Amica (company)
Polish home appliance manufacturer
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Amica is a global manufacturer of household appliances headquartered in Wronki in western-central Poland. The company produces refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, electric stoves and kettles for kitchens under the brands Hansa, CDA, Gram.
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| Type | Joint-stock company |
|---|---|
| WSE: AMICA | |
| ISIN | PLAMICA00010  |
| Industry | Home appliance |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Europe |
| Key people | Jacek Rutkowski (president) |
| Revenue | 681,000,000 (2018) |
| 26,600,000 (2018) | |
Number of employees | 3,000 (2024)[1] |
| Website | www.amica.pl www.amica-group.com |
History
Amica was founded in 1945 under the names Predom-Wromet Heating Equipment Factory[2] and Wromet Kitchen Products Factory.[3]
In the 1980s, products were exported to the GDR.[4] In 1992, the company was privatized and renamed Amica.[5] In the same year, Amica football club of the same name was created.[6] In 1997 it was listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.[7]
In 2001, Amica acquired the Danish rival Gram Domestic and the following year the German Premiere Hausgerätetechnik GmbH.[8]
The main sales markets for Amica are in Poland, Germany, Great Britain and Scandinavia.[9]
In 2010, Samsung Electronics bought two Amica factories in the Polish cities Poznań and Wronki for the production of refrigerators and washing machines.[10][11]
In 2012 and 2015, the company received international Red Dot Design Awards for its products in 2012 and 2015 as well as iF Product Design Award in 2015.[12][13]
The Amica Group brand portfolio also includes foreign brands: Gram, Hansa and CDA.[14] Gram is a Danish brand that has existed since 1901, acquired by Amica in 2001 and known in Scandinavia.[15] Hansa is a brand that can be found in the markets of Eastern Europe. CDA is a UK brand acquired in 2015 and recognized in distribution channels such as kitchen furniture studios.[16] In 2017, Amica bought a 60.71% stake in Sideme SA Societe Industrielle d'Equipement Moderne, one of the distributors of home appliances in France.[17] After purchasing 39.29% of the shares in August 2015, Amica already owns 100% of Sideme. The total purchase price of all shares of the French company was 5.4 million Euros, which were financed from own funds.[18][19]
In 2017, the company opened Poland's largest high-bay warehouse with height of 46 meters and an area of 6,500 square meters.[20]
As of 2024, the company was present in 70 countries around the world and produced 4 million household appliances annually.[1]