In 1950, an enterprising young Swedish farmer named Karl-Erik Andersson set out to build his mother a different kind of washer. A unique, energy- and water-efficient machine that would reflect a farmer's love and respect for nature. One with superior cleaning power and reliability that could heat water, spin, and even boast durable, state-of-the-art, stainless steel drums. A washing machine like no other. So the young farmer built his amazing washer, surpassing even his meticulous mother's high standards. Indeed, the results ASKO are so extraordinary, he was convinced to share his creation with others. So he built a world-class engineering and manufacturing facility right on the family farm — where it stands to this day — and a new company was born. The company is now call ASKO.Today, ASKO is an international corporation with a full line of high-performance washers, dryers and dishwashers. ASKO appliances still do a better job of cleaning with a fraction of the water, electricity and detergent of ordinary machines. Every component is constructed of steel rather than plastic wherever possible. And every ASKO product is still built with Scandinavian quality and environmental sensitivity — just as Karl-Erik Andersson intended. In short, ASKO appliances are some of the best-performing, most ecology-friendly, and longest lasting on earth. Made especially for those — like a certain Swedish mother — who appreciate the difference.

If your home needs to be cooled off or heated up, Backwell's has your back. Backwell IXL and its IXL Appliances division manufacture home appliances. Its inventory includes such products as evaporative coolers, fans, portable heaters, and ventilation systems. The Australia-based company also makes landscape lighting, towel racks, and electric and gas cooktops. Products are distributed through large general department stores as well as specialty appliance and lighting stores throughout Australia and New Zealand.

You could call bissell a company full of neat freaks. And that’s fine. Because at BISSELL, all bissell care about is finding ways to make your home a cleaner place. For more than 130 years, bissell family-owned corporation has developed and created the world’s best cleaning tools. From the deep-down microscopic source of your family’s wheezing and sniffling to the stains, dirt and animal dander that wreak havoc on your home life. bissell have redefined the concept of clean with a family of innovative floor care products such as vacuums, carpet sweepers, carpet deep cleaners and bare floor vacuums. Along with a full line of time-tested floor cleaning chemicals. Each product is designed to improve the ways you take care of your home, especially the biggest home of all – Earth. Using bissell innovative spirit, they are constantly searching for new ways to make bissell products safer for the environment. After all, when BISSELL says clean, bissell mean clean.

The Brita Products Company, based in Oakland, California, is the leading maker of point-of-use water filtration products to improve the quality and taste of tap water.

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH is a corporate group operating worldwide, which posted annual sales of about 8.76 billion euros in the year 2008. It stemmed from a joint venture set up in 1967 between Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart) and Siemens AG (Munich). Today, BSH operates 42 factories in 13 countries in Europe, the USA, Latin America and Asia. Together with a global network of sales and customer service firms, the BSH family is today made up of about 60 companies in almost 40 countries, with a total workforce of some 39,000 people.The company’s actions and development are determined by a consistent policy of innovation and quality. One of BSH’s most important principles is its determination to provide the consumer with genuine added value in terms of performance, convenience and user-friendliness by offering new products and developing existing ones. Underlying this is the conviction that driving forward new technologies not only generates a competitive edge and provides greater convenience for customers – but also benefits the environment. The transfer of know-how within the BSH Group serves to set global standards on the environmental protection front too. BSH is committed to the principle of sustainability, and thus to the responsible handling of natural resources.

BSH can help make a HSH -- a home sweet home, that is. BSH Home Appliances is a subsidiary of German manufacturer BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausger�te. BSH makes and distributes a variety of home appliances under the Gaggenau, Siemens, Bosch, and Thermador brands, including dishwashers, ovens, cooktops, ranges, washing machines, and dryers. Its products are manufactured at plants in North Carolina and Tennessee. BSH serves the US and Canadian markets, selling products directly to new homebuilders as well as through retailers such as Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sears.

Candy spends all day -- every day -- cooking food, cleaning carpets, doing laundry, and washing the dishes without complaint. Candy makes and markets thousands of models of major appliances, including washing machines, washer dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, ovens, and vacuums. Its brands include namesake Candy, Hoover, Rosiares, Iberna, Hoover Grepa, Jinling, Hoover Helkama, Vyatka, and Zerowatt. The firm has grown through acquisitions, including its purchase of Hoover European Appliance Group. More than half of its revenue comes from sales of washing and flooring appliances. The founding Fumagalli family still owns and runs the company, which made its first household appliance around 1945.

Conair helps Canuks have perfectly coiffed hair, shiny teeth, and neatly pressed clothes. Conair Consumer Products, the Canadian division of Conair Corporation, makes and markets hair styling appliances (Conair, Easy Start, Super Clips) designed for home and professional salon use. The division also manufactures lighted mirrors, electric razors and battery-operated trimmers, oral irrigators, facial saunas, foot massagers, nail care centers, showerheads, and steam irons. Conair makes electronic scales sold under the Weight Watchers brand, as well as Interplak and Opticlean branded motorized toothbrushes.

Daewoo Electronics is one of South Korea's largest consumer electronics manufacturers and exporters. Daewoo makes home and kitchen appliances (microwave ovens, refrigerators, washing machines). Daewoo Electronics sells its products in more than 105 countries. Backed by the Korean government, the company is restructuring in an effort to return to profitability and eventually find a buyer. To that end, in 2009 it sold four of its businesses: TV, air conditioning, vacuum cleaners, and electronic motors. The firm retained its refrigerator, washing machine, and kitchen appliance units.

De'Longhi knows a house is not a home without its appliances. De'Longhi makes a variety of home appliances, including air conditioners, heaters, humidifiers, blenders, microwave ovens, espresso makers, grills, fryers, toasters, vacuums, and irons. De'Longhi operates in about 50 countries through its Household and Professional divisions. The professional group includes Climaventa and DL Radiators cooling and heating systems for commercial clients like shopping centers, hospitals, and hotels. De'Longhi, which was founded in the 1950s, has expanded primarily through acquisitions. In 2001 it purchased UK-based Kenwood Appliances.

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