Dometic Group

Company Presentation

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Our Company

Our Commercial Divisions

Our R&D and Production

Dometic Group Performance 

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Our Company

• Dometic Group is a customer-orientated, worldwide leading manufacturer of 

innovative comfort products for the RV, truck, car and boat markets. 

• Dometic Group also produces special refrigerators for hotels, offices and medical 

applications as well as wine refrigerators.

• The corporate group serves industry clients as well as the aftermarket with a 

complete range of products designed to bring comfort and convenience to people on 

the move.

• On top of that Dometic Group offers workshop equipment for maintenance and repair 

of vehicle air conditioners.

• Dometic Group products are sold in almost 100 countries around the globe, most of 

them are made in own production plants.
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Our Company

• Our organization is both product driven and market oriented 

• Our product focus pushes our innovative borders

• Our market orientated approach continuously helps us define new products and 

concepts. 

• Our dualistic focus results in a great value contribution to both customers and 

consumers
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Our Company: Historical Development 

Company Development Key Acquisitions

Development and production of absorption 

refrigerators for RVs

Carl Munters and Baltzar von Platen invent absorption 

technology (AB Arctic)

Introduction of absorption based hotel miniBars; 

creating leading hotel room refrigerator 

manufacturer

EQT III Ltd. acquires Dometic assets and an 

operating and legal structure was created

Electrolux makes strategic decision to focus on 

its core retail business

EQT sells Dometic to funds administrated by 

BC Partners.

Electrolux acquires AB Arctic and initiates mass 

production of refrigerators

Electrolux establishes Dometic Corporation 

of the US

Dometic acquires Duo-Therm Corporation –

RV air conditioners

Dometic acquires A&E Systems – RV awnings and 

accessories

Acquisition of Seitz – RV windows

Acquisition of SeaLand – Pleasure Boat sanitation 

systems

Acquisition of TME – Pleasure boat air conditioners 

and refrigeration systems

Acquisition of TUS-Germany, Polar Bay-USA and 

Oyster-Spain.

Acquisition of Eskimo Ice (and Icebonics) – USA.

Acquisition of WAECO-Germany

Acquisition of SMEV – Italy Dometic to be taken over by a bank syndicate 

led by Mizuho-bank 

2009

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1997

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2007
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Existing Market/Customer Segment New

= SEK 20m Sales

Eskimo Ice / 

Icebonics 

2006

WAECO 

2007

Di Borghi 

1989

Camping 

Freeze

1983

Fridge Master 

2001 Frigotech

1993

UPO

1992

Sibir

1993

Servel

1987

Lehel

1991

IPV

1995

SeaLand

2002

TME

2003

C&H

1995

Origo

1984

Kreft

1972

Cramer

1995 Seitz 

2000

A&E 

1986

DuoTherm

1983

WTA 

1997

AMS 

1995

TUS 

2004

MIKO 

2003

Birkholz 

2001

Oyster 

Electronics

2004

Chescold 

1986

Linea Luce 

1984

Polar Bay

2004

Eberhardt

1974

KPS 

1970

Siegas

Metall

1973

Finch 

1984

SMEV 

2007

Our Company: Acquisitions over the years
Our Company: Employees 2010 (FTE’s)

HK/China

Americas

Italy

1,719

Japan

Netherlands

France

Germany

Spain

Nordic

Hungary

UK

Australia

Luxembourg

Slovakia

Others

South Africa

1,324

1,172

256

264

161

181

101

30

83

37

36

48

35

9

13

5,087 Permanent

382 Temp.

5,469 Total 

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Our Company: Multibrand Company with 

well known product brands
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Our Company: Global Service Network

Dometic Group has the largest global network of trained sales and service 

teams.
Our Company: Organisation

Group Staff

CEO

RV AM Marine 

OEM / AM Lodging

Retail and

Automotive 

AM

Medical Leisure Tech Automotive

OEM RV OEM

BeNeLux

Eastern Europe

Asia & Pacific

France

Germany

MENA

Italy

Nordic

Africa

Spain

UK

Americas

-Matrix Organisation

-P/L in every crossing

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Our Commercial Divisions

RV OEM 

Division

RV AM 

Division

Marine 

Division

Automotive 

OEM Division 

Automotive 

AM & Retail 

Division

Lodging 

Division

Medical 

Division
RV OEM Division

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• As RV system supplier, we offer a full range of technological superior 

products that guarantee additional comfort in a caravan or a motor home.

• All products are designed with the requirements of mobile living in mind.

• Specially designed, customized solutions 

RV OEM Division
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RV OEM Division: Some Market Figures

Registered RVs

(total)

2010 annual

new production

No. of OEMs / 

manufacturers Camp sites

US 8.2 Mio.

20-25% motor homes 220,000 98 (-11 out of business) 8,500 privately owned campgrounds,8,000 campgrounds on public lands

Europe 5.4 Mio. 146,000 91 (-5 out of business) 25,000 campsites

4,500 motor caravans pitches

South

Africa

105,000 registered caravans

1,700-1,900 registered motor 

homes

2,500 3 900 camp sites

Australia 305,000 17,000

Caravans: 61

Motor homes + 

campervans 32

Camper / tent trailer: 139

5th wheelers: 12

Park cabins: 37

Tents, swags: 25

2,700 caravan holiday parks

Canada 800,000 RVs

90% towable / 10% motorised 10,000 12

China 3,000 1,000 20 20

Japan 202,700 3,000 43 53

Eastern Europe/ 

Russia 1,500

Total 15.018 Mio. 401,000
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RV OEM Division: Some Market Figures

• 15 Mio. registered RV’s worldwide

• Approximately 400.000 new RV’s produced worldwide in 2010

• Sales of approximately 500.000 – 600.000 second hand vehicles in 2010

• 573 manufacturers worldwide

• Approximately. 50.000 camp sites worldwide available
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RV OEM Division: Products

• Refrigerators

• Air conditioners

• Windows, roof lights, blinds, doors

• Lighting systems

• Stoves, ovens, kitchen counters

• Portable coolers

• Awnings

• Sanitation systems

• Rear view camera systems

• Generators

• Travel Power

• Inverter

• Charger
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RV OEM Division: References

In every produced RV or Caravan in 

• Europe

• Americas

• Asia Pacific

• Africa

you will find at least one product of the Dometic Group
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RV OEM Division: References

Europe

Hymer Group

Hobby Group

Trigano Group

Knaus Tabbert Group

Adria

Sea Group

Rapido

Pilote

Swift

Bailey

Kabe

Kip

Carthago

Concorde

Rimor 

Americas

Forest River

Keystone/Thor Industries

Skyline Corp.

Gulf Stream

Sunnybrook RV

Tiffin Motor Homes

Cruiser RV

Winnebago

Jayco

Heartland Rec. Vehicle

Asia Pacific

Jayco

Coromal PTY

AVAN Campers

Trende Caravans

Concept Caravan

Winnebago

Dreamhaven Caravan

Traveller Caravans

Supreme Promotions

Galaxy Caravans
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RV AM Division
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RV AM Division

• As preferred strategic partner in the RV Aftermarket, we offer a wide 

variety of innovative products and services.

• This guarantees highest value as well as maximum comfort. 

• Centralized, consolidated logistic set-up safeguard a proper and accurate 

delivery
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RV AM Division: Some Market Figures

RV Market 

volume Camp sites Market Coverage of 

Dometic Group

Average Market Share of 

Dometic Group

North America 12 Mio.

8,500 privately owned 

campgrounds,

8,000 campgrounds on public lands

100 % 60 %

Europe 8 Mio. 25,000 campsites

4,500 motor caravans pitches 90 % 50 % 

Asia 0.5 Mio. 2,700 caravan holiday parks 100 % > 50 %

Total 20.5 Mio.
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RV AM Division: Products

• Refrigerators

• Air conditioners

• Awnings

• Sanitation 

• Energy management systems

• Windows, roof lights, blinds, doors

• Lighting systems

• Stoves, ovens, BBQ‘s, sinks

• Portable cooling products
Marine Division

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Marine Division

• 12 regional offices across the globe supported by numerous marine R&D 

facilities and factories.

• Authorized distributors, dealers and service engineers offering a global 

presence in over 100 countries worldwide.

• Technologically advanced product range includes marine air-conditioning 

systems, sanitation systems, refrigerators, stoves, battery chargers and 

other equipment. 

• Boats from 7 to 70 meters are users of Dometic Group’s marine brands, 

which include 
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Marine Division: Some Market Figures

Boat Park Pleasure Boats

> 7.5 m

Annual

boat production (2007)

No. of OEMs / 

manufacturers No. of marinas

US Power: 538 000

Sail: 311 000

Power: 6 300

Sail:1 250 300 13 000

Europe Power: 750 000

Sail: 400 000

Power: 9 700

Sail: 8 500 650 22 000

Eastern Europe/ Russia Power: 150 000

Sail: 50 000

Power: 1 800

Sail: 1 610 50 4 000 

Pacific Power: 57 000

Sail: 66 000

Power: 500

Sail: 340 300 2 500

Asia Power: 120 000

Sail:40 000

Power: 1 200

Sail: 300 180 3 500

RoW Power: 50 000

Sail: 15 000

Power: 1 500

Sail: 500 320 5 000

Total World Wide Power: 1 665 000

Sail: 882 000

Power: 21 000

Sail: 12 500 1 800 50 000
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Marine Division: OEM Products

• Air Conditioning for Boats: 

7-25 meters

• Custom Chilled Water Systems: 

25-70 meters

• Marine Sanitation Systems

• Marine Refrigerators and 

Cooling Units

• Galley Products and more....
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Marine Division: Aftermarket Products

• Refrigerators

• Air conditioning

• Lighting systems

• Stoves, ovens

• Portable coolers

• Sanitation systems
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Marine Division: References

Albemarle

Hatteras

Tillotson Pearson Chinese Coast Guard

Albin

Hinkley

Trinity Chinese Customs

Beneteau

Hunter

US Marine English Pilot Boats

Bertram

Jefferson Int.

Viking Yachts French Coast Guard

Bluewater

Jefferson

Wellcraft Indian Navy

Boston Whaler

KCS International

Israeli Navy

Broward

Luhrs

Mexican Coast Guard

Burger

Mediterranean

Azimut Spanish Coast Guard

Cabo

Monterey

Cheoy Lee Sri Lanka - Navy

Carolina Classic

Ocean Yachts

Fairline US Coast Guard

Chaparral Palmer Johnson

Feretti US Navy

Chris Craft Post Yachts

Grand Banks

Christensen

Heesen

Cobalt

Regal

Neptunus

Crownline

Rinker

Oyster

Davis

Sabre Princess

Derecktor

Sea Ray Boats

Sunseeker

Donzi

Silverton

Swan

Doral

Skipperliner

Riviera

Egg Harbor

Stamas

International Yachts

Four Winns

Tiara

Heinen & Hopman 

Grady White

Thunderbird

Gibson

Currently supplying boats from 7-70 meters.

Carver Yachts

Delta Marine

Bayliner

Westport Shipyard

President

SeaLine
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Automotive OEM Division
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Automotive OEM Division

• OEM – partnership for cars, trucks and other commercial vehicles (tractors, etc)

 Global Key Customer Truck Market 

(Daimler, Paccar, Volvo, Renault, MAN, John Deere, etc.) 

 Global Key Customer Car Market 

(AUDI, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Landrover, Porsche, VW, etc.)

• OEM R&D partner

 Customer related concept studies / advanced engineering activities

 BIC studies with CAD-Design and/or hardware samples (prototypes)

 Customer related project engineering, SE – development partner 

 Realization of customized special requests

• OEM Logistic partner

“Just in time“ supply chain for MAN trucks

 Customer related logistic applications with single annual delivery 

volumes up to 65.000 cooling units (Landrover) and up to 100.000 

electronic modules (Volkswagen DC/AC inverter)
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Automotive OEM Division 

1

st – Tier Original Equipment Manufacturer 

• OEM – Mobile Refrigeration

• OEM – Mobile Electronics
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• BMW 7 (F01) • VW Phaeton • Audi A8 • Mercedes W221 • Lincoln MKT

• Range Rover • VW Touareg • Audi Q7 • Ford Flex

• Bentley FS

• AUDI A4,A5 • VW Passat

• Daimler Actros • Volvo FH • International Truck • MAN TGA • PACCAR Truck

Automotive OEM Division: 

Customer References

Cars

Trucks
Automotive AM & 

Retail Division

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Automotive AM & Retail Division

• Automotive Aftermarket: OES

Passenger cars, light trucks & trucks : Dometic Group is the partner of manufacturers regarding 

mobile cooling, electronics and air conditioning service stations.

• Independent automotive Aftermarket:

Dometic Group with its WAECO brand is the partner of key wholesaler buying groups and retail 

automotive chains for mobile cooling, electronic accessories, air conditioning service stations and 

spare parts.

• Retail: Professional applications

Dometic Group offers a program dedicated to the gastronomy and healthcare

to professionals for mobile cooling, heating, food, beverages and water treatment.

• Retail: End consumer products 

Dometic Group offers a program dedicated to outdoor activities & cottages, gastronomy and 

Healthcare to end consumers for mobile cooling and water treatment
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Automotive AM & Retail Division: 

Some Market Figures

# 1 in mobile cooling for boxes

# 1 in noiseless compact refrigerators

# 1 in truck roof top air conditioning

# 3 in electronic accessories for automotive

# 3 in air conditioning service stations
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Automotive AM & Retail Division: 

Products

• Car Accessories, Rear View Systems, 

Cruise Control, Comfort & Safety 

Solutions

• AirCon Service stations

• Electronic and Power Supply

• Roof Air conditioners and Truck Coolers

• Mobile Refrigeration

• Compact Absorption Refrigerators

• miniCool compact refrigerators

• Water purifiers

• Wine cellars

• Milk coolers

• Catering containers
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Automotive AM & Retail Division: 

References

• Automotive OES: 

BMW, Volkswagen-Audi, DAF, RVI Iveco, Volvo, Scania, 

Daimler-Benz, MAN,.....

• Independent Automotive Aftermarket:

ATU, Norauto, Feu Vert, Mekonomen, Temot International, ATR 

International, Autodistribution International & Group Auto Union International

• Retail:

Metro, Mediamarkt, Aldi, El Corte Ingles, Intermarché, Leclerc, Obi,...
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Lodging Division
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Lodging Division

• Dometic Hotel Systems

• Dometic Cruise Line Systems

• We don’t sell just fridges. We sell added value.

• We have more than 80 years of technical experience

• We provide integrated solutions for professional and profitable in-room and 

on-board marketing. 

• We support investors and hotel managers with competent on-site advice 

and tailor-made financing solutions
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AMERICAS

6,4 Million

Dometic:

425.000

EUROPE

6 Million

Dometic:

3,9 Million

AFRICA

520.000

Dometic:

10.000

MIDDLE EAST

700.000

Dometic:

90.000

ASIA / PACIFIC

4 Million

Dometic:

370.000

Lodging Division: Hotel Rooms world-wide 

Dometic miniBar sales
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Lodging Division: Products

Core products :

• Hotel room safes

• Manual miniBars

• Semi automatic miniBars

• Fully automatic miniBars

Others:

• Service Wine cellar

• Ceramic cook top

• Kitchen rerigerator

• Door Lock System 

• Hotel TV 

• Financing
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Lodging Division: References

• More than 4,5 Million miniBars installed 

globally since 1965

• Key supplier to international Hotel Groups 

around the world

• Preferred supplier to cruise line operators 

and shipyards in Europe and USA
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Medical Division
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Dometic devotes its extensive expertise in the area of 

applied special refrigeration technology in order to 

ensure optimal quality and safety that are mandatory 

for a proper, legally compliant cold chain for 

vital and temperature-sensitive life preserving preparations. 

Close co-operation with: 

1. Prestigious organisations and companies such as 

International health organisations, the Red Cross, Aid Agencies,...

2. Governments

3. Military customers (US Marine Corps, US Army, UK Special Forces, 

German Army, National Guard of Cyprus,...) 

Medical Division
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Medical Division: Some Market Figures

• Dometic has been the pioneer, back in the early eighties, in developing together with 

W.H.O (World Health Organization) of a proper Cold Chain for the Expanded 

Program on Immunization. Today over 75% of the worldwide Cold Chain installed in 

Developing Countries is coming from Dometic.

• Early nineties, Biomedical Refrigeration was created offering a range of Laboratory & 

Pharmaceutical Refrigerators and Freezers, Blood Banks, Ultra Cold Freezers for 

clinics, hospitals, laboratories, Blood Transfusion and Biotech Industry. Dometic has 

acquired a major market share in that field. 

• In the mid nineties, again in cooperation with W.H.O, Dometic launched Blood Safety: 

a range of products dedicated to the rehabilitation of Blood Transfusion in Developing 

Countries. All major projects in Asia (Vietnam, India, Laos, Cambodia...), as well as 

in Africa (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Ivory Coast ...) have been supplied by Dometic.
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Cold Chain

Transport and storage of vaccines in Developing Countries.

Blood Chain

Blood supply in war time.

Biomedical Refrigeration 

Innovative and reliable refrigeration solutions

Blood Safety

Global safe blood management

Biotech Systems

Secure life sciences solutions

Medical Division: Products
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Our R&D and Production
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Leisure Tech Division 

Dometic Group Development 

& Manufacturing 
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”We are the leaders in developing new products for our markets with 

unparalleled applications knowledge that brings added value to customers”
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Country Location Main Products

Sweden Tidaholm Window components

China Shenzhen Thermoelectric/ compressor-driven refrigerated boxes and 

cabinets

Air conditioning systems for recreational vehicles

Zhuhai Compressor and absorption refrigerators and thermoelectric

Germany Emsdetten Air conditioning systems for trucks and recreational 

vehicles, compressor refrigerators

Siegen Medium-sized absorption refrigerators

Krautheim Windows, Roof lights, Blinds/insect screens, Doors

Dillenburg Lighting systems

Rudersdorf Speciality products, metal pressing

Hungary Jaszbereny Small absorption refrigerators and portable boxes

Italy Bassano del Grappa Stoves, ovens and kitchen counters

Forli Air conditioning/generators for recreational vehicles

Condaria (Milan) Tailored air conditioning systems for pleasure boats

Luxembourg Hosingen Medical refrigeration systems

Slovakia Filakovo Stoves, ovens and kitchen counters

Spain Girona Safes

USA Pompano Beach, Florida Air conditioning systems for pleasure boats 

La Grange, Indiana Awnings 

Big Prairie, Ohio Sanitation systems

Richmond, Virginia Air conditioning systems

Elkhart Absorption refrigeration

Leisure Tech Division: Production Sites
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Richmond, 

Virginia

USA

Pompano Beach, 

Florida

USA

Air conditioning systems

• Small self contained units 

• Split-gas systems 

• Multi-ton tempered-water 

systems

Air conditioning systems

• Self-Contained Systems 

• DX Split Systems 

• Chilled Water Systems 

Sanitation systems

• Toilets 

• Holding Tank Systems 

• Accessories 

• Convenience Products 

• Bidet Fixtures 

• Replacement Parts

Air conditioning systems

• PCWM/FCL (Water chiller 

heat pump units with sea 

water cooled condensers)

• Fab-Coils

• WM-S/FCL 

(Cooling only water chillers)

Big Prairie, Ohio

USA 

Milan

Italy

Rich flora of high quality products 

developed to fully satisfy customer needs
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Hosingen

Luxembourg

• RV refrigerators 

• Sanitation

• Mini bars

Siegen

Germany

• Lighting

• Transformer

Dillenburg

Germany

• Doors

• Windows

• Blinds

• Roof lights

Krautheim

Germany

• Medical cooling and 

freezing systems

• Cooling for food industry

• Military applications

Sourced from our highly efficient 

manufacturing
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• Air conditioning systems 

for trucks and 

recreational vehicles

• Compressor refrigerators

Emsdetten

Germany

• Air Conditioner

• Generators

Forli

Italy

Zhuhai / Shenzhen

China

• Refrigerated boxes and 

cabinets

• Air conditioning systems

• Inverters

• Absorption / Peltier / 

Compressor Technologies

Jászberény

Hungary

• Portables

• Compact Refrigerators

• Mini bars

State of the art manufacturing to satisfy 

customer needs
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Bassano del 

Grappa

Italy

• Cookers

• Sinks

• Ovens

Filakovo

Slovakia

• Cookers

• Sinks

• Barbecue Grills

La Grange

USA

• Awnings

Girona

Spain

• Safes

Elkhart

USA

• Absorption refrigeration

With flexibility and ingenuity to stay on 

the forefront of future development
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Dometic Group Performance 2009
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Thank You !