please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message smeg group s.p.a. type private founded 1948 headquarters guastalla italy key people vittorio bertazzoni founder . roberto bertazzoni current chairman and ceo products home appliances website http www.smeg.com smeg is an italian manufacturer of upmarket domestic appliances . vittorio bertazzoni founded the company in 1948 in the village of guastalla reggio emilia italy . the name is an acronym for smalterie metallurgiche emiliane guastalla emilian metallurgical enamel works of guastalla . the company remains in the private ownership of the bertazzoni family with its headquarters still in guastalla . smeg is best known for its fab range of 1950s style retro refrigerators that have curved corners and come in a variety of non traditional colors and patterns . the company also manufactures dishwashers freestanding available in fab style semi integrated and fully integrated washing machines ovens microwaves cooktops freestanding cookers rangehoods refrigeration wine cabinets in built coffee machines . citation needed contents 1 history 2 other activities 3 business 4 fab retro style appliances 5 awards 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit vittorio bertazzoni snr founded smeg in 1948 . the company originally specialised in enamelling and metalwork . it soon began to produce innovative cooking appliances . elisabeth launched in 1956 was one of the first gas ranges to feature automatic ignition safety valves in the oven and a cooking programmer . in the 1960s the washing range was introduced with the production of the first smeg dishwashers which soon led to a world premiere in 1970 the first 60 cm wide dishwashers with capacity for 14 place settings . high performance hobs and ovens were then designed and produced from the mid 1970s and during the 1990s smeg completed its product range with the introduction of distinctive sinks and hoods after buying apell an italian manufacturer of extractor hoods sinks and taps based in ancona . other activities edit having established itself in the residential sector smeg later entered the commercial market . smeg food service manufactures appliances for the professional hotel restaurant and catering market and smeg instruments supplies disinfection equipment to hospitals and dental surgeries . business edit the design and manufacture of smeg appliances is concentrated in three factories based in northern italy each specialising in a specific type of appliance . excluding the united kingdom the company operates sixteen subsidiaries france belgium spain germany the netherlands sweden portugal russia ukraine united states south africa denmark australia mozambique kazakhstan poland mexico as well as two representative offices in hong kong and saudi arabia with a network of distributors around the world . smeg has developed an extensive product collection in collaboration with architects and designers including guido canali who also designed the company headquarters in guastalla mario bellini renzo piano and marc newson . fab retro style appliances edit in 1997 smeg unveiled their range of retro style refrigerators . offered in five colours the fab28 bore the distinctive smeg lettering deep curved doors and a chunky handle evocative of the 1950s . fridge freezer versions followed and colour options expanded to include pink yellow orange and lime plus special editions including a union jack door . dishwashers and washing machines in complementary styling and colours extended the retro range . awards edit 2007 domotica award for the head office given during green architecture week . in the same year the architect guido canali was also invested with the medaglia d oro all architettura italiana by triennale di milano for the same design while smeg won the dedalo e minosse award . 2009 wallpaper design award for newson design oven organised by wallpaper magazine . 1 2010 good design award granted by the chicago athenaeum museum of architecture and design and the european centre for architecture art design and urban studies for their fp610sg oven and the p755sbl hob from the innovative newson product line . 2 2012 good design award for linea range pv175cb hob . 2013 good design award for linea range sfp140 oven and smeg500 fridge . 2013 smeg south africa business enterprise of the year 2014 good design award for small domestic appliances stand mixer smf01 and toaster tsf01 dolce stil novo hob wine cooler and victoria range tru90bl 2015 if product design award for small domestic appliances stand mixer smf01 and toaster tsf01 see also edit italy portal companies portal list of italian companies references edit kitchen appliances india . best kitchenware brand in india 2012 . good design awards . chi athenaeum.org . retrieved 2014 02 15 . external links edit smeg worldwide retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title smeg appliances & oldid 735463892 categories home appliance brandshome appliance manufacturershome appliance manufacturers of italyretail companies established in 19481948 establishments in italyitalian brandshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from march 2015all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from february 2014all articles needing additional referencesall articles with 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