Ebac

Ebac Ltd
Private limited
Founded 1973[1]
Founder John Elliott
Headquarters Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England
Key people
 Pamela Petty (managing director)[2]
John Elliott (chairman)[2]
Products Dehumidifiers, water coolers, air source heat pumps, freezers, washing machines
Revenue Increase £15,195,528 (2012)[3]
Decrease £934,030 (2012)[3]
Increase £566,691 (2012)[3]
Number of employees
 Increase 174 (2012)[3]
Parent Ebac Group Ltd
Website http://www.ebac.com/

Ebac Ltd is a family owned British company which designs and manufactures dehumidifiers, water coolers, air source heat pumps, freezers and washing machines.

Company history

In 1972, John Elliott took an order from Bovis to build industrial dehumidifiers suited to the UK climate.[4] That order led to Ebac's foundation in 1973, with Elliott as the sole member of staff. The company grew and seven years later it reached its first million pound turnover.[5] In 1980, Ebac developed the UK's first mass-produced domestic dehumidifier.[6] Ebac moved into the water cooler market in 1993.[6]

In 2005, Ebac moved into the leisure industry by opening its first city centre luxury day spa for ladies. The spa is situated in Brewery Wharf, Leeds and its aim is to combine luxury, pampering, beauty and indulgence in a convenient city centre location. Waterfall Spa has also now developed its own range of spa retail products. The spa can accommodate up to 30 guests per day and the facilities include six treatment rooms, relaxation boudoir, hydrotherapy pool, tropicarium, aromatherapy steam room, rasul mud chamber, manicure and pedicure area and café. In 2008, a local newspaper (The Yorkshire Post) reported that a number of celebrities often frequented the spa. However in 2010 ceased trading.[7]

A range of refrigerators and freezers was introduced in 2008.[8]

In 2011, Ebac began to develop a range of air source heat pumps. Also in 2011, ownership of Ebac was transferred to a trust which restricts the sale or breakup of the company and requires the reinvestment of all profits.[9]

In 2013, Ebac purchased the assets of the collapsed Scotland-based company Icetech Freezers, including its Norfrost brand. In 2014 it began production of Norfrost branded freezers at its own factory.[10]

Ebac started production of washing machines in 2016.[11] It became the first manufacturer of washing machines in the UK since the closure of the Hotpoint/Indesit factory in Denbighshire in 2009.[12][11] The project was assisted by a government grant received in 2013 and was expected to create 200 jobs.[13][9]

John Elliott

John Elliott was born in Bishop Auckland and trained as an engineer.[4] His father was a baker who died when Elliott was six months old.[4] Elliot grew up in High Lands, a Durham pit village near Cockfield.[4]

In 2004, John Elliott (Founder and Chairman of Ebac), became the Chairman of the 'North East Says No' campaign which was set up to stop Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's plans for a regional assembly.[14] The campaign was a huge success with 75% of voters saying No. John has since made a number of TV appearances including Channel 4's Secret Millionaire [Series 1:Episode 2] and the very first episode of the BBC comedy documentary 'Bring Your Husband To Heel'.

References

  1. ↑ "Ebac Limited in County Durham, Company House Webcheck". Duedil.com. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  2. 1 2 Hopkins, Kathryn (10 February 2014). "Going for growth: Ebac aims to clean up at home". The Times. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Financial statement of Ebac Limited in County Durham". Duedil.com. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Andrew Lynch (2013-03-10). "How I Made It: John Elliot, founder of Ebac". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  5. ↑ How I Made It: John Elliott, founder of Ebac, "The Times Online", July 2003.
  6. 1 2 Harris, Stephen. "Ebac founder John Elliott | In-depth". The Engineer. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  7. ↑ Spa treatment in special league, Yorkshire Post, May 2008.
  8. ↑ "Ebac History - Before Fridges and Freezers... - Ebac Refrigeration". Ebacfridges.com. Retrieved 2014-05-06.
  9. 1 2 Jennifer Rankin (2015-03-15). "'March of the makers' sees return of the British washing machine". The Guardian.
  10. ↑ Steven Hugill (2014-07-17). "Family firm starts freezer venture". The Northern Echo.
  11. 1 2 "Ebac returns washing machine manufacture to UK". BBC News. 2016-09-27.
  12. ↑ "Indesit job losses 'major blow'". BBC News. 2009-03-04.
  13. ↑ UK GDP: The businesses behind the return to growth, "BBC news""
  14. ↑ North East votes 'no' to assembly, "BBC News", Nov 2004.
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