On 14th April 2015, the Home Appliance 2025 vision and call for action was launched by several CEO leaders of Europe’s Home appliance industry. They established four areas to focus on for the recovery of the industry and the promotion of a sustainability lifestyle through the use of efficient appliances. The actions were addressed to: […]
Presenting its Sustainability Report for 2015, Electrolux also proclaimed its For the Better project, a framework of nine promises to make a positive change in its solutions, operations and for society. The initiative makes sustainability an even more integrated part of doing business at Electrolux. “From defining new goals in product development and manufacturing, to […]
This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the presence of Europe’s Energy Labels in retail outlets. As a pioneering sector, as Ceced underlines, the household appliance industry can attest to the effectiveness of the tool that has been guiding consumers towards purchasing energy efficient products and has enabled appliance manufacturers to showcase technological improvements […]
Irhma, the International Roundtable of Household Appliance Manufacturer Associations has recently closed its 3rd annual meeting in Shanghai. The participants underlined the fundamental role that now is playing by the global appliance industry of smart appliances in the near future. «Smart appliances – explained Paolo Falcioni, general director of the European Ceced, the European Committee […]
Wolf, the famous American brand of kitchen appliances distributed in Italy by Frigo 2000, has patented an innovative hob burner. It is a double sealed crown burner, that offers two burners in one: the upper part provides an ideal flame for cooking at high temperature while the lower part offers a perfect flame for cooking […]
Paolo Falcioni, Ceced Director General European standardisation system is an item of great importance in Ceced’s (European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers) activity. The Committee is, in fact, one of the founding member of the Industry Group on European Standardisation Strategy (Ingress) that came into being on 24th March 2015. Ingress is a multi-stakeholder platform […]
For the third consecutive year, Gorenje has been awarded in the Best Annual Report competition with the highest score among Slovenian companies. This competition is organized for Slovenian entrants by “Poslovna akademija Finance” (Finance daily paper Business Academy) and the Finance daily paper. Iztok Pustatičnik (in the photo), executive director of controlling and accounting, received […]
Groupe Seb has signed an agreement to acquire Emsa company. The acquisition, submitted to approval of the German and Austrian competition authorities, should be finalized in the coming weeks. German-based Emsa, founded in 1949, designs, manufactures and sells kitchen tools and accessories. The company’s core business is focused on three categories: thermo jugs and carafes; […]
A very good performance was recorded by Nuova Lofra in the first quarter 2015. The Italian company, which produces high level kitchen, announced that from January to March of the current year, its sales grew by 29%. Rainbow Red 90 cooker by Nuova Lofra Lofra was founded in 1956, and its catalog includes several kind […]
V-Zug, Swiss leader in kitchen and washing appliances production has recently become part of the portfolio of brands distributed by Frigo 2000, which has so expanded its rich offer. For more than 30 years, in fact, the company has been distributing top quality refrigerators and other appliances manufactured by leading producers in the world: from […]
Bertazzoni, Guastalla, Italy. Museum, exhibition and showroom. Bertazzoni, Italian company of kitchen appliances, has opened Casa Bertazzoni, a showroom-museum where history, tradition, food culture, technology, engineering and innovation are displayed around the concept of House. The new showroom is a space of 600 square meter, designed by the architect Carlo Malerba as an experiential path, […]
Scanomat, brand distributed by Frigo 2000, presents its new Top Brewer, a sophisticated and functional solution to serve coffee and other drinks, hot or cold. It guarantees a great quality level, equal to which of a coffee bar, because drinks are prepared with the right temperature and intensity, satisfying any taste and desire. But this […]
Bertazzoni, Italian company of cooking appliances, has received the Golden A ‘Design Award in the Home Appliances Design Competition category. The award was assigned to the free standing kitchen PRO90 6 MFE S AR in Orange. The 90 cm Professional Kitchen signed by Bertazzoni was chosen among numerous projects nominated by a jury of experts, […]
There is no more a big gap between on-line and off-line channel, both during the researching of a products and for its purchase. This is what emerges by the PwC Total Retail 2017 survey, according to which 53% of global shoppers prefer to look for home appliance on-line, while 32% prefer doing their research in […]
