Map of Range Cookers
Europe is renowned for its high-quality kitchen appliances, and in particular, range cookers. It encompasses a rich tapestry of range cooker manufacturing hubs, each with its own unique style, heritage and innovation.
With various components sourced from various locations across the continent to ensure the highest quality standards, these versatile and stylish appliances are an integral part of many worldwide homes.
Explore with us the world of range cookers, looking into some of the most prominent manufacturing hubs on the continent…
Italy
When it comes to fine craftsmanship and culinary tradition, Italy is a leading player in the world of range cooker manufacturing. The combined loves for food and engineering are a perfect mix in a country already renowned for great manufacturing, so homes from around the world are rewarded with some carefully considered range cookers.
Take a look at some of our favourite Italian brands…
ILVE have been hand building stunning range cookers near Venice, Italy, for more than 60 years. Each range cooker produced incorporates innovative design that comes from ILVE’s continuous research into the art of cooking.
ILVE's range cookers come in sizes ranging from 60cm right up to 150cm. There are the Milano, Roma, Majestic, Torino and Panoramagic collections for you to choose from, plus eight different standard colours, hundreds of RAL Classic colours and four different trims to finish off your cooker nicely.
Take a look at all of ILVE’s products here…
Family, food and engineering have always been a product the three pillars of Bertazzoni’s design and development of products, since 1882.
Founded by Francesco Bertazzoni in Guastalla, a town in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy, this truly special brand has continued to evolve their technology and engineering to create a wide range of range cookers and other kitchen appliances.
A particular stand out element of their manufacturing process is the enamelling. Northern Italy’s sports car manufacturers have perfected ways to apply colour to metal that is both aesthetically stunning and resilient. Partnering with them, Bertazzoni have applied this unique finish and colours to their appliances, with highly-skilled craftsmen applying multiple layers of colour by hand.
Offering the Professional, Master and Heritage range cooker collections allows you to choose between a modern or contemporary style and sizes ranging from 90cm up to 120cm, plus a selection of mini ranges.
Take a look at all of Bertazzoni’s products here…
Fulgor, as it was originally known, was founded in 1949 in the industrious territory of the Alto-Milanese in Italy.
Previously known as Fulgor, in 2009 the Menenghetti family acquired the company and reinvented as Fulgor Milano, enabling the company to enter the export market with their own brand which makes up a large portion of the company’s total exports, particularly to the North American market.
The Sofia Professional range cooker is available from Rangecookers.co.uk in both the 90cm and 120cm sizes, with the choice of a dual fuel hob or induction on the 90cm models. Coming in either black or stainless steel makes it an easy choice, with a subtle colour still creating a standout piece.
Take a look at all of Fulgor Milano’s products here…
DeLonghi was founded in Treviso in 1902 by Guiseppe de’Longhi.
Since 1950, Elba’s expertise and flexibility in the manufacturing process of cooking appliances has contributed to an expansion to over 60 different markets worldwide. The selection of the components, both functional and aesthetical, derive from certified partner companies, and are of up-most importance.
Made up of the Vintage and Modern collections, DeLonghi acknowledge the versatility required for various kitchen designs - and make them affordable at the same time.
Take a look at all of DeLonghi’s products here…
When it comes to our own cookers, the culmination of many years’ experience by our specialist Bigblue designers creates the Rangecookers products we know and love.
Also manufactured in the Elba factory alongside the DeLonghi products, the Rangecookers brand is a mark of quality. Offering three dual fuel models, plus a sleek induction model, the Rangecookers collection is simple, stylish and available at a very good price!
Take a look at the Rangecookers Select products here…
France
French range cookers are highly regarded for their attention to detail and culinary heritage. They are known for exuding a classic charm and elegance, featuring high-performance components and customisable configurations that are used in some of the world’s best commercial kitchens.
Back in the 15th century, a foundry was established in the village of Lacanche, France, by the Duke of Burgundy. A few years after the French revolution, in 1796, Jacques-Etienne Caumatin began to manufacture cast iron range cookers for the growing restaurant and hotel markets.
200 years on and the factory is still independent, and family owned. The majority of the components for a Lacanche range cooker are produced at the factory, from the oven cavities to the enamelled finishes. Some components that are manufactured by partners are designed by Lacanche and sourced as locally as possible, such as the brass burner caps, which are designed by Lacanche and then sent to be manufactured only two hours from the factory.
Take a look at all of Lacanche’s products here…
Turkey
Turkey is among the world’s leading manufacturing countries. Both Creda and New World are manufactured here in the Simfer factory. Simfer is a family-owned company that began manufacturing the first integrated solid fuel stoves in Turkey in 1977.
Simfer currently stands as the second exporter among oven manufacturers in Turkey and is thus one of the biggest exporters in the household appliances industry.
Creda and New World are much-loved British brands with a history of over 100 years of manufacture and offer a viable option for the value driven customer.
Generations have grown up using these appliances, they are focused on putting both family and food first with their considerate design and useful features. Offering both a traditional and contemporary style in two fuel types, these range cookers are not only affordable but aesthetically pleasing.
Take a look at all Creda products here and New World products here…
United Kingdom
The UK also boasts a thriving range cooker manufacturing industry. Companies like AGA, Rangemaster and Stoves have long-standing reputations for producing quality range cookers, often exhibiting a timeless design, embodying a perfect blend of heritage and modern innovations.
Rangemaster, Mercury, Falcon, AGA
AGA Rangemaster Group Ltd. is a British manufacturer of range cookers, kitchen appliances and interior furnishings, based in Leamington Spa in England.
The group owns a number of brands, including Rangemaster, AGA, Falcon, Mercury and Rayburn. The original Rangemaster range cooker, the Kitchener, was invented in 1830 and built at the same site in Leamington Spa in which they are still designing and manufacturing the Rangemaster collection today.
For over 75 years, the iconic Rayburn by AGA has been the warm heart of many British homes.
Each AGA Rayburn is steeped in history. These range cookers are designed by engineers with years of experience and built by craftsmen on the same site in Telford, Shropshire, that Abraham Darby once discovered the casting process started the Industrial Revolution.
Build from solid cast iron, each is made with keen attention to detail, from the skilled casting of the molten iron to the multiple coats of gloss, shining vitreous enamel.
Building on their classic designs and proud heritage, Rayburn’s today are made from 70% recycled materials which makes them a great choice along with sleek, forward-thinking technology.
Stoves and Belling are both part of the Glen Dimplex Home Appliances family, with their factory based in Prescot, Merseyside. Stoves relocated from Warrington to its current manufacturing facility in Rainhill, Prescot, in 1925. A former World War I munitions site, the new larger premises allowed Stoves to apply its manufacturing expertise and access to quality materials to cookers.
For over a century Belling has brought innovative ideas to people’s homes. In a time when less than 10% of the UK owned their own homes, Charles Belling passionately believed in innovative products that were accessible to all households.
Belling wasn’t acquired by Glen Dimplex group until 1992, committing to return production of its products to the UK.
Take a look at all Stoves products here and all Belling products here...
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