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Sub-Zero Group, Inc. is a privately-held American company that manufactures and sells luxury
Sub-Zero manufactures two series of built-in refrigeration as well as wine storage and under counter units. Each refrigerator model usually comes in two variations, namely a stainless steel exterior or a customizable exterior in an overlay or flush inset version. The customizable option allows the buyer to install kitchen cabinet panels on the door(s) to match with the rest of the kitchen. Its refrigerators are designed with a depth and can be installed flush with kitchen cabinets of the same standard depth to provide an integrated look.
The Sub-Zero 424 Wine Cooler has held virtually the same design since the early 1990s. It is the only under-counter wine cooler in its class to be able to keep wine as low as . It has two temperature zones and can be connected to a house alarm.
A Sub-Zero refrigerator can weigh as much as and require four delivery people to move the refrigerator unit into a kitchen. Most Sub-Zero full-size models are tall and wide.
The company has production facilities in
kitchen appliances
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. It sells refrigerators
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and wine preservation products under the Sub-Zero brand. The company also manufactures kitchen appliances
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under the Wolf brand and dishwashers under the Cove brand name. Sub-Zero Group is based in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin, Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin b ...
.
History
Sub-Zero was founded as the Sub-Zero Freezer Company on August 20, 1945 by Westye F. Bakke inMadison Madison may refer to:
People
* Madison (name), a given name and a surname
* James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States
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* Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...
, Wisconsin
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. In 2000, it acquired the domestic appliance line of the Wolf Range Corporation, a California-based manufacturer of professional-style ranges, cooktops and grills for both home and commercial use.
Wolf Appliance Inc., Sub-Zero's corporate companion, expanded the few products acquired from Wolf Range Corporation. It now sells domestic cooking appliances from kitchen stove
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s, cooktops, wall ovens, warming drawers and ventilation equipment. The company's products compete with those made by Viking
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who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and s ...
, Dacor, Thermador
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, GE Monogram, KitchenAid
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, JennAir
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History
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and Miele
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.
Innovations
According to the official company history, Bakke invented the first free-standing freezer in 1943. It also claims to have been the first to manufacture built-in refrigerators, beginning in the 1950s,. Sub-Zero's wine storage refrigeration can be connected to a household security system. This feature is intended for those with substantial sums invested in their wine collections.Appliance models
Sub-Zero manufactures two series of built-in refrigeration as well as wine storage and under counter units. Each refrigerator model usually comes in two variations, namely a stainless steel exterior or a customizable exterior in an overlay or flush inset version. The customizable option allows the buyer to install kitchen cabinet panels on the door(s) to match with the rest of the kitchen. Its refrigerators are designed with a depth and can be installed flush with kitchen cabinets of the same standard depth to provide an integrated look.
The Sub-Zero 424 Wine Cooler has held virtually the same design since the early 1990s. It is the only under-counter wine cooler in its class to be able to keep wine as low as . It has two temperature zones and can be connected to a house alarm.
A Sub-Zero refrigerator can weigh as much as and require four delivery people to move the refrigerator unit into a kitchen. Most Sub-Zero full-size models are tall and wide.
The company has production facilities in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the county seat of Dane County, Wisconsin, Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin b ...
; Phoenix, Arizona
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; Goodyear, Arizona
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; Richmond, Kentucky; and Fitchburg, Wisconsin
Fitchburg is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 29,609 at the 2020 census. Fitchburg is a suburb of Madison and is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fitchburg consists of a mix of suburban neighb ...
and a forthcoming 400,000 ft² facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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scheduled to open in 2025.
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