| 词条 | Defy Appliances |
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| name = Defy Appliances | logo = Defy-logo.jpg | type = | traded_as = | foundation = 1905 | parent = Arçelik Group | key_people = Ross Heron (CEO Retired) Current CEO: Evren Albaş | location_city = Durban | location_country = South Africa | industry = Manufacturing and service | products = Home and major appliances | revenue = | operating_income = R2,5 billion (2010) | net_income = | assets = | equity = | num_employees = 2,600 | homepage = www.defy.co.za }} Defy Appliances is a South African white goods manufacturing company and is the largest manufacturer and distributor of major domestic appliances in southern Africa.[1] The company manufactures and develops a range of large appliances from gas stoves, refrigerators, washing machines and tumble dryers to continuous clean ovens and convection ovens. It currently operates three factories:
Defy Appliances was founded in the 1905[2] in Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal by John Skinner and Sir Benjamin Greenacre. The company manufactured its first product, electric stoves, in 1932.[1] In July 2011 the company was bought by Turkish based Arçelik for US$324-million as part of its plan to expand into emerging markets in Africa.[3] References1. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.defy.co.za/page.asp?pageId=46&mId=5 | title=About Defy | publisher=Defy Appliances | accessdate=January 6, 2012 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104120038/http://defy.co.za/page.asp?pageId=46&mId=5 | archivedate=January 4, 2012 | df= }} {{SouthAfrica-stub}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.defy.co.za/page.asp?pageId=46&mId=5|title=About - Defy|last=|first=|date=|work=Defy|access-date=2018-07-23|language=en-US}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.southafrica.info/business/investing/defy-250711.htm | title=Turkey's Arçelik buys Defy Appliances | publisher=SAinfo | date=25 July 2011 | accessdate=January 6, 2012}} 5 : Manufacturing companies of South Africa|Companies based in Durban|Companies established in the 1920s|Home appliance manufacturers|South African brands |
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