History
1930 incorporation of Industrie Merloni
1975 incorporation of Merloni Elettrodomestici
1987 listing on the Milan stock exchange
1987 acquisition of Indesit
1997 appointment of its first external CEO
2000 acquisition of Stinol in Russia
2001 acquisition of GDA and the Hotpoint brand in the UK
2001 publication of the first sustainability report in the sector
2004 opening of two new plants, one in Russia and one in Poland
2005 Merloni Elettrodomestici becomes Indesit Company, celebrates its first 30 years and opens the biggest logistics pole in the European white goods industry, in Lipetsk
2007 Indesit Company presents the new Group brand architecture: the Hotpoint and Ariston brands form Hotpoint-Ariston
2008 opening of two new plants in Radomsko for washing machines and dryers and for dishwashers
2010 Andrea Merloni is appointed Chairman, succeeding, after 35 years, his father Vittorio, who becomes honorary Chairman.