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Electrolux
Electrolux AB () is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool. Electrolux products sell under a variety of brand names (including its own), and are primarily major appliances and vacuum cleaners intended for home consumer use. Electrolux has a primary listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the OMX Stockholm 30 index. History The company originates from a merger of two companies—Lux AB and Svenska Elektron AB, the former an established manufacturer and the latter a younger company founded by a former vacuum salesman who had also been an employee of the former firm. The origins of Electrolux are closely tied to the vacuum, but today it also makes major appliances. Sales company to major manufacturer In 1919, a Svenska Elektron AB acquisition, Elektromekaniska AB, became Elektrolux (the spelling was changed to Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanussi
Zanussi () is an Italian producer of home appliances that was bought by Electrolux in 1984. Zanussi has been exporting products from Italy since 1946. History The Zanussi Company began as the small workshop of Antonio Zanussi in 1916. The 26-year-old son of a blacksmith in Pordenone in Northeastern Italy began the business by making home stoves and wood-burning ovens. In 1933 Antonio Zanussi launched REX, the company's newest trademark at that time, to coincide with a huge media event of the day: the new record for a transatlantic crossing (Gibraltar to New York) with which the Italian liner “Rex” conquered the Blue Riband. In 1946 Antonio Zanussi died and management of the family business passed to his sons Lino and Guido. Under the leadership of Lino, the company developed into a modern industrial concern and in 1951, with a workforce of over 300, the company began to diversify into gas and electric, and combined gas/electric ovens; and, with growing availability and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frigidaire
Frigidaire Appliance Company is the American consumer and commercial home appliances brand subsidiary of multinational company Electrolux. Frigidaire was founded as the Guardian Frigerator Company in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and developed the first self-contained refrigerator, invented by Nathaniel B. Wales and Alfred Mellowes in 1916. In 1918, William C. Durant, a founder of General Motors, personally invested in the company and in 1919, it adopted the name Frigidaire. The brand was so well known in the refrigeration field in the early-to-mid-1900s, that many Americans called any refrigerator a ''Frigidaire'' regardless of brand. In France, Canada, and some other French-speaking countries or areas, the word ''Frigidaire'' is often in use as a synonym today. The name Frigidaire or its antecedent Frigerator may be the origin of the widely used English word ''fridge'', although more likely simply an abbreviation of refrigerator which is a word known to have been used as early as 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eureka (company)
Eureka is a brand of the Chinese company Midea Group that manufactures vacuums for all households. The company manufactures vacuum cleaners, including uprights, cordless, canisters, sticks and handhelds. Eureka also manufactures aftermarket vacuum accessories, such as bags, belts and filters. History Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Company was founded in 1909 in Detroit, Mich. by Toronto, Canada-born real estate auctioneer Fred Wardell (1866-1952) to sell vacuum cleaners for which he had acquired several patents. At first only selling vacuum cleaners manufactured by others, in 1913 he and four partners purchased their first plant. In 1922 they introduced the Eureka Model 9, which undercut their main competitor Hoover by 50% in price, with the same horsepower motor and a front-mounted bag that customers preferred to Hoover's rear-mounted bag, offered with a 10-day home trial, becoming the Model T of the vacuum cleaner industry, selling 1 million units in three years. By 1927 Eureka sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacuum Cleaner
A vacuum cleaner, also known simply as a vacuum or a hoover, is a device that causes suction in order to remove dirt from floors, upholstery, draperies, and other surfaces. It is generally electrically driven. The dirt is collected by either a dustbag or a cyclone for later disposal. Vacuum cleaners, which are used in homes as well as in industry, exist in a variety of sizes and models—small battery-powered hand-held devices, wheeled canister models for home use, domestic central vacuum cleaners, huge stationary industrial appliances that can handle several hundred litres of dirt before being emptied, and self-propelled vacuum trucks for recovery of large spills or removal of contaminated soil. Specialized shop vacuums can be used to suck up both solid matter and liquids. Name Although ''vacuum cleaner'' and the short form ''vacuum'' are neutral names, in some countries (UK, Ireland) ''hoover'' is used instead as a genericized trademark, and as a verb. The name comes from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Investor AB
Investor AB is a Swedish investment and ''de facto'' conglomerate holding company. It was founded in 1916 and is still controlled by the Wallenberg family through their Foundation Asset Management company FAM. The company owns a controlling stake in several large Swedish companies, with smaller positions in a number of other firms. History Investor AB was established by the Wallenberg family in Stockholm in 1916 when new Swedish legislation made it more difficult for banks to own stocks in industrial companies on a long-term basis. The shareholdings of the family bank, Stockholms Enskilda Bank ( SEB today), were transferred to Investor AB, a newly formed industrial holding company spun out of the bank. Investments Listed companies Investor AB own significant minority stakes in listed companies and are typically the largest shareholder. * ABB - Provides electrification products, robotics and motion, industrial automation and power grids. * AstraZeneca - A biopharmaceutical com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husqvarna AB
The Husqvarna Group () is a Swedish manufacturer of outdoor power products including chainsaws, trimmers, brushcutters, cultivators, and garden tractors. Founded as a firearms manufacturer in 1689, it is one of the oldest continuously running companies in the world. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the group also produces consumer watering products, cutting equipment and diamond tools for the construction and stone industries. Their motorcycle division was spun off in 1987, and is now owned by KTM. Their sewing machine division was sold off in 1997 and is now owned by SVP Worldwide. Husqvarna Group sponsors the Swedish ice hockey club HV71 and several local community engagement projects around the world. History 1689 – Firearms The drilling work at the waterfalls in Husqvarna, southern Sweden, was the first large plant. The state-owned rifle factory had some 1,000 employees at the beginning of the 18th century. The company was spun off from Husqvarna Vapenfabriks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Vivarelli
Carlo Vivarelli (1919–1986) was a Swiss artist and graphic designer associated with the International Typographic Style. Vivarelli was born on 8 March 1919 in Zürich, Switzerland. Vivarelli began his design education studying in 1934 at the Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich. During this period, he also worked as an apprentice. Following his early studies, Vivarelli moved to Paris, where he studied under French poster artist Paul Colin. In 1946, Vivarelli moved to Milan, where he worked as an art director at graphic design firm, Studio Boggeri. The following year, he returned to Zürich and opened his own firm. Vivarelli's studio was commissioned by a number of major clients including Electrolux, Roche, and SRG SSR. In 1958 Vivarelli became a founding member of Neue Grafik, a Swiss design publication. Carlo Vivarelli died in Zürich in 1986. Gallery File:Das neue Schulhaus Vivarelli.jpg, Das neue Schulhaus poster (1953) File:Neue Grafik July 1963.jpg, Neue Grafik layout ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absorption Refrigerator
An absorption refrigerator is a refrigerator that uses a heat source (e.g., solar energy, a fossil-fueled flame, waste heat from factories, or district heating systems) to provide the energy needed to drive the cooling process. The system uses two coolants, the first of which performs evaporative cooling and is then absorbed into the second coolant; heat is needed to reset the two coolants to their initial states. The principle can also be used to air-condition buildings using the waste heat from a gas turbine or water heater. Using waste heat from a gas turbine makes the turbine very efficient because it first produces electricity, then hot water, and finally, air-conditioning—trigeneration. Absorption refrigerators are commonly used in recreational vehicles (RVs), campers, and caravans because the heat required to power them can be provided by a propane fuel burner, by a low-voltage DC electric heater (from a battery or vehicle electrical system) or by a mains-powered elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lurelle Guild
Lurelle Van Arsdale Guild (1898 in Syracuse, New York – 1985 in Darien, Connecticut) was an architect, industrial designer, and interior designer. After studying painting at Syracuse University (graduated 1920), Guild worked as an illustrator and writer. He started Lurelle Guild Associates in 1928. In 1944, Guild was a founding member of the Society of Industrial Designers in New York.Gordon, John Stuart. (2011). '' A modern world: American design from the Yale University Art Gallery 1920-1950)'', (pp. 109, 127, 232, 234, 237, 296, 299, 331, 410). Yale University Art Gallery and Yale University Press. Retrieved January 2, 2017. (Genealogical sources indicate that Guild was actually born in Manhattan, NY on August 19, 1898. It is not known where the information came from that he was born in Syracuse). Over the years, Guild's clients included Alcoa, Aluminum Cooking Utensil Company, Chase Brass & Copper Company, Electrolux, Heywood-Wakefield, International Silver Company, Kensin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Samuelson
Jonas Samuelson is a Swedish businessman. He serves as the president and chief executive officer of Electrolux Electrolux AB () is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool. Electrolux products sell under a variety .... References Living people Swedish chief executives Year of birth missing (living people) {{Sweden-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OMX Stockholm 30
The OMX Stockholm 30 (OMXS30) is a stock market index for the Stockholm Stock Exchange. It is a capitalization-weighted index of the 30 most-traded stock on the Nasdaq Stockholm Nasdaq Stockholm, formerly known as the Stockholm Stock Exchange ( sv, Stockholmsbörsen), is a stock exchange located in Frihamnen, Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1863, it has become the primary securities exchange of the Nordic countries. As o ... stock exchange. The index started on 30 Sep 1986 with a base value of 125. Index composition 2021-11-01 Contract Specifications The OMX Stockholm Index trades on the NASDAQ Nordic Derivatives exchange (OMXFUT). the contract specifications are shown below: Annual returns The following table shows the annual development of the OMX Stockholm 30 since 1986. Footnotes External linksOfficial Nasdaq Nordic list of OMXS30 componentsBloomberg page for OMX:IND Nasdaq Nordic Swedish stock market indices {{stockexchange-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people live in the Stockholm Municipality, municipality, with 1.6 million in the Stockholm urban area, urban area, and 2.4 million in the Metropolitan Stockholm, metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Mälaren, Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl. It is also the county seat of Stockholm County. For several hundred years, Stockholm was the capital of Finland as well (), which then was a part of Sweden. The population of the municipality of Stockholm is expected to reach o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
