# Wavin

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{{Short description|Company in Zwolle, Netherlands}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Wavin
| logo = Wavin.svg
| logo_size = 210px
| foundation = 1955
| location = [Schiphol](/source/Schiphol), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)
| key_people = Freek Crum <small>[(President Building & Infrastructure (Wavin)](/source/(President_Building_%26_Infrastructure_(Wavin))</small>
| industry = [Manufacturing](/source/Manufacturing)
| products = [Water and Indoor Climate Solutions](/source/Water_and_Indoor_Climate_Solutions)
| revenue = €1.327 billion <small>(2011)</small>
| operating_income = €35.5 million <small>(2011)</small>
| net_income = €18.0 million <small>(2011)</small>
| num_employees = 11,000 <small>(2025)</small>
| homepage = 
| parent = [Orbia](/source/Orbia)
}}

'''Wavin B.V.''' is a global manufacturer of plastic [pipes and fittings](/source/pipe_(material)), mainly for [drainage](/source/drainage) and [water supply](/source/water_supply) purposes. The company was officially founded in the Netherlands on 5 August 1955, its name deriving from '''wa'''ter and '''vin'''yl chloride. The company provides plastic pipe systems and products for tap water, surface heating and cooling, soil and waste, rain water, distribution of drinking water and gas and telecom applications.

The company is headquartered in [Schiphol](/source/Schiphol), Netherlands, serving over 90 countries through a global sales and distribution network. 

Due to the common use of Wavin products, the name has become [genericised](/source/genericized_trademark) in some parts of Ireland to refer to any manufacturer of orange-coloured drainpipes.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} The company operates in three locations in Ireland, with the main manufacturing and distribution plant in [Balbriggan](/source/Balbriggan), [North County Dublin](/source/County_Dublin), and additional offices in [Lisburn](/source/Lisburn) and [Cork](/source/Cork_(city)).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ie.wavin.com/master/master.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374305437721&middleTemplateName=oc_middle_about_sub |title=Wavin Ireland company profile |access-date=2008-06-04 |archive-date=2011-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727071452/http://ie.wavin.com/master/master.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374305437721&middleTemplateName=oc_middle_about_sub |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Wavin's own Technology and Innovation Centre (Wavin T&I), employs more than 50 people to develop new products and systems with local Wavin companies. Products for the European market include the Wavin Tigris press-fitting, the Sentio heating and cooling controls, Tegra manholes and inspection chambers and the SiTech+ low noise in-house soil and waste drainage system.
In 2012, Wavin was acquired by [Orbia](/source/Orbia) (previously Mexichem), a Mexican international company, expanding Mexichem's operations in 22 European countries.<ref>{{cite web|author= |title=Mexico's Mexichem buys PVC pipe producer Wavin for €531m |url=https://www.icis.com/explore/resources/news/2012/02/08/9530319/mexico-s-mexichem-buys-pvc-pipe-producer-wavin-for-531m/ |website=icis |date= 2 August 2012}}</ref>

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