Indesit
Indesit Headquarters in Fabriano, Italy | |
| Formerly | Merloni Elettrodomestici S.p.A. (1975–2005) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| BIT: IND | |
| Industry | Home appliance |
| Predecessor | Industrie Merloni |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Founder | Vittorio Merloni |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Fate | Merged into Whirlpool Europe, renamed Whirlpool EMEA |
| Successor | Whirlpool EMEA |
| Headquarters | , Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Marco Milani (president and CEO) |
| Products | Home appliances |
| Revenue | |
| Owner | Whirlpool Europe (100%) |
Number of employees | 16,000 (2012) |
| Parent | Whirlpool |
| Website | www |
Indesit Company S.p.A., more commonly known as Indesit (/ˈɪndɪsɪt/; Italian pronunciation: [ˈindezit]), was an Italian company based in Fabriano, Ancona. It is one of the leading European manufacturers and distributors of home appliances.
Founded in 1975 as Merloni Elettrodomestici S.p.A. and listed on the Milan Stock Exchange between 1987 and its 2014 purchase by Whirlpool, the group posted sales of €2.9 billion in 2012.
It has eight industrial areas in Italy, Poland, the UK, Russia and Turkey, and 16,000 employees.