China Operations Kohler Co is a family company with a 131-year history. It has been exporting products to China for over 30 years and it started local manufacturing in 1997. So far the firm has factories in Beijing, Shanghai, Foshan of South China's Guangdong Province and Changzhou of East China's Jiangsu Province. It established its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, and set up its flagship Asian showroom in the city two years ago. The firm has more than 300 sales outlets throughout China.