The story
Founded by Guido Borghi in 1946, in Comerio.1
Private company
Ignis
Logo: Sconosciuto, Marchio, via Wikipedia3
Ignis is an Italian business based in Comerio, founded in 1946.1 It was founded by Guido Borghi.1 It ceased to exist in 1974.1
Ignis è un marchio italiano di elettrodomestici di proprietà dell'azienda turca Arçelik, fino al 2024 gestito dalla multinazionale statunitense Whirlpool Corporation, attraverso la sua consociata Whirlpool Europe S.r.l., che ha avuto sede a Pero, in provincia di Milano.2 From the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1946Founded1
- HeadquartersComerio, Italy1
- Founded inComerio1
- Websitewww.ignis.it
- Legal formjoint-stock company1
Corporate structure
Ignis is part of a group headed by Whirlpool Corporation. 149 entities, 37 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Whirlpool Corporation Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States
- Ignis Comerio, Italy
- Whirlpool (Germany) Stuttgart, Germany
- Admiral Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
- Amana Corporation Subsidiary · Benton Harbor
- Brastemp Subsidiary · São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
- Whirlpool (Brazil) Subsidiary · São Paulo, Brazil
- Whirlpool (India) Subsidiary · Gurgaon, India
- Beko Europe Stake · 25% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Bauknecht Stuttgart, Germany
- Beko Italy Manufacturing Milano, Italy
- European Appliances Italy Milano, Italy
- Indesit Company Subsidiary · Fabriano
- BAUKNECHT AG Subsidiary · Lenzburg, Switzerland
- BEKO INTERNATIONAL S.A. Subsidiary · Stansstad, Switzerland
- BEKO MANUFACTURING SLOVAKIA SPOL. S R.O. Subsidiary · Bratislava, Slovakia
- EUROPEAN APPLIANCES CZECH SPOL. S R.O. Subsidiary · Prague, Czechia
- EUROPEAN APPLIANCES FRANCE SAS Subsidiary · Suresnes, France
- EUROPEAN APPLIANCES NORDIC AB Subsidiary · Breda, Netherlands
- HOTPOINT UK APPLIANCES LIMITED Subsidiary · Peterborough, United Kingdom
- INDESIT COMPANY UK HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · Peterborough, United Kingdom
- WHIRLPOOL COMPANY POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Łódź, Poland
- WHIRLPOOL MAGYARORSZAG KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG (EUROPEAN APPLIANCES HUNGARY KORLÁTOLT FELELOSSÉGU TÁRSASÁG) Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
- 1900 Holdings LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
- Airdun Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- B. Blend Máquinas e Bebidas S.A. Subsidiary · Brazil
- Bill Page Orchestra, Inc. Subsidiary · California, United States
- Brasmotor Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
- Brunson Place Properties, LLC Subsidiary · Michigan, United States
- BUD Comércio de Eletrodomésticos Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
- Chieri Italia S.r.l. Subsidiary · Italy
- Comercial Acros Whirlpool, S. de R.L. de C.V. Subsidiary · Mexico
- Consumer Appliances Service Limited Subsidiary · Hong Kong
- EMBRACO EUROPE S.R.L. Subsidiary · Turin, Italy
- Embraco Luxembourg S.a r.l. (Embraco Luxembourg S.à r.l.) Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- EMBRACO SLOVAKIA S.R.O. Subsidiary · Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
- General Domestic Appliances International Ltd Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Haceb Whirlpool Industrias S.A.S. Subsidiary · Colombia
- Hoover Comercial Limitada Subsidiary · Brazil
- Hotpoint Subsidiary
- and 107 more
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Ignis, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderGuido Borghi1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.ignis.it1
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ3792389
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataIgnis on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaIgnis on the Italian Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsIgnis logo by Sconosciuto, Marchio