cite any sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message industry appliance manufacturing washing machine dryers accessories successor electrolux home products pty ltd email ltd simpson pope holdings ltd founded 1909 defunct 1999 headquarters adelaide south australia area served australia products washing machines dryers owner electrolux home products pty ltd website www.simpson.com.au simpson was a manufacturer of household appliances based in adelaide australia . it now exists as a brand within the electrolux australia group . history edit simpson was established in 1909 . in 1963 they merged with pope industries ltd to form simpson pope holdings limited . pope was originally established as popes sprinker and irrigation company in 1925 and after world war ii was also a manufacturer of washing machines . pope also manufactured air conditioning systems . the company changed its name to simpson holdings limited in 1979 . simpson holdings was a listed public company . in 1986 simpson merged with email limited an industrial conglomerate specialising in refrigeration electric meters and metals distribution . in 1999 the email conglomerate was taken over and broken up with the appliance business being obtained by electrolux . as of 2006 the simpson manufacturing plant had been closed down but electrolux was still using the simpson brand name on some budget priced products in their range . the pope brand is still used for some lines of garden watering and sprinkler products . references edit external links edit official website v t e electrolux brands divisions and subsidiaries current aeg electrolux electrolux laundry systems eureka frigidaire gibson appliance kelvinator lehel parkinson cowan philco rosenlew simpson tappan white westinghouse zanussi former diamant boart1 husqvarna1 white consolidated industries2 products electrolux trilobite people keith mcloughlin marcus wallenberg other electrolux v awu the cube 1sold or demerged 2now integrated into other electrolux divisions or subsidiaries category retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title simpson appliance manufacturer & oldid 743797336 categories australian brandshidden categories articles lacking sources from september 2016all articles lacking sourcesofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 09 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view