Speakman shower heads are known for quality, innovation, and durability. The company has a long history with plumbing and water safety equipment that attests to the popularity of their products.

In 1869 the Speakman Supply and Pipe Company was founded by two brothers, Allen and Joseph Speakman. Their small shop seemed to be unable to thrive due to the difficulty in getting the supplies they needed locally so Allen entered the wholesale plumbing business in the mid 1870s.

By 1889 business was thriving and the company incorporated, shortenings it's name to a more easily remembered, Speakman Company.

In the mid 1900s the company entered the safety equipment field with innovative products, including an emergency shower for industrial plants. From this beginning the company has grown to become a leader in the shower products field, offering a variety of shower heads and accessories to commercial, residential, and hospitality markets.

The shower heads come in eight basic models and a wide variety of prices, finishes, and details.

• Speakman dual shower heads include up to fifty different full body sprays and pulsating massage jets. There are a variety of finished and the prices ranges from approximately $170.00 to $200.00. The Speakman dual shower is so highly regarded that Westin Hotels had the company design one exclusively for their guests.
• 6 Jet Any Stream Euro shower head ranges in price from about $50.00 to about $125.00. There are forty eight spray channels and fully adjustable sprays. A massage spray setting helps to relax overworked and overstressed muscles.
• Downpour Rain shower head produces a full body rain shower with 96 individual streams. There is a patented flow control which allows you to choose the force of the shower. Prices vary from approximately $125.00 to $275.00.
• 4 Jet Any Stream shower head has four jets and a flow control. The price on this model ranges from approximately $40.00 to approximately $70.00.
• 8 Jet shower head with massage has eighty spray channels with twelve adjustable massage jets in the center. Cost is approximately $80.00.
• 5 Jet shower head offers fifty full body sprays. The center contains eight massaging jets and there is a volume and velocity ring included. Prices range from approximately $50.00 to $75.00.
• Speakman Hand held shower heads range in price fro about $30.00 to close to $200.00. They come with a variety of sprays, massages, and streams that are available in the other models. All include the hose and arm bracket and many of the models have a six foot long or longer hose.

LEED Standard Eco-Friendly Shower Heads

One of the most exciting categories of the Speakman shower head line of products is the eco-friendly collection. Each of the six models in this line contain water saving flow controls. Despite the lower water use the Speakman shower heads provide users with a comfortable and relaxing shower. The range is from 2.0 gpm (gallons per minute) to 1.5 gpm.

The LEED standard shower heads are carefully crafted according to LEED specifications and requirements and also meet the Green Building Council Requirements. Prices range from $40.00 to $75.00.

You can find Speakman products at many home improvement stores or plumbing supply houses. The Speakman website has an interactive tool that allows you to find local suppliers of Speakman products.

If you are unable to locate a supplier of Speakman shower heads in your area then you may want to look online. A quick Google search will bring up hundreds of potential retailers, including Amazon.

Some Internet companies offer free shipping and some don't. Read the shipping and return policies carefully so that you are not only getting a quality product but you are getting the best deal on that quality product.

If you are in need of parts to repair or update your shower head you should be able to find these in the same stores as the full shower heads.

Speakman is a company with a long history. When companies go out of business right and left it is comforting to find a company that has weathered several economic downturns, including the Depression, and survived two World Wars. By supplying customers with a quality product, and good customer service Speakman will be around for decades to come. It has been the method of their success in the past and will be the key to unlocking future success.