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dehumidifier A dehumidifier is an air conditioning device which reduces and maintains the level of humidity in the air. This is done usually for health or thermal comfort reasons or to eliminate musty odor and to prevent the growth of mildew by extracting wate ...

s, water coolers,

air source heat pump An air source heat pump (ASHP) is a heat pump that can absorb heat from air outside a building and release it inside; it uses the same vapor-compression refrigeration process and much the same equipment as an air conditioner, but in the oppos ...

freezer A refrigerator, commonly shortened to fridge, is a commercial and home appliance consisting of a thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump (mechanical, electronic or chemical) that transfers heat from its inside to its external enviro ...

s and

washing machine A washing machine (laundry machine, clothes washer, washer, or simply wash) is a machine designed to laundry, launder clothing. The term is mostly applied to machines that use water. Other ways of doing laundry include dry cleaning (which uses ...

Company history

In 1972, John Elliott took an order from

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to build industrial dehumidifiers suited to the UK climate.{{cite web, author=Andrew Lynch , url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/small_business/article1227039.ece , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222142657/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/business/small_business/article1227039.ece , url-status=dead , archive-date=February 22, 2014 , title=How I Made It: John Elliot, founder of Ebac , publisher=The Sunday Times , date=2013-03-10 , accessdate=2014-05-06 That order led to Ebac's foundation in 1973, with Elliott as the sole member of staff. The company grew and seven years later it reached its first million pound turnover. In 1980, Ebac developed the UK's first mass-produced domestic dehumidifier.{{cite web, last=Harris , first=Stephen , url=http://www.theengineer.co.uk/in-depth/interviews/ebac-founder-john-elliott/1017460.article , title=Ebac founder John Elliott | In-depth , publisher=The Engineer , date= , accessdate=2014-05-06 Ebac moved into the water cooler market in 1993. In 2005, Ebac moved into the leisure industry by opening its first city centre luxury

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for ladies. The spa was situated in Brewery Wharf, Leeds, and its aim was to combine luxury, pampering, beauty and indulgence in a convenient city centre location. Waterfall Spa also developed its own range of spa retail products. The spa could accommodate up to 30 guests per day and the facilities included six treatment rooms, relaxation boudoir, hydrotherapy pool, tropicarium, aromatherapy steam room, rasul mud chamber, manicure and pedicure area and café. In 2008, a local newspaper (''The Yorkshire Post'') reported that a number of celebrities often frequented the spa. However in 2010 it ceased trading. A range of

refrigerator A refrigerator, commonly shortened to fridge, is a commercial and home appliance consisting of a thermal insulation, thermally insulated compartment and a heat pump (mechanical, electronic or chemical) that transfers heat from its inside to ...

s and freezers was introduced in 2008, but were discontinued a few years later due to being imported and merely badged as Ebac. In 2011, Ebac began to develop a range of air source heat pumps, but again were discontinued some years later. However, in 2023 Ebac revived its heat pump technology due to heat pumps becoming more popular. In 2011 ownership of Ebac was transferred to a trust which restricts the sale or breakup of the company and requires the reinvestment of all profits.{{cite news , title=‘March of the makers’ sees return of the British washing machine , author=Jennifer Rankin , date=2015-03-15 , publisher=The Guardian , url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/mar/14/march-makers-british-washing-machines-george-osborne In 2013, Ebac purchased the assets of the collapsed Scotland-based company Icetech Freezers, including its Norfrost brand. In 2014 it began production of Norfrost branded freezers at its own factory, but by early 2016 Ebac once again ceased production of the chest freezers. This was believed to be due to poor management and inferior packaging of the product and shipment method. Ebac started production of

s in 2016.{{cite news , title=Ebac returns washing machine manufacture to UK , date=2016-09-27 , publisher=BBC News It became the first manufacturer of washing machines in the UK since the closure of the

Hotpoint Hotpoint is a brand of domestic appliances. Ownership of the brand is split between Beko Europe (owned by Koç Holdings) which has the rights in Europe, and Chinese company Haier, which has brand rights in the Americas. History Pacific Ele ...

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factory in

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in 2009. The project was assisted by a government grant received in 2013 and was expected to create 200 jobs, but to date Ebac has never achieved its 200 job promise. Ebac washing machines are only sold in the UK.{{Citation needed, date=August 2024

John Elliott

John Elliott was born in

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and trained as an engineer. His father was a baker who died when Elliott was six months old. Elliot grew up in High Lands, a Durham

pit village A pit village, colliery village or mining village is a settlement built by colliery owners to house their workers. The villages were built on the coalfields of Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution where new coal mines were developed in ...

near Cockfield. In 2004, Elliott became Chairman of the "North East Says No" campaign which was set up to stop Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's plans for a regional assembly. The campaign was a huge success with 78% of voters saying no. Elliot has since made a number of TV appearances including Channel 4's ''The'' ''Secret Millionaire'' and the first episode of the BBC comedy documentary '' Bring Your Husband To Heel''.{{Citation needed, date=August 2024 In January 2025, Elliott told a Reform UK rally that people who voted Remain in the Brexit referendum "shouldn't be allowed to vote".https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/john-elliott-nigel-farage-people-reform-uk-ebac-b1208560.html

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External links

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