The new Russian association Aprobyttekh has recently organized its first general meeting, representing the industry of household appliances within the Russian Federation. Representatives of six household appliance manufacturers (Beko, BSH, Candy, Electrolux, Indesit and Whirlpool) took part at the meeting. “I am looking forward to the challenge of representing the household appliance industry sector within the Russian Federation”, said Philippe Kaltenbach, general manager of Indesit within the Russian Federation and newly-elected chairman of Aprobyttekh (in the picture). “We are delighted to see the creation of this new National Association and warmly welcome it into the Ceced European network that represents the household appliance industry in Europe”, added Paolo Falcioni, Ceced director-general.