Miele closed with satisfaction its 2017/18 financial year ended June 30, 2018. The company recorded sales of 4.1 billion euro, that means a year-on-year increase of 167 million euro (+4.3%). Of this growth 91 million was generated by the Steelco Group, Miele’s Italian subsidiary operating in the medical technology field, whose figures were included in company accounts for the first time during this reporting period. In Germany, Miele grew its sales by 2.4% and increased its market lead among specialist dealers even further. On a worldwide scale, built-in appliances contributed above-average to this success. Among Miele’s sales regions around the globe, Asia saw particularly dynamic growth. During the reporting period, investments totalled 272 million euro.
For three years in succession, Miele has grown considerably faster than its own multi-year average – and the 2017/18 financial year originally got off to a promising start. Calculated in local currency and therefore discounting currency fluctuation, turnover during the 2017/18 financial year even grew by as much as 7.1%.
In Germany, Miele achieved sales of 1.21 billion euro, representing an increase of 2.4%. The company above all significantly increased turnover in China; however, above-average growth also came from markets such as Canada, Austria and Russia. In southern Europe, Miele has continued its recovery in Spain and Greece after a prolonged hard spell. The USA and Australia – Miele’s biggest markets after Germany – achieved satisfactory turnover growth in local currency. At 70.6%, the share of sales outside Germany has remained practically constant (70.0% in previous year).

The new products that CNA Group will present at the fair include the new Edesa range, with a wide variety of cooking, air extraction, refrigeration and washing products. The range includes new designs and remarkable features, such as the HoriZone Tech induction heating with Barbecue function, which allows the cast iron grill to achieve a uniform temperature to prepare delicious meat, fish or vegetable dishes in its 800cm2 cooking zone.

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Enjoy the kitchen without abandoning new technologies and different cooking methods, is the main objective of the wide range of Edesa electronic plates in their induction plates, from traditional TC models through new models such as “Mono-Slider Touch” “,” Multi-Sliders “,” Round Sliders “and the more sophisticated” Hidden Sliders “in mono and round version, because Edesa understands that the technology facilitates a high performance in the cooking methods. With an elegant built-in design, the range of Edesa countertops offers a wide variety of Super Slim stainless steel, with intelligent installation and triple gas burner of 4Kw in all models; as well as first quality designs, such as the one offered in the Panorama GOG worktop for semi-professionals with the concept of 4 in-line gas stoves in 120×45 cm.

The novelties are also present in the washing and cooling products, among which stands out the technology Silence Inverter in washing machines, that thanks to the maximum efficiency and performance obtains the classification A +++ – 30%. For its part, in the range of Edesa refrigerators highlights the Dual No Frost technology in combis with A +++ and the new Front Glass Combis refrigerators in white and anthracite colors.

News of Cata
Intelligent cooking solutions and inter-device connectivity and synchronization of functions are now possible thanks to the Smart Hood control, which uses wireless technology, so both the hood and the plate adjust their temperature automatically without having to move a finger.

Cata also presents the latest in induction power control; thus the new Cata TFT range provides two cooking systems, the traditional system with adjustment of the heat power and the sophistication and precision of cooking with induction plates with temperature control and bluetooth connection, a unique system in terms of technology induction plates that allows a greater precision of the temperature. On the other hand, the control system introduced by Cata through its RoCook induction concept, with Bluetooth technology, allows any type of food to be cooked at a precise temperature. It is an ideal system to carry out low temperature cooking processes with maximum precision. Further,

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For better flame control, Grupo CNA also offers plates that allow consumers to adjust the level of the flame on their plates through several levels of power selection that adapt to the different cooking ranges of the consumer. Finally, among the novelties in extraction, Cata has a wide variety of decorative hoods with electric motors without brushes of maximum power and A + efficiency, such as the Dalia and the Legend model, with an energy consumption of only 100W at maximum power, which translates into a saving of 80% of the energy with a minimum level of noise.

For more information about the news of the CNA Group products at the IFA fair, the Cata and Edesa sites are being updated, so you can access it through the link: http://www.cnagroup.es

There is also an Italian excellence in Berlin on the stage of IFA 2018 , the most important tech event in Europe. The Candy group stands out thanks to innovative solutions for washing, smart home and the kitchen of the future with a high level of design.
Since 2013 the group has been the protagonist of a progressive and unstoppable growth, + 36% in washing, 102% in the cooking sector and + 39% for small appliances .

The real pink
The partnership with another Italian reality, Garage Italia of Lapo Elkann has given birth to Bianca Millennial Pink , a “pink” version of the washing machine with voice commands by Candy, which can also understand and optimize the habits of the smartphone through the smartphone. user and his washes and help him in the most suitable programs.
After cars and glasses, Lapo tries to bring a breath of color and innovation also in the home appliances. This time not with a covering film, but with a real paint, more effective and lasting considering the type of product.

The Millennial Pink is a limited edition , with a final price that should be around 1,200 euros, maybe a bit ‘high to reach a range of public normally not interested in this type of appliance, but for sure (in our opinion) a good choice of partnership in the era of personalization and a good road to the future regarding the development of home appliances.

« The new MIllennial Pink model combines two peculiarities: the unmistakable style of Garage Italia and the inclination towards innovation combined with the Italian spirit of Candy, which for years has invested a large part of its forces in the study of innovative technologies capable of improving the people’s lives, “explains Aldo Fumagalli , Candy’s Head of Washing Appliances Business Sector and Connectivity.

Prime of the class
Another important innovation concerning washing machines at home is Rapid’ò , a model characterized by an ergonomic shape and optimized washing times (intensive washing in 39 minutes) with a raised porthole that characterizes the design and facilitates loading operations. and discharge.

As for the Hoover brand , the Axi washing machine keeps a bench in a new, more advanced version, a top of the range that stands out thanks to its smart functions, capacity and energy efficiency. The TED system allows the recognition of fabrics and stains and, thanks to the dedicated app, Axi provides advice on washes. Direct Voice voice commands are also compatible, as well as having a load capacity of 14 kg and an energy class A +++.

Haier announced at IFA2018 an investment up to 1 billion dollars over the next 4 years in Europe, the expected largest investment into home appliances in Europe.

Samsung  announced  that it has been ramping up its marketing efforts in Poland where its refrigerators and washing machines take up the dominant share, to make the country a gateway to expand presence in Europe.

The tech giant said the market share of its premium washers priced at more than 700 euros ($813.67) in Poland shot up to more than 60 percent in the second quarter this year, doubled from around 30 percent in the same period last year, thanks to the popularity of its QuickDrive washing machines that reduce the washing time by up to 50 percent.

Its share quadruples that of the second player.

Samsung Electronics also said that it has maintained its leadership in the Polish fridge market since 2012 by accounting for more than 30 percent share. It took just about one year for the firm to grab the largest share of around 30 percent in the built-in fridge market since it first launched the product in March last year.

The company opened a showroom named Cook Story by Samsung in the capital city of Warsaw to allow consumers to experience its built-in home appliances and hold a regular cooking class.

Slovenian home appliances manufacturer Gorenje net profit dropped to 400,000 euro ($462,600) in the first half of 2018, from 4.4 million euro in the like period a year earlier.

The below plan net profit was mostly due to harsh macroeconomic conditions, volatility of some currencies, and relatively high raw material prices, Gorenje said in a Ljubljana bourse filing.

Gorenje added it had also planned to sell its unit Gorenje Surovina by the end of June, but the process was not completed.

Gorenje Group generated 602.3 million euro of sales revenue through June, down 3.5% on the year, while EBITDA fell at the same rate to 39.2 million euro.

In the first half of 2018, China’s Hisense Group announced its takeover bid and completed the acquisition of – combined with previously acquired shares – a total of 95.42% of the company Gorenje.