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Gorenje
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Also known as Gorenje gospodinjski aparati, d. o. o., Gorenje, d. o. o., Hisense Gorenje Europe, d.o.o.

Gorenje (); stylized as gorenje), is a Slovenian major appliance manufacturer, founded in 1950 by Ivan Atelšek. It is based in Velenje, Slovenia. It is the fourth largest manufacturer of household appliances in Europe. Appliances are sold under the company's own brands Gorenje, Asko, Mora, Atag, Pelgrim, Etna, Körting and Sidex, and are produced in the main production facility in Velenje, as well as at the cooking appliances plant Mora Moravia in Mariánské Údolí (Czech Republic) and at the fridge-freezer plant in Valjevo (Serbia).

Key facts

Company.name
Gorenje gospodinjski aparati, d.o.o.
Company.logo
Gorenje logo 2024.svg
Company.type
Subsidiary
Company.founder
Ivan Atelšek
Company.location
Velenje, Slovenia
Company.key_people
Franjo Bobinac, President and CEO of Management Board
Company.industry
Manufacturing
Company.products
Home appliances
Company.revenue
€1.184 billion (2018)
Company.net_income
€111 million (2018)
Company.assets
€1.061 billion (2018)
Company.equity
€245 million (2018)
Company.parent
Hisense
Company.num_employees
11,098

via Wikipedia infobox

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Type
Company
Founded
1950
Location
Velenje, Slovenia
Status
Active

GRID grid.424499.6 · ISNI 0000 0004 0504 9110

Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • 1950s–1960s
  • 1970–1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
  • Gorenje Business Aviation
  • Sponsorship
  • Logos
  • References
  • External links

Gorenje (); stylized as gorenje), is a Slovenian major appliance manufacturer, founded in 1950 by Ivan Atelšek. It is based in Velenje, Slovenia. It is the fourth largest manufacturer of household appliances in Europe. Appliances are sold under the company's own brands Gorenje, Asko, Mora, Atag, Pelgrim, Etna, Körting and Sidex, and are produced in the main production facility in Velenje, as well as at the cooking appliances plant Mora Moravia in Mariánské Údolí (Czech Republic) and at the fridge-freezer plant in Valjevo (Serbia).

Since the company’s beginnings in 1950, Gorenje has expanded into a multinational corporation and the Gorenje Group includes 83 subsidiary companies, 59 of which are located outside Slovenia. In addition to household appliances, Gorenje manufactures ceramics, kitchen and bathroom furniture, and provides services in the fields of energy, ecology, and trade. Its products for homes, services, and companies are present in over 90 countries, mostly in Europe. It collaborates with Swarovski, Pininfarina, Karim Rashid, and Ora-Ïto.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gorenje” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.