electrical goods founded 1973 ; 43 years ago 1973 in newry northern ireland headquarters dublin ireland key people martin naughton founder sean o driscoll chairman products heating cooling radio and cooking equipment etc. revenue 1.5 billion 2004 owner martin naughton 100 % number of employees 8 500 2004 website www.glendimplex.com glen dimplex is an irish based consumer electrical goods firm . it is the world s largest electrical heating business and holds significant market positions in the domestic appliance industry worldwide . 1 with an annual turnover of 1.5 billion the group employs 8 500 people . 2 the company is privately held and bases most of its manufacturing and development in ireland and the united kingdom . however the company also has branches in north america germany holland japan poland belgium france china shenyang australia and scandinavia . 3 4 glen dimplex is wholly owned by martin naughton after buying out other shareholders in 2003 . contents 1 history 2 brands 3 research and innovation 4 references 5 external links history edit founded in 1973 in northern ireland as an electric heater manufacturer the company has expanded by numerous acquisitions . morphy richards and burco dean appliances were acquired by the glen dimplex group in 1985 and were based in mexborough near doncaster england . belling was acquired in 1992 5 roberts radio in 1994 6 goblin vacuum cleaners 1998 7 lec refrigeration in 2005 8 robinson willey in 2010 9 valor in 2011 10 and real flame australia in 2016 . 11 dimplex was the shirt sponsor of southampton football club from 1993 until 1995 . 12 brands edit belling valor faber galaxy showers burco catering equipment creda dimplex ewt glen carmen personal care goblin lec refrigeration morphy richards new world cooking appliance brand nob redring roberts radio stoves xpelair real flame australia britannia living appliances 13 research and innovation edit glen dimplex has a track record in developing breakthrough technologies in space and water heating . with its own design teams and r & d facilities glen dimplex ensures the company remains at the forefront of product development and innovation to meet the needs of the ever changing global heating market . 14 the group is actively involved in numerous major demonstration projects around the world including realvalue is a 15.5 m horizon 2020 european project which is using a combination of physical demonstrations in ireland germany and latvia along with innovative modelling techniques in order to demonstrate how local small scale energy storage optimised across the whole eu energy system with advanced ict could bring benefits to all market participants . 15 access assisting communities to connect to electrical sustainable sources is an innovative project which will enable the real time matching of local renewable electricity generation to local electricity demand in off gas grid properties in order to use renewable energy to heat homes efficiently and affordably . nines northern isles new energy solutions aims to address some of the most pressing energy challenges in shetland by using large and small scale energy storage solutions combined with an active network management anm system to create a smart grid and allow small scale renewable generation to play a much more significant role in meeting the islands energy needs . powershift atlantic demonstrated one of the world s first fully grid integrated virtual power plants designed to allow for more effective integration of wind power using load and wind forecasting and aggregation capabilities to perform near real time load shifting and provide new ancillary services to the grid . 16 the greenway is a collaborative venture established in 2010 by industry academic institutions and public semi state players in the dublin region whose vision is to create jobs and trade opportunities by activating and developing an internationally recognised cleantech cluster . 17 references edit http www.irishtimes.com business uk ireland trade glen dimplex.html http www.irishtimes.com newspaper finance 2011 0809 122430209 2576.html glen dimplex nordic . glendimplex.no . retrieved 2012 06 02 . glen dimplex brazil branch . glendimplex.no . retrieved 2012 06 02 . http www.independent.co.uk news business belling bought by glen dimplex 1530527.html http www.telecompaper.com news glen dimplex acquires roberts radio http www.independent.ie business glen dimplex move good news for goblin ireland 441060.html http www.independent.ie business irish glen dimplex buys fridge maker lec 276060.html http www.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk news archivestory.php aid 2774 robinson willey saved.html http www.buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk news archivestory.php aid 484 glen dimplex group acquires valor from bdr thermea.html glen dimplex australia . real flame acquisition takes glen dimplex to the top in australia s heating and fireplace market . architecture design . retrieved 12 october 2016 . http southamptonfcmalta.co.uk saints new kit.html http www.glendimplex.com news view acquisition of britannia living appliances about our sponsors . www.seai.ie . retrieved 2016 05 16 . 15.5 m project to deliver realvalue to future energy storage renewable energy installer . www.renewableenergyinstaller.co.uk . retrieved 2016 05 16 . electricity load control demonstration natural resources canada . www.nrcan.gc.ca . retrieved 2016 05 16 . esave corporation the green way . www.esavecorp.com . retrieved 2016 05 16 . external links edit glen dimplex carmen personal care appliance dimplex ewt portable heating valor gas fires robinsonwilley gas fires wonderfire gas fires belling cooking appliance newworld appliances stoves cooking appliances roberts radio faber fires nobo heating burco catering equipment lec refrigeration creda heating & showers galaxy showers xpelair ventilation products redring showering & hot water solutions koolant koolers schreiber chillers britannia living retrieved from 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