around.
Like Toto, the company produces technologically advanced toilets, including the Senso shower wash toilet, which features a built-in bidet for a more hygienic bathroom regimen.
While some of their deluxe models can be relatively expensive, they offer plenty of affordable models perfect for the consumer market, and are considered one of the best manufacturers in the world.
Jacuzzi
While most well known for manufacturing hot tubs, saunas, and pools, Jacuzzi are also a trusted manufacturer of high quality toilets and bathroom equipment.
While offering a relatively limited line of products – due to their primary focus as a hot tub manufacturer, what they do offer is of a high standard, and implements much of the same design traits and technological components as their famed, award winning outdoor products.
Easy to maintain, clean, and designed for comfort and functionality above all else, what you get with a Jacuzzi toilet is a product that is backed by a trustworthy name, and one that is renowned for producing high quality consumer products at prices you can afford.
What’s more, Jacuzzi has used their expertise with water to design an advanced flushing system that is both highly effective and eco-friendly, ensuring that it gets the job done without undue water wastage.
Final Thoughts
And there we have it, our rundown of some of the best toilet brands in the world.
What makes these companies really stand out from the crowd is their ability to represent true style, functionality, and quality, in a market that is becoming increasingly saturated.
But with some of the history and experience between them, it should come as no surprise that they have stood the test of time.
So, if you are looking for a great product, why not check out some of these companies and see what they have to offer? Something tells me you won’t be disappointed!
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