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some models they are among the most water-efficient in the world. 

 

Conserving water is particularly important for Australia, and manufacturers of appliances that use less water 

can make a meaningful contribution. Our role is to ensure that all of our products are environmentally responsible 

and achieve the highest levels of proficiency; but use low levels of water, energy and detergents. In 1999 our env-

ironmental work had advanced so far that we received environmental certification in accordance with ISO 14001. 

All components in our appliances that weigh more than 50 grams are labelled for recycling.

 

This brief has kept our designers and engineers busy for 50 years and today we can be counted amongst 

those who are making a helpful contribution to conserving Australia’s scarce natural resources. If you choose to 

purchase an ASKO appliance it will give you many years of dependable service. As your ASKO toils away, year after 

year, you can relax in the certain knowledge that your choice is environmentally responsible.

 

At ASKO, the driving force and dedication to produce the best appliances has always come from the same sour-

ce: all the co-workers, whose knowledge and ideas have helped us to produce some of the world’s best appliances 

of the modern age. Now we can reap the fruits of our long experience: awards and top test results from all over the 

world make people choose our appliances. You could actually say that ASKO has grown from a farmer´s backyard to 

an international brand, representing durability, environmental awareness and Scandinavian design at its best. 

It all began in 1950, when the Swedish farmer Karl Erik Andersson received his first order for a washing machine 

from his mother. He managed to produce a revolutionary model, and the word spread. Eventually Karl Erik built 

a small factory on the farm and started making washing machines full time. A few years later he also started to 

produce dishwashers and tumble dryers. Today ASKO has about 1,000 employees at production plants in Sweden 

and Finland, and we have customers all over the world, who place high demands on design, function and care for 

the environment.

 

Most people want to make a contribution to spare our environment, but many of us don’t know how.  Taking 

shorter showers, recycling waste water, walking instead of driving – lots of little things add up. They all help, but it’s 

still not enough. We need to be much kinder to our environment and adopt smarter methods.

 

Having water, energy and detergent consumption in mind when choosing appliances is a good way to start. 

That’s why we are proud to say that commitment to the environment has traditionally been an important part 

of ASKO’s ethos, perhaps because the factories have always had nature on their doorstep. Our dishwashers, for 

example, have a very low energy and detergent consumption, and with a water consumption of 13,6 litres on