DOMETIC GROUP
Dometic Groupis a Swedish manufacturer whose core business is that of fprovide solutions for "mobile living" in the climate, hygiene, health, food and beverage sectorswithin the industry, maritime and automotive.
Dometic is one of the world leaders in the supply of kitchen equipment such as refrigerators, hobs, windows, doors, sanitary systems, verandas, air conditioners, lighting and many other products to increase comfort in recreational vehicles such as campers and caravans, as well as yachts and superyachts, in the healthcare and hotel sector.
Dometic was born in 2001 as an independent group fromElectroluxLeisure Appliances and is currently controlled by funds managed by BC Partners.Dometic employs around 4,000 people, has manufacturing facilities in over 10 countries and carries out sales operations in 100 countries.
The corporate mission is expressed in the commitment to make mobile life simple. The group, which had a turnover of SEK 14 billion in 2017, employs around 8,000 people, with manufacturing facilities in 22 countries.
Dometic Group has acquired over time and then sold some, companies such as Wlectrolux, SeaLand, Eskimo Ice, Smev, Waeco, Prostor, Atwood Mobile Products, Crusair, Marine Air.
One of these companies, still in the Dometic Group, is theSeitzin Tidaholm (Sweden) a company with a long history. Already in 1799, the founder Tidaholms Bruk acquired the rights to open a steel plant and started the production of horse carriages. At the beginning of the 20th century, the series production of trucks began. At the time of Kreuger's fall, truck production was sold to Investor, led by the Wallenberg family; this was in fact the origin of the Scania trucks.
Another company acquired by the Swedish group was theWAECO,based in Germany. The Dometic-Waeco duo is truly synonymous with perfect combination as together they are able to offer a more complete selection of products developed and designed to increase comfort to the global leisure market, both for OEMs and directly for the end user. .
Waeco products include portable refrigerators for leisure applications, integral refrigerators for cars and trucks, refrigerators for pleasure boats, air conditioning systems for recreational vehicles and a wide range of electronic accessories, as well as numerous other products.Waeco's main manufacturing facility is located in China but the company also has smaller locations in Germany, Italy and Poland.
Waeco, a family business, is headquartered in Emsdetten, Germany, and was founded in 1974. Initially, Waeco operated in the vehicle air conditioning industry and manufactured a wide range of thermoelectric and compressor refrigerators for the leisure market. and the automotive industry. Today, the product line is complemented by roof air conditioners and electronic accessories. Waeco employs 1,800 people at 4 manufacturing sites and has a strong distribution and service network in 25 countries.
1919-1922
Baltzar von Platen and Carl Munters are two young Swedish engineering students with a crazy idea. They are convinced that the best way to create cold is to use heat.
They believe in this idea so passionately that they regularly skip classes to work with it. Finally, after many long days and even longer nights, they manage to design a refrigerant container with no compressor, no moving parts and no ice.
By simply applying heat to a boiler, a cooling agent circulates in the system, absorbing the heat and thus creating a refrigeration effect. That "container" was the first refrigerator in the world.
1923-1925
The container is granted a patent. Even the great Albert Einstein is impressed and calls their invention a stroke of genius. The same year Arctic, a Swedish company whose name could not be more appropriate, acquires the manufacturing rights.
Electrolux, an expanding household appliance company, did not take long to see the potential of the invention and in 1925, the company acquired Arctic. In the years following the Second World War, refrigerators found their place in all middle-class homes. Sales amount to millions of units.
1950-1970
In the 1950s, Electrolux began to penetrate the leisure market, particularly in America, where a massive post-war economic boom is underway. To strengthen its presence in a fast-growing segment, the company acquires cutting-edge innovations and strong brands whenever and wherever a good business opportunity presents itself.
1970-TODAY
In 2001, Electrolux sells to EQT, a private equity firm and Dometic now has to stand on its own feet. In 2015, Dometic becomes a public limited company and its shares are listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Dometic Group
Hemvärnsgatan 15, 171 54 Solna, Sweden
Dometic Italy Srl
3 Via Virgilio, Villanova, FC 47100
