WE MAKE Hoods brand production

The Elica brand was created over 40 years ago with the goal to bring to every kitchen the well-being that comes with clean and healthy air. Since then, the Elica brand range hoods have been made available throughout the world - known for their quality, reliability, technology and design.

The Elica brand is today synonymous with elegance and innovation. It is an infl uential representative of Italian style globally, with over 100 range hood models and satisfying the most divergent taste and space needs. New and original products are constantly being created and add to the wealth of products developed, the fruit of devoted and intense research focused on innovating not only the aesthetic of the models but the entire production process, from the research of the newest and most reliable materials, to the building of worthwhile collaborations with the leading names in international design. The products derived from this process are objects with strong personality, technologically cutting-edge and signifi cantly impact the style of the kitchen and the quality of the environment.

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The Gutmann brand is positioned at the high-end of the brand architecture of the Elica Group. Through an industrial process focused particularly on attention to detail and principally manual processing, Gutmann provides personalised range hoods of the absolute highest quality. Unique pieces which respect the experience, the professionalism, the high technical level of the brand and off er tailor-made solutions for any design type.

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ARIAFINA The Ariafi na brand was created under the joint venture with Fuji Industrial, a leader in Japan in the production of kitchen range hoods. The Ariafi na hoods target the highest end of the Japanese market which, thanks to the collaboration with Fuji international, have been welcomed by the market. The Ariafi na products harmoniously marry the best Japanese technology and the unmistakable Italian design.

TURBO AIR Sold in and in the markets of the Far East and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Turbo Air is a mid-range brand which is known for its quality, originality and attentive choice of materials.

ARIETTA Arietta, a brand distributed in North America, off ers a highly competitive range of products which fully encapsulate the values of the Group: reliability, functionality and a high aesthetic quality - hallmarks of Italian design culture.

JET AIR The Jet Air brand is sold on the Russian market, where the capacity of its products to deliver the noted features of products is particularly appreciated, translating into excellent technical performance and high aesthetic quality.

PUTI Acquired as part of the joint venture with the Chinese Zhejiang Putian Electric Co. Ltd., Puti is a leading brand in the sector in China, off ering, in addition to range hoods, hobs and kitchen sterilisers.

P. 25 P. The Puti brand range hoods cater to the medium and high-end segments of the Chinese market, off ering competitive products which are highly functional and technologically advanced and with a European inspired attention to design. ANNUAL REPORT ELICA / WE MAKE ANNUAL Hoods Third-party brand production

The Elica Group for over 40 years has collaborated with leading industrial groups providing them with their products and a high level of service. The Group off ers an integrated service from the conceptualisation of the product to production, involving itself in all of the process phases to ensure that the result meets and satisfi es as close as possible the expectations of the market and of clients.

Thanks to decades of experience in the sector, the skills acquired and supply on the international markets, the Group can support its clients in any region of the world, guaranteeing signifi cant focus on the protection of the environment, thanks to the choice to adopt sustainable operating systems in production, which not only respond to regulations but also anticipate them and provide standards exceeding requirements. P. 26 P. ANNUAL REPORT ELICA / WE MAKE ANNUAL Electric motors FIME

The FIME motors are our secret allies. FIME develops technologies which improve quality of life in terms of energy consumption, quietness and effi ciency.

The FIME brand over the years has developed its presence in the domestic ventilation sector with range hood ventilators, boiler ventilators, commercial refrigeration ventilators and electric motors for home appliances. With the advantage of over 30 years experience in the ventilation and heating sector, the FIME brand today holds a leadership position in the European market. The range of products is highly recognised by the leading industrial groups operating in the various sectors served: Vaillant, Bosch, Viessmann, BDR Thermea, Riello, , Immergas, BSH, , Whirlpool, , . The Elica Group has developed extensive know-how not just in electromechanical design of electric motors, but also in the fl uid-dynamics and electronic design which today allows the provision of integrated client systems for the movement of air. The design, as with production, is also carried out and controlled within the Group dedicated motors structure. The technicians have the most modern calculation and simulation instruments for fl uid dynamics and electromagnetism, controls integration and for structure mechanics available to them. In line with the industrial policy of the Group, also this Business line is increasingly orientated towards production focused on the well-being of the individual and the environment. The FIME brand ventilation systems comply with the regulatory requirements concerning sustainability and the lowering of consumption, in all sectors of application.

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