Cooker hood manufacturer Falmec is celebrating 40 years of trading, having been established as an artisan business in the Treviso region of Italy.

The head office was established in Vittorio Veneto in 1981 and Falmec now boasts seven branches including the UK, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Estonia and Denmark.

In addition, Falmec has extended its HQ with a new plant of around 3,000sqm housing metalworking machinery.

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Based in the “inox valley”, the area is renowned for industrial and artisanal skills, and it is this reason the company kept its production in the region.

Sales and marketing director of Falmec Lorenzo Poser commented: “Falmec’s commitment and responsibility comes from its identity as a family business, its roots in the Italian manufacturing tradition and its conviction that it is possible to grow in a sustainable manner, whilst also respecting people and the surrounding area in order to improve the quality of life and air in our homes.”

Using the strapline “Life Inspired” to describe the company’s philosophy, it has created patented technologies to improve extraction and air quality in the kitchen.

These include Multi-Air, which features in its Light cooker hood, and distributes suction across ultra-compact motors, to Circle.Tech which integrates suction and filtration into a single unit.

In addition, over the past four decades, Falmec has also introduced the E.ion system which uses a sensor to detect unwanted pollutants, Silence NRS to reduce hood noise by up to 86% and No-Drop System to collect and dispose of condensation.

Lorenzo Poser added: “Our 40 years have been marked by many challenges, projects, innovations and studies, all of which are on-going and will continue unabated to ensure that we continue to achieve new and exciting goals.”