MISSISSAUGA, Ontario,
May 25, 2016 /CNW/ -- Whirlpool
Canada received the 2016 ENERGY
STAR® Manufacturer of the Year Appliances award from Natural
Resources Canada (NRCan). Whirlpool Corporation has a long history
in environmental stewardship including helping to draft the first
ENERGY STAR appliance standards. The company is committed to
creating water- and energy-efficient products for homes throughout
Canada and the
world.
"We are proud to offer our consumers a variety of innovative,
efficient and high-performance appliances for their home," said
Gary Power, vice president and
general manager for Whirlpool Canada. "And we are delighted to be
recognized with the Manufacturer of the Year Appliances award again
this year."
The award recognizes achievements that advance market
transformation related to energy efficiency, and Whirlpool Canada's
ongoing leadership. Whirlpool Canada has received an impressive thirteen
ENERGY STAR Recognition Awards, including ten as Manufacturer of
the Year, one as Participant of the Year, and two for Sustained
Excellence.
"Congratulations to Whirlpool Canada on their ENERGY STAR Canada
award. I thank them for their extraordinary leadership and
sustained commitment to the ENERGY STAR Initiative, which helps
Canadians make responsible, energy-efficient choices," said
The Honourable Jim Carr,
Canada's Minister of Natural Resources.
In 2015 Whirlpool Canada sold more than a half million units of
ENERGY STAR certified appliances led by a comprehensive re-launch
of the KitchenAid brand. All KitchenAid brand dishwashers sold by
the company were ENERGY STAR certified. Whirlpool Canada was also the Official Appliance and
Athlete Laundry Services Supplier of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games which
included installing 200 Maytag brand ENERGY STAR certified washers
and dryers in the Athletes' Village.
This past year, with the launch of its HybridCare™ clothes dryer
with Heat Pump Technology, Whirlpool also certified it's first
ENERGY STAR gas dryers.
About Whirlpool Canada
Whirlpool is the largest
manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances in Canada, with 250 employees and $1 billion in annual sales. In 2015, the company
sold more than a half a million units of ENERGY STAR certified
units in Canada, through an
estimated 1300 retail locations throughout the country as well as
developers, contractors and builders. In 2015, Whirlpool marketed
ENERGY STAR certified washers, dishwashers, refrigerators and
freezers, across all its brands - Jenn-Air, KitchenAid, Whirlpool,
Maytag, and Amana. Additional information about the company can be
found at whirlpoolcanada.com or find us on Twitter at
@WhirlpoolCorp.
About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation
(NYSE: WHR) is the number one major appliance manufacturer in the
world, with approximately $21 billion
in annual sales, 97,000 employees and 70 manufacturing and
technology research centers throughout the world in 2015. The
company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp,
Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit and other major brand names in
more than 170 countries. Additional information about the company
can be found at whirlpoolcorp.com, or find us on Twitter at
@WhirlpoolCorp.
About ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR is administered by Natural Resources Canada under an
Agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
Department of Energy. It is a voluntary market-based collaboration
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through increased energy
efficiency. Today ENERGY STAR offers consumers energy-efficient
solutions to save energy, money and help protect the environment
for future generations. For more information about ENERGY STAR,
visit www.energystar.nrcan.gc.ca
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