Galanz

Infobox_Company
company_name = Galanz Enterprise Group
foundation = 1978, Shunde, Guangdong, China
location = flagicon|China Shunde, Guangdong, China
industry = Home Appliances
products = Microwave ovens
Air conditioners

homepage = [http://www.galanz.com www.galanz.com]

Galanz (Galanz Enterprise Group Co. of Guangdong) (zh-cp|c=格兰仕|p=Gélánshì|) is a Chinese company and the largest producer of microwave ovens in the world. It is based in Shunde, Guandong (China). Founded in 1978 by Liang Qingde, Galanz was originally a company that dealt in the trading in duck feathers. In 1993, Galanz made a deal with Toshiba for a limited license on microwave oven technology. Production started slowly with only ten thousand microwaves produced the first year, but expanded rapidly after that. Currently, Galanz produces over 15 million microwave ovens a year which is about 40% of the world market and has 600 patents in microwave oven technology.Fact|date=August 2007 In addition to microwave ovens, the company has recently begun producing air conditioners.

External links

* [http://www.galanz.com/ Official website in English]
* [http://www.galanz.com.cn/ Official website in Chinese]