Zip Industries
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Zip Industries is an Australian manufacturer and distributor of industry-leading potable boiling
and chilled filtered water delivery products - or instant hot water dispensers including the Zip HydroTap.
Zip began trading in Australia
in 1947, using patent
ed designs originating in New Zealand
during the great depression
years .
Michael Crouch
purchased the company in 1962 and in 1967 won the Hoover Award for Marketing , Halstead Press Australia 1967. Retrieved on 2010-04-22
Zip Industries (also known as Zip Heaters (Aust), trading in the UK as Zip Heaters (UK) and in New Zealand as Zenith Heaters is wholly owned by Crouch.
On 11 October 2009 Crouch was interviewed by journalist Kate Tozer for ABC TV's Inside Business] show, where they discussed the growth of the company.
The company's products are installed in 20 houses of parliament and the Queen's kitchens at Buckingham Palace
.
Known principally for Instant Boiling Water, Zip was the first company to develop small instant boiling water heaters and sell them worldwide. The Australian organisation is seen as succeeding remarkably well in a complex, competitive environment by producing products that are high on intellectual content and by building and using strong linkages with clients.
One of the first compact Instant Boiling Water heaters, the Zip MiniBoil is on permanent display at the Powerhouse Museum
in Sydney, in the Australia Innovates exhibition.
Zip Industries sponsors charities such as The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the Symphony of Australia Foundation.
Zip Instant Boiling Water taps are sometimes referred to as 'a Zippy
' in the UK. This is most likely in reference to the Zippy character in the much-loved UK Children's TV series Rainbow
.
Boiling
Boiling is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point, the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding environmental pressure. While below the boiling point a liquid...
and chilled filtered water delivery products - or instant hot water dispensers including the Zip HydroTap.
Zip began trading in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1947, using patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
ed designs originating in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
during the great depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
years .
Michael Crouch
Michael Crouch
Michael Jenkins Crouch AO is an Australian businessman. He is Chairman/CEO of Zip Industries, the Australian manufacturer and distributor of potable boiling and chilled filtered water delivery products. Zip was the first company worldwide to develop . Those heaters are now widely used throughout...
purchased the company in 1962 and in 1967 won the Hoover Award for Marketing , Halstead Press Australia 1967. Retrieved on 2010-04-22
Zip Industries (also known as Zip Heaters (Aust), trading in the UK as Zip Heaters (UK) and in New Zealand as Zenith Heaters is wholly owned by Crouch.
On 11 October 2009 Crouch was interviewed by journalist Kate Tozer for ABC TV's Inside Business] show, where they discussed the growth of the company.
The company's products are installed in 20 houses of parliament and the Queen's kitchens at Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
.
Known principally for Instant Boiling Water, Zip was the first company to develop small instant boiling water heaters and sell them worldwide. The Australian organisation is seen as succeeding remarkably well in a complex, competitive environment by producing products that are high on intellectual content and by building and using strong linkages with clients.
One of the first compact Instant Boiling Water heaters, the Zip MiniBoil is on permanent display at the Powerhouse Museum
Powerhouse Museum
The Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences in Sydney, the other being the historic Sydney Observatory...
in Sydney, in the Australia Innovates exhibition.
Zip Industries sponsors charities such as The Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the Symphony of Australia Foundation.
Zip Instant Boiling Water taps are sometimes referred to as 'a Zippy
Zippy
Zippy may refer to:*Zippy , the name of the mascot for the University of Akron Zips*Zippy Race, a motorbike-driving arcade game*Zippy , a character in Rainbow, a British pre-school children's television series...
' in the UK. This is most likely in reference to the Zippy character in the much-loved UK Children's TV series Rainbow
Rainbow (TV series)
Rainbow is a British children's television series, created by Pamela Lonsdale, which ran twice weekly at 12:10 on Tuesdays and Fridays on the ITV network, from 16 October 1972 to 6 March 1992...
.