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1940s |
1950s |
1960s-70s |
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1911: Upton Machine Co.
founded in St. Joseph, Michigan, to produce
motor-driven wringer
washers
1916: First order of
washers sold to Sears,
Roebuck and Co.
1929: Upton Machine Co.
merges with Nineteen
Hundred Washer Co. to
form Nineteen Hundred Corporation. |
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Wartime production of
anti-aircraft guns, fighter wings, propellers and
mortars
1948: Sale of first
auto-washer through
Sears, Roebuck and Co.
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Whirlpool expanded
manufacturing locations in
US, producing spare parts,
refrigerators, dryers and
washers.
Entered partnership with Brazil’s Brasmotor S.A.,
parent of appliance maker
Multibras S.A.
Eletrodomesticos
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Whirlpool regularly introduced a new full range of products and features for the home |
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1990s |
2010 |
2011 |
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Expanded into India with a
joint venture
Joint venture with N.V.
Philips to enter Europe
Purchased KitchenAid
Global presence expanded throughout
Europe, Latin America,
Asia and parts of Africa
Opened small appliance
plant and range plant in US |
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Acquired Maytag
Corporation
Extend its existing position as the worlds leading
manufacturer and marketer
of major home appliances
to a company with annual
sales of more than $19
billion, more than 80,000
employees, and over 60
manufacturing and
technology research
centres around the world
Largest global appliance
manufacturer
Recognized as industry
innovation leader |
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Whirlpool Corporation
announces a $120 million
investment in building a
new LEED-certified
manufacturing facility in
Cleveland, Tennessee -
the single largest
investment Whirlpool
Corporation has made
anywhere in the
world—which “reinforces
our commitment to the
competitiveness of U.S.
manufacturing.”
Whirlpool Corporation
debuts the $500 million
Harbor Shores
development, a social and
economic development
project aimed to promote
Benton Harbor and St.
Joseph, Michigan. Project
features Jack Nicklaus
Signature golf course,
which will host the 2012
and 2014 Senior
Professional Golf
Association
Championships. |
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Whirlpool Corporation
celebrates its 100th
anniversary. |
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