GlenDimplex

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GlenDimplex
FormerlyGlen Electric
Company type Private company
Industry Electronics
Founded
  • August 23, 1973;50 years ago (1973-08-23) in Newry, Northern Ireland (Glen Electric)
  • June 7, 1978;45 years ago (1978-06-07) (GlenDimplex)
Founder Martin Naughton
Headquarters Dublin, Ireland
Key people
Fergal Leamy (CEO)
Products Heating, cooling
radio and cooking equipment, etc.
RevenueIncrease2.svg€1.5 billion (2004)
Number of employees
8,500 (2004)
Website glendimplex.com

GlenDimplex (formerly known as Glen Electric) is an Irish consumer electrical goods firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company is privately held, with manufacturing and development centres in the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, China and many other locations around the world. [1]

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The company also has branches in North America, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, Poland, Belgium, France, Australia and Scandinavia. [2] [3] The company was founded by Martin Naughton, and is wholly owned by him after he bought out the other shareholders in 2003.[ citation needed ] Sean O'Driscoll became CEO of Glen Dimplex in 1998 and from 2011 held the positions of chairman and group chief executive until his retirement in 2016. Fergal Naughton was then appointed as Group CEO. [4] Fergal Leamy assumed the role of CEO in 2021. [5]

History

The company was incorporated on August 23, 1973, as Glen Electric in Newry, Northern Ireland, an electric heater manufacturer with ten employees. Dimplex, a large electric heating appliance manufacturer, was founded in the 1950s. The companies merged on May 6, 1977 to become Glen Dimplex. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Morphy Richards and Burco Dean Appliances were acquired by the Glen Dimplex Group in 1985, and were based in Mexborough near Doncaster, England.

Creda was acquired by the group in 1987. [11] Belling was acquired in July 1992, [12] Roberts Radio in November 1994, [13] Goblin Vacuum Cleaners in June 1998, [14] LEC Refrigeration in March 2005, [15] Robinson Willey in August 2010, [16] Valor in September 2011, [17] and Real Flame Australia in February 2016. [18] Dimplex was the shirt sponsor of Southampton Football Club from 1993 until 1995. [19]

In 2018 the Merseyside-based home appliances division, which makes cookers and refrigerators under the Britannia, Lec, New World and Stoves brands, announced a "streamlining" of operations, resulting in up to 300 of its 1,000 permanent staff at its Knowsley plant being made redundant. [20] [21]

Brands and acquisitions

Name of brand (or company)Industry and/or centered productsYear acquired or merged (if applicable)
Dimplex

Glen Electric

Electric fireplaces, heating

Electric heating

1977 [8]
Morphy Richards

Burco Dean

Domestic appliances 1985 [22] [23]
Creda Cooking appliances

Showers

1987 [11]
Belling Cooking appliances 1992 [12]
Roberts Radio Radio 1994 [13]
Goblin Vacuum Cleaners Vacuum cleaners 1998 [14]
EWT Elektrogerate Electric panel heaters, fireplaces 1999 [24]
Faber

Stoves Group

Gas heaters

Stoves

2000 [25] [26]
New World Cooking appliances 2001 [27]
NOBØ Heating 2002 [28]
Galaxy Showers Showers 2003 [29]
LEC Refrigeration Refrigeration 2005 [15]
RXG Redring Xpelair

Koolant Koolers

Schrieber Engineering

(Koolant and Schrieber merged to

form Dimplex Thermal Solutions)

Electric water heating solutions [ buzzword ]

Industrial liquid insulated coolers

2006 [30] [31]
Masport Heating Wood and gas burning cast iron stoves 2008 [32]
Robinson Willey

Wonderfire

Heating

Gas heaters

2010 [16] [33]
Valor Heating 2011 [17]
Britannia Living Appliances Cooking appliances 2013 [34] [35] [36] [37]
Real Flame Australia

Walker Technology

Technika Australia

Cadet Heat

Electric and gas fireplaces

Set-top box and television distributor

Domestic appliances

Electric Heat

2016 [18] [38] [39] [40]
Carmen Personal Care Personal care Not applicable
Ability Projects Air Conditioning 2017
Euromaid

Baumatic

Arc Appliances

IAG Appliances

Venini

Lemair

Domestic appliances

Cooking appliances

Refrigeration

2018 [41]
Smarter Data Management LimitedSoftware2022 [42]
FreringsConsumer goods1989 [43]

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  1. Gleeson, Colin. "Glen Dimplex appoints Fergal Leamy as chief executive". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 July 2021.