European vacuum cleaner brands (slrpnk.net)

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I am planning on buying a vacuum cleaner. Are there any European brands?

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[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago

Miele

[-] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago

C3 complete series is just the best around. But now that's gone away and I don't know which of the Guard series replaces it.

Boost CX1 is mediocre but good for a bag-less.

[-] reabsorbthelight@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I like my Bosch one. It's battery is swappable with any Bosch tool.

[-] boheme@quokk.au 2 points 3 weeks ago

I have a pretty new Bosch that runs on the grid, love it. It's extremely silent unless I turn it up to the max, in which case it's crazy powerful.

[-] slothrop@lemmy.ca 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Just purchased a Sebo E3, made in Germany with some parts sourced from Canada.

Miele is German, but now has some parts and lines from China and South Korea.

[-] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Miele sucks a golf ball through a garden hose Brudi. I'm more of a Kärcher man though because I put my penis inside it.

[-] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

The recommendation I needed, thank you!

[-] Alchalide@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Miele is great.

[-] be_gt@feddit.nu 9 points 3 weeks ago

Electrolux

[-] wieson@feddit.org 8 points 3 weeks ago

Bauknecht (now owned by Arcelik from Turkey) and Kärcher.

[-] mech@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

Vorwerk Kobold

[-] kemorg@szmer.info 5 points 3 weeks ago

Careful, company’s running MLM scheme

[-] ErenOnizuka@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 weeks ago

Best one.

[-] Xanxia@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago

https://nilfisk.com/

Standalone for now.

On December 11, Nilfisk released a company announcement stating that Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions GmbH has expressed its intention to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Nilfisk through a public tender offer.

[-] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

What are the non European brands actually? I don't have any in mind right now

edit: Samsung!

[-] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

~~Dyson~~ and Numatic (who make the Henry vacuum cleaners) are both British.

[-] ThePyroPython@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

As someone from the UK, please avoid Dyson.

He supported Brexit saying that he'd invest in more UK manufacturing then as soon as it happened, moved even more manufacturing overseas.

On top of that he's a massive cunt to his workers and the quality of Dysons have gone downhill so much they break as soon as they're out of warranty.

Numatic international (Henry) on the other hand are top quality, built to last, keep manufacturing in Europe and the UK, and aren't lead by a dickhead.

Seriously, you'll move house a dozen times before a Henry hoover gives out on you, every single professional cleaner in the UK uses a Henry or other Numatic International model (if they're not using an industrial cleaning brand) because they're built more robust than a bastard child of a Panasonic Toughbook and a Nokia 3310.

[-] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Ah, fuck. Well, thanks for telling me!

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I love Henrys purely because you regularly see people walking their Henry.

[-] adamth0@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

What's funny is that when he first started moving production outside of the UK, he said it was because the pound was too strong and the UK wouldn't join the Euro.

[-] silly_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'll put in a word for Rowenta from France. They make vacuums both in France and China. The high end stuff is made in France and good.

[-] Fl0h@lemy.lol 2 points 3 weeks ago

Surprised it wasn't recommended yet: Rowenta

[-] DecentM@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Thomas

[-] canatella@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Philips ?

[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Philips consumer electronics¹ (as a brand only) was acquired by Chinese venture capitalist² firm.

EDITS:

¹ actually Philips Domestic Appliances (but the consumer electronics division was also sold to a Chinese company)

² private equity

[-] Kjell@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Which type of products are sold by Philips consumer electronics? Is it everything a normal consumer can buy? On the Wikipedia page it looks like products such as lamps, headphones, toothbrushes and TVs are products belonging to Philips. It is a bit confusing because it says in the beginning of the Wikipedia article that the consumer electronics is no longer part of the company.

[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ah sorry, a couple errors on my part.

"Venture capitalist" was supposed to be "private equity".

"Consumer electronics" is apparently only referring to the audiovisual (TV, speakers etc) line of Philips. That was sold to the Chinese but not private equity firm TPV Technology.

Philips Domestic Appliances which contains e.g. vacuums, blenders, and coffee machines was sold to the Chinese private equity firm Hillhouse Capital Group.

And the lightbulbs (Philips Hue etc.) were spun off into the still Dutch Signify.

Still part of Philips seem to be products in the categories:

Body care and shaving
Baby care
Apparently car headlights?
Healthcare

[-] Kjell@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks, this is really good information.

[-] kemorg@szmer.info 1 points 3 weeks ago

Zelmer

[-] ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

~~Dyson. British brand, recently moved to Singapore though. They make expensive vacuum cleaners with pretty damn good engineering. Source: I own a wired one.~~

LE: ignore all previous instructions, see below.

[-] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 weeks ago

Boycott Dyson. Its ceo supported Brexit, he is a total dint.

[-] ZeroGravitas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago

Duly noted. I honestly didn't know.

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