List of major home appliance manufacturers
List of major home appliance manufacturers is a reference list of manufacturers building major home appliance both ACTIVE and defunct, available in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, and the United States. It is specifically limited to major home appliances and does not include brands intended for commercial use.
Active appliance manufacturers and brands
A note on appliance types: The terminology of different appliance types are used for The Primary market are used as much as possible. i.e.: cooktops (USA) = hobs (UK), ranges (USA) = cookers (UK). wall oven (USA) = built-in oven (UK)
Company |
Brands |
Primary Products |
Headquarters |
Market Countries |
Website(s) |
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Appliance365 Ltd |
A365 |
built-in ovens |
Warrington, UK |
UK |
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Acme Kitchenettes Corp |
Acme |
cooktops |
United States |
USA |
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AGA |
Aga |
cookers |
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom |
USA, UK, Australia |
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American Range Corporation |
American Range |
ranges |
Pacoima, CA, USA |
USA |
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Amica |
Amica |
cookers |
Wronki, Poland |
UK, Europe |
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Arçelik |
Altus |
Istanbul, Turkey |
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Avanti Products |
Avanti |
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Bertazzoni-Italia |
Bertazzoni |
cookers |
Reggio Emilia, Italy |
Worldwide |
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Big Chill |
Big Chill |
ranges |
Boulder, CO, USA |
USA |
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Bosch |
Bosch |
Munich, Germany |
Worldwide |
Bosch |
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Brown Stove Works |
Brown |
ranges |
Cleveland, TN, USA |
USA |
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Candy Group |
Baumatic |
cookers |
Brugherio, Italy |
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Capitol |
Capitol |
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Crosslee plc |
White Knight |
dryers |
Hipperholme, UK |
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Crown Domestic Appliances Ltd |
cookers |
Bromsgrove UK |
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Dacor |
Dacor |
cooktops |
City of Industry, CA |
USA |
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Danby Products |
Danby |
compact refrigerators |
Guelph, ON, Canada |
Canada, USA |
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Duro Corporation |
NXR |
stoves |
City of Industry, CA, USA |
USA |
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De Dietrich Kitchen Appliances Ltd |
De Dietrich |
dishwashers |
Basingstoke UK |
UK |
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Electrolux |
AEG |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Worldwide |
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ELCO Vagionis |
Elco |
built-in ovens |
Greece |
Europe |
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Elmira Stove Works |
Antique |
stoves |
Elmira, Ontario, Canada |
Canada, USA |
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Fagor |
Fagor |
Mondragón, Spain |
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Fisher & Paykel |
DCS |
East Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand |
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Fulgor-Milano |
Fulgor |
Gallarate, Italy |
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General Electric |
GE |
Fairfield, CT, USA |
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Glen Dimplex |
Belling |
built-in ovens |
Dublin, Ireland |
Australia |
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Gorenje |
ASKO |
Velenje, Slovenia |
Worldwide |
Gorenje UK |
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HACEB |
Haceb Colombia |
refrigerators |
Medellin, Colombia |
Haceb Colombia ---> |
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Haier |
Haier |
Qingdao, China |
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Hoshizaki Electric |
Hoshizaki |
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ILVE appliances |
ILVE |
Campodarsego, Italy |
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Independent Service Engineering LTD |
ISE |
dishwashers |
Kilmarnock, Scotland |
UK |
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Indesit Company |
Ariston |
Fabriano, Italy |
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Lacanche |
Lacanche |
ranges |
Lacanche, France |
US, Europe |
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LEC Refrigeration |
LEC |
freezers |
Bognor Regis, UK |
UK |
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LG Corp |
LG |
dishwashers |
Seoul, South Korea |
worldwide |
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Liebherr Group |
Liebherr |
Bulle, Switzerland |
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Maurice Lay Distributors Ltd |
Caple |
cookers |
Avonmouth, UK |
UK |
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Miele |
Miele |
Gütersloh, Germany |
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Midea Group |
Midea |
Shunde, China |
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Northland |
Northland |
refrigerators |
USA |
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Peerless-Premier |
Premier |
ranges |
Belleville, IL, USA |
USA |
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Perlick Corporation |
Perlick |
mini-refrigerator |
Milwaukee, WI, USA |
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Prizer-Painter Stove Works |
BlueStar |
ranges |
Reading, PA, USA |
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Rorgue |
Rorgue |
cookers |
Paris, France |
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Samsung Electronics |
Samsung |
Suwon, South Korea |
Worldwide |
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Smeg Appliances |
cookers |
Guastalla, Italy |
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Staber Industries |
Staber |
dryers |
Groveport, OH, USA |
USA |
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Sub-Zero |
Sub-Zero |
ranges |
Madison, WI, USA |
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Summit Appliances Division |
Summit |
dryers |
Bronx, NY, USA |
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Teka Group |
Teka |
Germany |
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U-Line |
U-Line |
ice makers |
Milwaukee, WI, USA |
worldwide |
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Verona |
Verona |
ranges |
Borso del Grappa, Italy |
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Vestel |
Servis |
cookers |
Manisa, Turkey |
UK |
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Viking Range Corporation |
Viking |
ranges |
Greenwood, MS, USA |
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Whirlpool |
Amana |
Benton Charter Township, MI, USA |
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Zanussi |
Zanussi |
cookers |
Pordenone, Italy |
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Defunct manufacturers
This is a list of names of some of the largest independent manufactures that are no longer in existence. This is not intended as a comprehensive list. It would be a difficult undertaking to find and list every company that ever existed that manufactured major home appliances. For example, the 1918 Engineering Directory has eight pages listing approximately 400 manufactures of stoves in the USA. Many of the names of former companies are still used as brand names by other companies. These are listed in the section on active brand names.
- Admiral
- ABC Washer Company
- AEG
- Amana Corporation
- Autocrat
- Caloric Appliance Corp
- Crosley
- Eagle Range
- Favorite Stove & Range Company
- Gaffers and Sattler
- Gibson Appliance
- International Harvester
- Malleable Iron Range Company (Fedelco, Monarch, Paramount)
- Jenn-Air Products Company
- John Inglis and Company
- Kelvinator, Nash-Kelvinator
- Leonard Company
- Maytag
- Okeefe and Merritt
- Orbon Appliance Corporation
- Tappan Stove Company
- Wedgewood
- Western-Holly
Defunct appliance brands
- Aficionado (Amana, Haier)
- Chambers
- Cromwell
- Eagle
- Elmira
- Estate
- Fedelco
- Garland
- Glenwood
- Hardwick
- Heritage
- L&H
- Magic Chef
- Majestic
- Mark Royal
- Modern Chef
- Monarch (Malleable Iron Range Company)
- Norge
- Orbon
- Paramount (Malleable Iron Range Company)
- Quick Meal
- Relaible
- Royal Rose
- Top Shelf
- Universal
- Western-Holly
- Westinghouse