The company's purpose is the manufacture and trade of devices, furniture and building materials of all kinds, in particular in the areas of sanitary, bathroom and kitchen, as well as participation in similar and related companies in Switzerland and abroad, the conduct of financial transactions of all kinds, the acquisition, management and disposal of real estate, and the execution of all other activities of any kind that are connected therewith. It may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire similar or related companies or merge with them, and enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent company and its direct or indirect subsidiaries, and provide security of all kinds for liabilities of such other companies, in particular in the form of guarantees, pledges, global assignments, etc. The company may also provide services in the interest of other group members.