Elica completed its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Electric Motors Company (EMC) and CPS. “I am proud to announce the completion of the acquisition of EMC and CPS, European leaders in the design and manufacture of electric motors, domestic cooker hood fan systems, pellet stove fans and motors for medical applications – said Luca Barboni, Managing Director of FIME, Motors Division of Elica Group -. This transaction will allow us to seize significant opportunities in terms of internationalisation and new business development, and fits perfectly into the growth strategy of the Motors business”. In 2020, EMC and CPS reported pro-forma net revenues of 21.4 million euro (up 22.6% on the previous year). Payment for the purchase of 100% of EMC and CPS amounts to 31 million euro.
Miele increases its commitment to greater sustainability and climate protection
New BSH Australia MD
BSH Australia has appointed Andrew Jones as managing director, effective October 2021.
In April, BSH advised that current managing director, Philipp Walter will be taking on a new global role as operations manager for dish care based in Germany.
Liebherr New Built In Range
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Liebherr new Fully Integrated Appliances – Prime series.
With special lighting fixtures and stainless steel interiors, the Prime series is the perfect combination between High-quality design and materials.
Outstanding quality. Elegant design. Innovation. When it comes to refrigeration, #Liebherr is synonymous with excellence
eSpares Right-to-Repair’ law
eSpares special visit yesterday at their HQ from the Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Lord Callanan. As we celebrate the ‘Right-to-Repair’ law coming into force, this visit was an amazing opportunity for us to showcase what the eSpares team is doing behind the scenes to ensure consumers not only have the right parts for their household appliances but also enable them to fix them themselves using our how-to videos and advice centre articles.
The changes introduced with the new Eco-design and Energy Labelling Regulations are a huge step in the right direction for our growing community of fixers! The future is looking brighter than ever before for the #righttorepair movement .
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Freddy is the first blast chiller made for home use
Freddy from Irinox is the first blast chiller made for home use, with essential design that’s appealing in any kitchen. Freddy is the only domestic appliance that enables blast chilling of food straight after cooking, quickly and carefully freezing and thawing food, cooking meat and fish at low temperature, proofing bread, pizza and focaccia, holding food at the ideal temperature, and provides meals that are hot and ready to serve as well as chilling wine and other drinks. Freddy is made entirely from stainless steel, and is equipped with a probe that monitors food core temperature and an intuitive, easy-to-use soft touch control panel. Freddy is a dream come true of our very own time machine. It’s an instrument with which to lock the succulence into food at just the right moment and keep it intact over time. Flavour, vitamins, colour and consistency can overcome space and time so that they are always at their best.
Freddy 60
Niche dimensions:
W min. 597 mm
D min. 590 mm
H min. 595 mm
Freddy 45
Niche dimensions:
W min. 597 mm
D min. 590 mm
H min. 450 mm
Arçelik and Hitachi Launch a New Joint Venture, Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances
Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances, the new joint venture will play a major role in the Asia-Pacific region and will expand global sales of Hitachi branded products (excluding Japan)
Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. (“Hitachi GLS”) announced the launch of a new joint venture company, Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances B.V. The new joint venture, established by transferring 11 subsidiaries outside Japan (two manufacturing and nine sales companies) of Hitachi GLS, is operationally based in Bangkok, Thailand. Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances provides manufacturing, sales, and after-sales service for Hitachi branded home appliances (refrigerators, washing machines and vacuum cleaners, etc.) outside Japan.
Arçelik has consistently expanded its home appliance business to 150 countries around the world. The company has grown significantly in Europe and achieved strong growth in South Asia over the last decade. Hitachi GLS has been operating its home appliance business mainly in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, where it enjoys a high-end brand image.
Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances, the result of the collaboration between the two companies, will leverage their strengths such as supply chain and technological capabilities to build a competitive and innovative offer to market. The newly assigned CEO will be Zafer Üstüner, was the former Regional Head of APAC and General Manager of Thailand at Beko. Under his leadership, the new joint venture will combine the sales networks of both companies to expand the sales regions of Hitachi brand products to Europe, North Africa and other regions, as well as to integrate business bases such as production systems and procurement to strengthen our competitiveness. In the field of R&D, Arçelik and Hitachi GLS will also integrate the knowledge of both parties to create new value such as connected home appliances.
Sustainability is at the core of both Arçelik’s and Hitachi GLS’s strategies. Through their combined leadership in energy efficiency and sustainable solutions related to the home, the partnership will increase competitiveness around these key issues in the broader market.
“We are thrilled to announce the launch of Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances today. For the past couple of months, we have been working tirelessly and diligently with the Hitachi GLS team to establish this joint venture, which is a significant milestone in our Silk Road strategy. Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances provides both companies with an excellent opportunity to leverage successes in the Asia-Pacific home appliances market that holds a growing middle-class population, emerging retail channels, increasing household income and developing lifestyles. The company will leverage both companies’ robust market position, global expertise, and Hitachi’s brand heritage to deliver global and local market needs.”
Hakan Bulgurlu, CEO, Arçelik:
“We are delighted to launch our new joint venture with Hitachi GLS, Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances. This is a major step for us in achieving our global expansion ambitions and goals to become one of the world’s top home appliances companies. The venture will have the chance to utilize complementary product portfolio and operational footprints of Arçelik. In the next few years, we will see Hitachi brand products covering full major domestic appliance need of customers and growing both in existing markets and new ones (geographies) by the support of Arçelik companies.”
Keiji Kojima, President and COO, Hitachi, Ltd. (Hitachi GLS’s parent company):
“We are delighted to establish today this new joint venture company with Arçelik – a company who is recognized for its high-quality products and excellent management efficiency. The Hitachi Group aims to contribute to people’s Quality of Life (QoL) through its Social Innovation Business, which solves social issues. Our aim is to realize a sustainable society by focusing on areas that promote the three values of ”Security and Safety,” ”Environment,” and ”Resilience”. The home appliances business is strategically important for the Hitachi Group, as it is the first point of contact for our brand with people – especially while demand for connected home appliances using digital technology is increasing. Through this collaboration with Arçelik, we will provide safe and secure living through Hitachi-brand home appliances to many more regions and contribute to improving people’s QoL globally.”
Jun Taniguchi, President, Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc.:
“Today, we are pleased to introduce Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances – our new joint venture company with Arçelik. I am confident that by strengthening the complementary sales networks and product strategies of both companies, Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances will gain a competitive edge and become a market leader in the global home appliances market. In addition, by combining the distinctive technologies of both companies, such as environmental resistance and digital technology, we will contribute to improving the QoL of consumers and develop products and services that will realize a sustainable society.”
Zafer Üstüner, CEO, Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances:
“Today marks a new and exciting journey for Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances, which is created to address the evolving needs for APAC market and tap into their economic growth. This company brings together global strategies from both businesses, obtains product synergies, and makes a targeted investment in brand and promotion to accelerate growth across all geographies and fulfil its growth potential. The company will also create strong efficiency gains through new procurement and manufacturing synergies gained from the partnership. Additionally, the new venture leverages Hitachi GLS’s strong presence in APAC and its high-end home appliances in the rapidly growing Asian market to make the new venture a success. Our teams have been working extremely hard on this strategic joint venture and are looking forward to seeing Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances grow and develop in the coming years.”
About Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances
Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances was established on July 1st, 2021 as a joint venture between Arçelik A.Ş. and Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc to manufacture, sell and provide after-sales services of Hitachi branded home appliances including refrigerators, washing machines, vacuum cleaners globally (outside of the Japanese market). Arçelik acquired 60% ownership in the new company while Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc. continues as a 40% shareholder of the company. Through this joint venture, Arçelik AŞ and Hitachi GLS, Inc. have combined their expertise in other key areas such as R&D, procurement and production systems to optimize the joint venture’s global supply chain and strengthen its competitive positioning in the market.
https://www.arcelik-hitachi-homeappliances.com/
About Arçelik
Arçelik is a multinational household appliances manufacturer that operates with 12 brands (Arçelik, Beko, Grundig, Blomberg, ElektraBregenz, Arctic, Leisure, Flavel, Defy, Altus, Dawlance, Voltas Beko) and employs over 40,000 people worldwide. Arçelik’s global operations include sales and marketing offices in 46 countries, and 26 production facilities in 9 countries. As Europe’s second largest white goods company by market share (based on volumes), Arçelik reached a consolidated turnover of 5 billion Euros in 2020. Arçelik’s R&D and Design Centers across the globe, are home to over 1,600 researchers and hold more than 3,000 international patent applications to date. Arçelik is named the “Industry Leader” in the Durable Home Appliances category for the 2nd year in a row in Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2020 and, in accordance with PAS 2060 Carbon Neutrality Standard, became carbon-neutral in global production plants in 2019 and 2020 fiscal years with its carbon credits.
www.arcelikglobal.com
About Hitachi GLS
Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Hitachi Global Life Solutions, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. And Hitachi GLS is responsible for sale of (and provision of engineering and maintenance services for) home appliances, air conditioning equipment and other equipment and devices; and provision of products and solutions utilizing digital technologies. Based on the idea of “More smiles to life for one and all. A more comfortable tomorrow for people and society. With innovations that deliver happiness to the world, we open new doors to the future. “, we seek to gain a closer understanding of customer lifestyles. By resolving individual customer lifestyle issues, through well-designed and sophisticated products and services utilizing of the Hitachi Group’s value chain and digital technologies, we aspire to be a company that contributes to improving the quality of life for customers around the world.
www.hitachi-gls.com/
Portway MD retirement
MD of Portway John Bainbridge has reported his retirement after over 30 years in charge of the organization. He will leave on 27 August 2021.Formed in 1989 Portway Domestic Appliances electrical wholesale supply top quality domestic appliances throughout the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland Operating from their purpose built warehousing and distribution centre in Andover, Hampshire. Portway can offer a wide range of freestanding, built-in and commercial products from over 20 major electrical appliance brands. With Portway’s own delivery fleet customers can expect deliveries to mainland United Kingdom addresses twice weekly.
Portway’s aim is to offer customers, levels of support and service that are unparalleled within the electrical wholesale industry. The staff at Portway are comprised of highly trained and knowledgeable internal and field based individuals committed to offering the kind of customer service and product expertise expected from such a dedicated team.
In such a challenging marketplace Portway Domestic Appliances strive to offer the most competitive pricing available, coupled with outstanding customer service and weekly deliveries. Helping customers to grow a profitable and successful business.
Galanz Largest Microwave manufacturer
Galanz Enterprises, founded in September 28th, 1978, is a world-class integrated white goods brand enterprise, and one of the most influential leading enterprises in the Chinese household electrical appliances industry.
Galanz has the world’s largest microwave oven R&D and manufacturing center, as well as the world’s leading manufacturing facilities of professional air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, electric ovens and other household appliances.
In the flexible production line at the 4.0 base of Galanz Group, there are 17 robots on each production line, and a microwave oven chamber can be off the line every 6.7 seconds. The production line is controlled by computer digitalization, and different production modes can be switched instantly.
Galanz connects all links of the industrial chain through digital enabling. It used to take more than 20 days for a microwave oven to complete the production when receiving an order from the market, but now the process can be shortened to 7 days, labor efficiency has been improved by 40%, and order delivery time has been shortened by 67%
Tisha Johnson named Gcd lead of Whirlpool
With Mays’ retirement, Whirlpool Corporation named Tisha Johnson as the new global consumer design lead. She joins the company from the Herman Miller Group, where she served as VP of global product design, guiding design efforts across HMG’s extensive product portfolio. Previously, she was VP of global automotive interior design at Volvo Car Group.
«Whirlpool’s vision to improve life at home is particularly inspiring to me since the human connection is central to the design process – said Johnson. – I’m excited to work with such a strong global team and look forward to collaborating on the future of iconic kitchen and laundry products
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