Glen Dimplex

Glen Dimplex
Private company
Industry Electrical goods
Founded 1973 (1973) in Newry, Northern Ireland
Headquarters Dublin, Ireland
Key people
 Martin Naughton
Founder
Sean O Driscoll
Chairman
Products Heating, cooling
radio and cooking equipment, etc.
Revenue Increase€1.5 billion (2004)
Owner Martin Naughton (100%)
Number of employees
 8,500 (2004)
Website www.glendimplex.com

Glen Dimplex is an Irish-based consumer electrical goods firm. It is the world's largest electrical heating business and holds significant market positions in the domestic appliance industry worldwide.[1] With an annual turnover of €1.5 billion, the group employs 8,500 people.[2]

The company is privately held, and bases most of its manufacturing and development in Ireland and the United Kingdom. However, some manufacturing occurs in China.[3] The company also has branches in North America, Germany, Holland, Japan, Poland, Belgium, France, China (Shenyang), Australia and Scandinavia.[4][5]

Glen Dimplex is wholly owned by Martin Naughton after buying out other shareholders in 2003.

History

Founded in 1973 in Northern Ireland as an electric heater manufacturer, the company has expanded by numerous acquisitions.

Morphy Richards and Burco Dean Appliances were acquired by the Glen Dimplex Group in 1985 and were based in Mexborough near Doncaster, England. Belling was acquired in 1992,[6] Roberts Radio in 1994,[7] Goblin Vacuum Cleaners 1998,[8] LEC Refrigeration in 2005,[9] Robinson Willey in 2010,[10] Valor in 2011,[11] and Real Flame Australia in 2016.[12]

Dimplex was the shirt sponsor of Southampton Football Club from 1993 until 1995.[13]

Brands

Research and innovation

Glen Dimplex has a track record in developing breakthrough technologies in space and water heating. With its own design teams and R&D facilities, Glen Dimplex ensures the company remains at the forefront of product development and innovation to meet the needs of the ever changing global heating market.[15] The Group is actively involved in numerous major demonstration projects around the world including:

RealValue is a €15.5m Horizon 2020 European Project which is using a combination of physical demonstrations in Ireland, Germany and Latvia along with innovative modelling techniques, in order to demonstrate how local small-scale energy storage, optimised across the whole EU energy system, with advanced ICT, could bring benefits to all market participants.[16]

ACCESS (Assisting Communities to Connect to Electrical Sustainable Sources) is an innovative project which will enable the real time matching of local renewable electricity generation to local electricity demand in off-gas-grid properties in order to use renewable energy to heat homes efficiently and affordably.

NINES (Northern Isles New Energy Solutions ) aims to address some of the most pressing energy challenges in Shetland by using large and small scale energy storage solutions combined with an active network management (ANM) system to create a smart grid and allow small scale renewable generation to play a much more significant role in meeting the islands’ energy needs.

PowerShift Atlantic demonstrated one of the world’s first fully grid-integrated virtual power plants designed to allow for more effective integration of wind power, using load and wind forecasting and aggregation capabilities to perform near real-time load shifting and provide new ancillary services to the grid.[17]

The Greenway is a collaborative venture established in 2010 by industry, academic institutions and public/semi-state players in the Dublin region, whose vision is to create jobs and trade opportunities by activating and developing an internationally recognised cleantech cluster.[18]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/business/uk-ireland-trade/glen-dimplex.html
  2. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2011/0809/1224302092576.html
  3. ↑ "AMAZON UK Q&A: is this radiator made in China ?". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Glen Dimplex Nordic". Glendimplex.no. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  5. ↑ "Glen Dimplex Brazil Branch". Glendimplex.no. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
  6. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/belling-bought-by-glen-dimplex-1530527.html
  7. ↑ http://www.telecompaper.com/news/glen-dimplex-acquires-roberts-radio
  8. ↑ http://www.independent.ie/business/glen-dimplex-move-good-news-for-goblin-ireland-441060.html
  9. ↑ http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/glen-dimplex-buys-fridge-maker-lec-276060.html
  10. ↑ http://www.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk/news/archivestory.php/aid/2774/Robinson_Willey_saved.html
  11. ↑ http://www.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk/news/archivestory.php/aid/484/Glen_Dimplex_Group_acquires_Valor_from_BDR_Thermea.html
  12. ↑ Glen Dimplex Australia. "Real Flame acquisition takes Glen Dimplex to the top in Australia's heating and fireplace market". Architecture Design. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  13. ↑ http://southamptonfcmalta.co.uk/saints_new_kit.html
  14. ↑ http://www.glendimplex.com/news/view/acquisition_of_britannia_living_appliances
  15. ↑ "About our Sponsors". www.seai.ie. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  16. ↑ "€15.5m project to deliver 'RealValue' to future energy storage | Renewable Energy Installer". www.renewableenergyinstaller.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  17. ↑ "Electricity Load Control Demonstration | Natural Resources Canada". www.nrcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
  18. ↑ "Esave Corporation – The Green Way". www.esavecorp.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

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