Grundig

The widely known Grundig brand is a manufacturer of high-end electronic consumer, domestic appliances and personal care products. Established in 1945 by Max Grundig in Nuremberg. Since 2007, Grundig brand has become part of Arçelik A.S., the third largest company in white goods industry in Europe and belongs to the listed Koç Holding, a global conglomerate with more than 80,000 employees.

About

Grundig became one of the leading manufactures in Europe offering the widest product range in home electronics after launching its white goods product range in 2013. Arcelik A.Ş. is the owner of Grundig and has 27,000 employees worldwide. Grundig manufacturing plants are located in several European cities delivering Grundig products to more than 65 countries around the world.

Since 2011, Grundig has been the first official technology partner of the German Soccer League and in 2013 the brand acquired the naming right for the Nuremberg Stadium.

Grundig and Arcelik

Grundig is a subsidiary of Arçelik A.Ş. established in 1955, located in Istanbul, Turkey. Having operations in durable consumer goods industry with production, marketing and after-sales services, Arçelik A.Ş. offers products and services around the world with its 27,000 employees, 14 different production facilities in six countries (Turkey, Romania, Russia, China, South Africa and Thailand), its sales and marketing companies all over the world and its 10 brands (Arçelik, Beko, Grundig, Blomberg, elektrabregenz, Arctic, Leisure, Flavel, Defy and Altus) serving products and services in more than 130 countries.

Cold (band)

Cold is an American rock band, formed in 1996 in Jacksonville, Florida. With two gold-albums, Cold has sold over one million records in the US alone. On November 17, 2006, it was announced on MySpace that after a period of uncertainty since that February, the group had decided to disband. In July 2008, it was announced that the original line-up would reunite for a tour in early 2009. This became permanent and the band released their fifth studio album Superfiction on July 19, 2011.

History

Beginnings, self-titled album (1996–2000)

Cold, who at the time were called Grundig, formed in 1996 with the line-up of Scooter Ward (vocals, guitar), Sam McCandless (drums), Jeremy Marshall (bass) and Matt Loughran (guitar). The band, initially based in Jacksonville, moved to Atlanta hoping to get a break in the industry. During this time, Matt Loughran left the band and was replaced by Sean Lay, who also left the group. Kelly Hayes then joined the band, and they all later returned to Florida.