8 best firms - manufacturers of refrigerators

The company is named after its founder (1949), Hans Liebherr. The young and ambitious engineer possessed exceptional talents both in working with technology and in management. Thanks to these qualities and his insatiable energy, Dr. Liebherr made the company as we know it now. Nowadays, the company remains a family enterprise - since 1993, the company has been headed by the heirs of the founding father.

The first Liebherr refrigerator appeared in 1954. It was distinguished by simplicity, convenience and high reliability. In 1966, a new development was presented - a model with FrostSafe technology, consisting of four compartments, each of which was cooled by a separate evaporator.

1971 was another milestone in development - Liebherr creates the world's first electronically controlled refrigerator, and in 1976 the first digital temperature indicator appears.

1980 year. The new models have a new product - cold batteries.

1987Liebherr freezers are equipped with a No Frost system.

1996 The patented technology BioFresh, which is now called the "zone of freshness."

Modern Liebherr refrigerators are manufactured in Germany, Austria and Bulgaria. The range is very large: recessed and freestanding models, Side by Side cabinets, display cases and chests.

The birth of Sharp is considered to be 1912, when a talented Japanese self-taught mechanic Tokuji Hayakawa opened his own workshop. In 1915, he invented and patented a mechanical pencil that does not require sharpening. It is probably this fact that influenced his decision to name Sharp (sharp).

New stage - the transition to high-tech production. It all started with radio receivers, and over the next 50 years, Sharp released the first Japanese television, a calculator, a stereo turntable with auto-rotate and many other devices.

Sharp released its first refrigerator in 1952. The competition in the refrigerator market turned out to be incredibly high, and it was necessary to attract the attention of buyers with something special. The result of careful study of the consumer market was the beginning of the production in 1973 of a refrigerator with a special chamber for storing vegetables. In 1989, Sharp introduced a new two-door model. Among other things, Sharp is one of the first manufacturers to use the No Frost system in their products.

Today, domestic retail is mainly represented by popular Sharp models with a large top freezer and multi-chamber refrigerators.

Few people know that the LG story began with a completely unexpected side. In the 1940s, in the Korean town of Busan, an enterprising man named Ku In Hoi opened the production of tooth powder. And in 1947 he became the founder of the company Lak Hui Chemical Industrie, which produces face cream, toothpaste and detergents.

The next stage was the establishment in 1958 of the GoldStar company, which was engaged in the production of electrical products. First came the radio, followed by a hair dryer, and then the first refrigerator. A key role in the development of the future giant was played by the participation of the President of the country - Pak Jong Hee. Thanks to the support and budgetary injections, the company was able to implement its main strategy - to “fill up” the country's market with high-quality equipment at a lower price than its competitors.

In 1995, the company changed its name to LG. By this time, the proven technology to conquer the market is already successfully operating far beyond South Korea.

The current LG refrigerators, despite the assembly in the Moscow region, can no longer be called cheap, but their popularity only grows with time.

The founder of the company named after himself was the engineer Robert Bosch. In 1886 in Stuttgart, he opened his own workshop, where only three masters worked. But in 1901, the company moved to a new building, the staff expanded and new equipment was purchased. Robert Bosch continues to evolve, and the main component of success is household electrical appliances.

In 1933, the Leipzig Fair was marked by the appearance of the first Bosch refrigerator. Outwardly, he did not resemble the device we were used to. It was a “cold drum” with legs weighing 80 kg. Surprisingly, in our time, many manufacturers are returning to a similar form. It turns out that the energy loss from the cylinder area is noticeably lower.

By the 50s, Bosch was already the largest manufacturer of household appliances, and in 1967 it merged with Siemens and formed the BSH concern (Bosch and Siemens Hausgeräte).

In today's market refrigeration BSH traditionally occupies a leading position. An important stage in the development of the company on the Russian market was the construction of a plant near St. Petersburg. The range of Bosch and Siemens refrigerators is represented by standard-width models (60 cm) with a height of 185 and 200 cm (Russia), wide refrigerators (70 cm) made in Spain, Side-by-Side refrigerators assembled in Korea or China.

The company was founded in 1938 by the entrepreneur Bjong Chul Lee. The name of the company is translated from the Korean "three stars". The basic version of the appearance of such a name is due to the fact that Lee had three sons. And the company itself later became a family affair, which is a familiar thing for Asia.

Success came in the 1960s, when the Korean leadership set a goal to revive the country's economy with the support and subsidies of large national companies. By creating ideal conditions for select corporations, the state effectively eliminated competition for them. The creator of Samsung also managed to get into this circle. And it gave unlimited opportunities for growth and further development.

The breakthrough in the field of home appliances was due to collaboration with Semiconductor Co. The first Samsung brand refrigerators were released in huge numbers, using the support of the government to squeeze foreign competitors from the market. Having achieved popularity, the company rushed to the international market.

Now Samsung refrigerators are among the most sought after. Models of Side by Side format are very popular, they are distinguished by high quality, reliability and affordable price.

The history of the Atlas brand dates back to the distant 1959 year. It all started with the fact that the party leadership of the Byelorussian SSR decided to retrain the Minsk Gas Equipment Plant for the production of refrigerators.

In 1962, the first Minsk-1 model appeared. Surprisingly, it can be considered embedded or, more precisely, built-in under the countertop and augmented with a cupboard for dishes. In 1963, the truly mass production of the free-standing Minsk-2 model was established. Then "Minsk-3" and "Minsk-4" and so on. Since 1973, the plant’s products have been shipped abroad.

In 1977, the Atlant Association was established, uniting 4 enterprises from Minsk, Alytussk, Smolensk and Mazheykyaysk.

The collapse of the Soviet Union put an end to this formation, but Atlant did not disappear. The enterprise was joined by the Baranovichi Machine-Tool Plant, re-equipped for the production of compressors. As a joint-stock company, Atlant has already become a purely Belarusian company.

Modern refrigerators and freezers Atlant are highly valued by Russian consumers. Their main advantage - an affordable price with excellent build quality and attractive design.

Arcelic household appliances from Turkey are known to the rest of the world under the Beko brand. Created by Arcelic in 1955. Its founder engineer Wehbi Koch, having worked for 20 years in the field of trade in building materials, decided to develop further. And in 1944, creates a company selling cars.

Ten years later, Koç conceived a project for the production of canned food with Bejerano and registered the Beko trademark (the name is derived from the initial letters of the companies). However, to establish the manufacture of canned food and failed.

As a result, Arcelik enters into an agreement with General Electric and the plant, named Beko Ticaret A.S., became the first manufacturer of light bulbs in Turkey.

This Kochi seemed a little, and in his area of ​​interest is household appliances. In 1959, the first washing machine appeared, and in 1960, the first Arcelic refrigerator. Reasonable price and excellent quality contributed to the growing popularity of the company's products.

Since 1990, deliveries to other countries have begun, and the Beko brand has been selected for exported products.
In the market of the Russian Federation and CIS countries, cheap and high-quality Beko refrigerators quickly became recognizable and in demand. And in 2005 a factory of a Turkish company opened in Russia.

To date, Beko is represented by a good range of budget models of refrigerators 54 and 60 cm wide Russian assembly, interesting models of wide (70 cm) refrigerators under glass and affordable Side by Side refrigerators assembled in Turkey.