founder john elliott headquarters newton aycliffe county durham england key people pamela petty managing director 2 john elliott chairman 2 products dehumidifiers water coolers and air source heat pumps revenue 15 195 528 2012 3 operating income 934 030 2012 3 net income 566 691 2012 3 number of employees 174 2012 3 parent ebac group ltd website http www.ebac.com ebac ltd is a family owned british company which designs and manufactures dehumidifiers water coolers air source heat pumps and freezers . contents 1 company history 2 john elliott 3 references 4 external links company history edit in 1972 john elliott took an order from bovis to build industrial dehumidifiers suited to the uk climate . 4 that order led to ebac s foundation in 1973 with elliott as the sole member of staff . the company grew and seven years later it reached its first million pound turnover . 5 in 1980 ebac developed the uk s first mass produced domestic dehumidifier . 6 ebac moved into the water cooler market in 1993 . 6 in 2005 ebac moved into the leisure industry by opening its first city centre luxury day spa for ladies . the spa is situated in brewery wharf leeds and its aim is to combine luxury pampering beauty and indulgence in a convenient city centre location . waterfall spa has also now developed its own range of spa retail products . the spa can accommodate up to 30 guests per day and the facilities include six treatment rooms relaxation boudoir hydrotherapy pool tropicarium aromatherapy steam room rasul mud chamber manicure and pedicure area and caf . in 2008 a local newspaper the yorkshire post reported that a number of celebrities often frequented the spa . however in 2010 ceased trading . 7 a range of refrigerators and freezers was introduced in 2008 . 8 in 2011 ebac began to develop a range of air source heat pumps . also in 2011 ownership of ebac was transferred to a trust which restricts the sale or breakup of the company and requires the reinvestment of all profits . 9 in 2013 ebac purchased the assets of the collapsed scotland based company icetech freezers including its norfrost brand . in 2014 it began production of norfrost branded freezers at its own factory . 10 ebac plans to start production of washing machines in 2015 . if successful it will become the first manufacturer of washing machines in the uk since 2009 . the project has been assisted by a government grant received in 2013 and is expected to create 200 jobs . 11 9 john elliott edit john elliott was born in bishop auckland and trained as an engineer . 4 his father was a baker who died when elliott was six months old . 4 elliot grew up in high lands a durham pit village near cockfield . 4 in 2004 john elliott founder and chairman of ebac became the chairman of the north east says no campaign which was set up to stop deputy prime minister john prescott s plans for a regional assembly . 12 the campaign was a huge success with 75 % of voters saying no . john has since made a number of tv appearances including channel 4 s secret millionaire series 1 episode 2 and the very first episode of the bbc comedy documentary bring your husband to heel . references edit ebac limited in county durham company house webcheck . duedil.com . retrieved 2014 05 06 . a b hopkins kathryn 10 february 2014 . going for growth ebac aims to clean up at home . the times . retrieved 10 february 2014 . a b c d financial statement of ebac limited in county durham . duedil.com . retrieved 2014 05 06 . a b c d andrew lynch 2013 03 10 . how i made it john elliot founder of ebac . the sunday times . retrieved 2014 05 06 . how i made it john elliott founder of ebac the times online july 2003 . a b harris stephen . ebac founder john elliott in depth . the engineer . retrieved 2014 05 06 . spa treatment in special league yorkshire post may 2008 . ebac history before fridges and freezers ... ebac refrigeration . ebacfridges.com . retrieved 2014 05 06 . a b jennifer rankin 2015 03 15 . march of the makers sees return of the british washing machine . the guardian . steven hugill 2014 07 17 . family firm starts freezer venture . the northern echo . uk gdp the businesses behind the return to growth bbc news north east votes no to assembly bbc news nov 2004 . external links edit ebacgroup.com ebac group retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ebac & oldid 711229229 categories manufacturing companies of the united kingdomcompanies based in county durhamhome appliance manufacturers of the united kingdomenglish brandshidden categories articles created via the article wizard 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 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