Candy Domestic Appliances

Both stylish and affordable, Candy appliances meet the needs of the family home.

Appliance Manufacturer & Brand Information

In 1945 Eden Fumagalli founded Candy. It was the first all-Italian washing machine which was officially launched at the Milan Fair of 1946.

The founder's sons, Enzo, Niso and Peppino Fumagalli started washing machine production, making them the centre and the strength of their manufacturing activity. In 1954 Candy made a decisive move in washing traditions introducing the first semi-automatic washing machine with a spinner. Candy opened its first production plant abroad, in France. Six years later, the washing machine became completely automatic.

Soon after the Stipomatic, the first Candy dishwasher, was launched.

Niso Fumagalli, the originator of most of the patents, was awarded an honorary degree in engineering by the University of Genoa. In the 70s an important new phase started for Candy: that of acquiring other Italian companies, starting with La Sovrana of Parma, a historic brand name in the cooking sector and Kelvinator Italia, internationally famous for its refrigerators and freezers. Candy also drew up an agreement with Kelvinator America to produce and market domestic products with the American name all over the world including the UK where Candy still owns the Kelvinator name.

There was another important advance in the 80s: the international expansion of Candy and the further acquisition of prestigious European companies. Meanwhile in the UK appliances where supplied to the various Electricity Boards of the time under the Electra brand name.