please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message gorenje d.d. type public traded as ljse grvg industry home appliances founded 1950 headquarters velenje slovenia key people franjo bobinac president and ceo of management board revenue 1.26 bn 2012 operating income 44.9 m 2012 net income 0.3 m 2012 number of employees 10 700 2012 website www.gorenjegroup.com gorenje slovene pronunciation r nj 1 is the largest slovenian manufacturer of white goods larger home appliances . with a continent wide market share of 4 % it is one of the eight largest manufacturers of home appliances in europe . 2 appliances are sold under company s own brands gorenje mora atag pelgrim etna k rting and sidex and are produced in the main production facility in velenje as well as at the cooking appliances plant mora moravia in mari nsk dol czech republic and at the fridge freezer plant in valjevo serbia . since the company s beginnings in 1950 gorenje has expanded into a multinational corporation and the gorenje group currently includes 83 companies 59 of which are located outside slovenia . in addition to household appliances gorenje manufactures ceramics kitchen and bathroom furniture and provides services in the fields of energy ecology and trade . its products for home services and companies are present in over 70 countries mostly in europe . it cooperates with swarovski pininfarina karim rashid and ora to . contents 1 history 2 awards 3 sponsorship 4 logos 5 references 6 external links history edit this section contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . september 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message 1950 1960 gorenje is established by ivan atel ek in a village gorenje . initially the company manufactures agricultural machinery . in 1958 gorenje starts producing solid fuel cookers . in 1960 the company is relocated to the nearby town of velenje . 1961 1970 in 1961 gorenje exports the first 200 cookers to germany . in 1964 gorenje starts producing washing machines under the license from zanussi . the first washing machines were ps 270 and ps 275 . 10 886 units were produced until the end of 1966 . these two models were only assembled in yugoslavia as all parts and components came from italy . other well known models include ps 603 ps 652 ps 653 ps 653 bio launched in 1967 and ps 653 r with water tank launched in 1968 . in 1969 production of refrigerators is launched . 1971 1980 the product range is expanded to kitchen units ceramics medical equipment telecommunications devices tv sets and other electrical goods . gorenje continues its expansion and employs over 20 000 people . the company begins establishing a distribution and sales network in western europe germany austria france denmark and italy and australia . 1981 1990 gorenje narrows its focus on production of domestic appliances . uk and the usa are added to the export market network . 1991 1996 gorenje continues to expand its distribution and sales network in eastern europe . 1997 gorenje becomes a publicly traded joint stock company 2000 the first appliances collection designed by the italian design studio pininfarina is launched . 2005 gorenje takes over the czech manufacturer of kitchen ranges mora moravia . 2006 a new refrigerator and freezer plant is opened in valjevo serbia . a water heater and radiator plant is opened in stara pazova serbia . a second collection of household appliances gorenje pininfarina designed by the italian designer studio pininfarina is launched . the fridge freezer made with crystallizedtm swarovski elements is launched . cooperation with the french star designer ora to is announced . 2007 the gorenje ora to collection is launched in istanbul . the first gorenje pink oldtimer is sold at the charity auction for raising money in a campaign cancer . 2008 gorenje continues its cooperation with pininfarina and launches the gorenje pininfarina black collection . top level dutch provider of white goods atag is acquired . gorenje takes part at the internationale funkausstellung berlin fair in berlin unveiling its innovative fridge freezer gorenje made for ipod . the gorenje ora to white collection of appliances is launched . 2009 gorenje participates at the milan design week presenting mini hot plate mrs. dalloway gorenje designed by nika zupanc . 2010 gorenje takes over swedish appliance manufacturer asko . 2013 gorenje sold a 13 % stake in the firm to japanese powerhouse panasonic for around 10 million . 3 2015 revenue continuing to increase to eur 1 225 billion . generated the majority of revenue in germany russia the netherlands scandinavia central and southeast europe usa and australia 4 awards edit gorenje has won numerous awards for design ease of use and environmental sensitivity . recently these have included the red dot design award 2005 plus x design award 2006 and icsid design award 2006 . sponsorship edit gorenje is the general sponsor of slovenian nordic ski teams the gorenje handball club the french football championship coupe de la ligue and the institution sport & media . logos edit from 1954 for this company there have been four different logos . the first logo of company is used from 1954 to 1963 the second logo is used from 1963 to 1971 the third logo is used from 1971 to 1977 and the fourth and current logo is in use from 1977 . references edit slovenski pravopis 2001 gorenje . gorenje intelligent appliances . slovenia.si . republic of slovenia . retrieved 12 august 2009 . marja novak 5 july 2013 . panasonic to buy stake in slovenia s gorenje . reuters . about gorenje group gorenje group . www.gorenjegroup.com . retrieved 2016 05 05 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to gorenje . official 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