Fisher & Paykel

History

Born in New Zealand, the company began as an import business under the direction of Maurice Paykel and Woolf Fisher. When the Kiwi government banned the import of manufactured products in 1938, the pair responded by building a factory and assembling their own appliances - thereby kick-starting their own manufacturing legacy. It was always Fisher & Paykel’s focus on technological innovation that distinguished them from rivals: they were the first, for example, to commercialise fridges with plastic liners and insulation using polyurethane foam. Now a part of the Haier Group, Fisher & Paykel continue to use a progressive, forward-thinking approach to plot their international success story.

Innovation

In the the late 60s, the evolution of their flexible machinery lines led to huge progress: for example, it allowed them produce short runs of various models, the ability to manufacture cabinets using pre-painted steel and the processing of coiled steel. This in turn lead to the development of the compact dryer, the Brushless Direct Current Motors and the SmartDrive. At the same time, other spectacular advances included the DishDrawer™ dishwasher and ActiveSmart™ fridges defined Fisher & Paykel as purveyors of state-of-the-art appliances.

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