NARDI

NARDI ELETTRODOMESTICI S.p.A. was founded in 1958 by three young and enterprising brothers: Gianni, Giacinto and Piero Nardi. They were born in the area of Treviso and left Venetian to Brianza in order to pursue working opportunities, which they promptly found in the thermo-hydraulic field. Starting from plant engineering, which represented the dominant economic sector, they made the first step towards the marketing of electric household appliances thanks to an agreement they stipulated with Zanussi in Pordenone. 1964 was the birth year of the first Nardi's production line, which was preliminarily concentrated in the "heating" field. In the sixties NARDI definitely left the sector of thermo-hydraulic sector to concentrate on the production and marketing, also inserting the "cooling" line for Zanussi. As the years went by, Nardi Elettrodomestici succeeded in strengthening its own position in the market through the realization of three basic product lines: cookers (built-in, approach and free-standing cookers), built-in ovens and built-in hobs. Further to the success which was achieved by its "cooking" range, in 1999 Nardi Elettrodomestici entered the cooling and washing market. The reason for such new challenge was to complete its current product range, so as to meet any possible requirement pertaining to the household environment.

"Our strength, which has been kept unchanged since the beginning of our activity, when the present reality was the dream of a future goal" states Marco Nardi, President of Nardi Elettrodomestici "is mainly represented by our willingness to meet the actual market requirements through a series of specific researches aiming at anticipating its need. I deem it opportune to emphasize that Nardi Elettrodomestici concentrates its main efforts to look for solutions which could improve the performances of its products, simplifying at the same time the modalities of their utilization. Our advertising campaign is the mark of our engagement to propose high quality, reliable products, and it is a token of the utmost care we pay to their design, dimensions and components which have been specifically conceived to achieve such aim".

Nardi Elettrodomestici is currently operating in more than 50 foreign Countries for which 40% of its production is destined. with quality and service guarantees which are strictly in line with the highest European Standards. Moreover, its partnerships in Portugal, India and Slovenia are undoubtedly noteworthy. At present the Company is split into 3 production units located in: Paderno Dugnano (Milan), Sernaglia della Battaglia (Treviso) and Inveruno [where its enamel factory is located), with a total of 300 employees. Its basic product lines are five in total: cookers (built-in, approach an free-standing cookers), built-in ovens, built-in hobs, cooling range (refrigerators, freezers, fridge-freezers) and washing line (dishwashers, washing machines and washers-dryers). Nardi isn't a neophyte in cooling and washing sectors. Actually, for various years the Company has acted as official distributor of refrigerators under Rex brand name; that partnership was discontinued in 1999, as a result of Nardi's decision to market the appliances at issue with its own brand name. Further to the doubling of its turnover during the last three years, the turnover Nardi Elettrodomestici achieved in 1999 was 115 billion Italian Liras; its share in the home market stands among the 4 leading Italian Enterprises.