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Fisher & Paykel top loaders have all the energy saving of a front
loader at about half the price. They are an old and reliable European
company known for their engineering and high quality that started
marketing in the US in the past 20 years.



Close, but not quite. They do have an operation in Italy making cooking
appliances and own DCS in the US.

The origins of the company and present headquarters are in New Zealand and
Australia They did not start exporting to the US and Europe until the
1980s.