PRESTO is a French company for sanitary fittings and water-saving systems — founded in 1927 by André Patient in France, soon joined by his brother Lucien. The company entered the market with a single conviction: to ensure through technical innovation that public buildings save water. The first invention of the Patient brothers was the timed-flow tap — a self-closing push-button tap that prevents water wastage in communal sanitary facilities. This invention laid the foundation for a company history defined by the continuous patenting of new solutions: 69+ registered patents. The company today has its headquarters in Montrouge (Greater Paris), with two production sites in the Poitou-Charentes region (Saint-Georges-de-Didonne for PRESTO product lines, Angoulême for SANIFIRST solutions) and an additional site in Portugal. 220 employees in France. Present in 80+ countries. ISO 9001 certified since 1995.

Product programme: timed-flow taps, electronic and touchless fittings, thermostatic mixing valves, shower systems, flush systems (WC, urinal), laboratory fittings and accessories for sanitary facilities in communal buildings. Brand structure: PRESTO (communal sanitary facilities) and SANIFIRST (healthcare facilities). Technology feature: timed-flow mechanism with self-cleaning ruby calibration stone — a PRESTO-exclusive patent, 10-year guarantee. Application areas: schools, stadiums, airports, industrial premises, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, laboratories. Reference projects: Abu Dhabi International Airport, Bordeaux University Hospital, Juventus Stadium (Turin), Grande Arche de la Défense (Paris), Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art.

For architects, planners and building operators seeking for schools, hospitals, stadiums, airports, hotels and all types of publicly accessible buildings with intensive sanitary use a French sanitary fittings specialist founded in 1927 by André and Lucien Patient and today present in 80+ countries, that with the patented timed-flow tap (ruby calibration stone, 10-year guarantee), 69+ patents, ISO 9001 certification since 1995, production sites in France and Portugal and reference projects from Abu Dhabi to Sydney combines hygiene, water saving and accessibility in a single product programme — PRESTO has stood since 1927 for the connection between water conservation and reliable sanitary operation in public buildings that range from schools to international transport hubs.