The company was founded in 1874 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where today the Company is headquartered. A. O. Smith employs over 12,000 individuals at operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, India, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. We also have sales and distribution in more than 60 countries around the world.
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