Ecor Pro

A dehumidifier manufacturer with a proud history

 

Introducing Ecor Pro

 

About Ecor Pro

Ecor Pro is a Dutch company but the management team is both Dutch and English. Our main office is near Amsterdam, but we have a smaller office in China that oversees production and quality control. Our engineers are based in the UK with a sales office in the USA.

The Ecor Pro team has been in the industry since 1974. As well as manufacturing products under our own retail brand we have manufactured items on behalf of other well-known companies, usually associated with the manufacture of dehumidifiers,

The team has been creating and selling dehumidifiers since the 1970s, although the Ecor Pro company was formed in 2010. 

Ecor Pro China office was opened in 2011 to oversee the production of our products in Southern China.  Based one hour from the Honk Kong border.  Also this office is key to our third party sourcing activities in China for clients & sources components, handling quality control on behalf of clients even not in our core market. 

in 2012 Ecor pro stated its business relationship with Japanese paraffin heater manufacturer not only to sell paraffin heaters in Europe but also to help design products.  Our team has helped design not only dehumidifiers but the new paraffin heaters of Toyotomi.

2019 saw the opening  our own office in the USA.  Helping to support Mexican, American and Canadian clients develop their sales particularly in the retail & flood restoration industry.

Naomi Grills is actually the parent company of Ecor Pro.  Trading since the 1970s the company was founded by shareholders to design and build Gas & Electric kebab grills, salamander grills and other professional catering appliances.  

A brand leader in mainland Europe that has now launched a range of totally automatic robot Doner Kebab Grills that save labour costs in busy take-away restaurance and meat packing factories.

 

Ecor Pro B.V. was formed in 2010 with three shareholders.  In 2015, after merging with Naomi Grills B.V., another private shareholder was added,  Henk Riksen.  In 2019 two of the original shareholders retired, transferring their shares to the other two.  Today, Ecor Pro is owned by UK citizen Martin Gray and Dutch citizen Henk Riksen.

Henk Riksen has been developing products and selling electrical appliances across mainland Europe since the late 1976.  Now he is focusing on administration and office management, based in our Holland office.

Martin Gray managed Ebac Domestic Dehumidifier Division and, from 1993, managed Amcor Group, the manufacturer of dehumidifiers and portable air conditioners sold around the world  He now focuses on product development and international sales and is based in the UK with Ecor Pro’s engineering team.

Our Technical Director has designed many of the best known dehumidifiers and water coolers in the market.  Having been designing refrigeration since the late 1970s.  Having designed over 4 million products sold in the market.

His team has similar experience from power tool design to heating to refrigeration appliances.  Experienced in tool making injection, blow moulding and rotational moulding designs. 

Its not important we are under one roof.  With modern technology, our phone systems link offices so we are acting as one entity yet allowing staff to reside where it is best for them.

Our main office for small parts and administration is 18,000sqf based just south of Amsterdam Airport.

The unofficial mantra of the company is “to make Italian build quality at Chinese prices”.  Products that we innovate and and indeed invent have to be fit for the main purpose.  Bells and whistles are secondary to the main function and the appliance must be absolutely safe.  After many years in the electrical and electronics industry, we see how some manufactures cut corners to save cost. That we would never do.  Often we design in safety at additional cost but without a marketing or sales opportunity.  Simply, we believe if a product works well it will ultimately sell itself.

We have a relatively small team for our company turnover but very few people leave to go elsewhere and that means we have a team that generally knows what they are doing when it comes to producing great drying equipment.

 

Candid Snap of UK Engineers

dehumidifier engineers of ecorpro

 

Ecor Pro Company Summary

 

1974 – Naomi Grills Holland formed

2010 – Ecor Pro Holland formed with three Dutch partners and one English.

2010 – UK Engineering Department

2011 – UK production site opens

2012 – Ecor Pro China office opens

2012 – Toyotomi Japan collaboration for UK market

2015 – All production moved to China

2015 – Naomi Grills & Ecor Pro merge

2020 – Two of the three founding Dutch partners retire 

2021 – Ecor Pro sells Grill business

2024 – Third Dutch partner retires

 
Mission : To design professional refrigeration, heating and dehumidifying equipment in the UK while manufacturing with partners in China using our own tooling, selling those products worldwide to trade brands, wholesalers and retailers.
 
Product Development Mission : To make the most energy efficient, most reliable  products that have features identified as needed by users.  Products must be small enough to fit onto a pallet and product performance in test must surpass those considered at the time of development as market leaders.  Price to the end user must also be at least 10% cheaper than the market leader – Martin Gray MD/Owner
 
 
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Ecor Pro – Corporate and Environmental Responsibility
We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and recognise that environmental performance is critical to the successful operation of our company. We know the importance of adopting best environmental practices and this is part of our culture. One of our core focuses is based around delivering energy-efficient solutions to our customers. We ensure that our sustainability practices are implemented both internally (within Ecor Pro) and externally (solutions that we deliver).

Ecor Pro – Code of Conduct
Employees and partners of Ecor Pro commit to upholding the Code of Conduct. Our Code of Conduct contains guidance and requirements that are essential to our work, and how we conduct ourselves as a business. Ecor Pro is committed to environmental awareness, corporate and social responsibility, and transparency.

Complying with Ecor Pro’s sustainability practices, while applying common sense is our best contribution to sustainable business development.

Our commitment
Ecor Pro is a global company, who are committed to acting fairly in all areas of the business. As a responsible business, we recognise that we have a duty to be as environmentally friendly as possible. This includes designing and developing solutions that benefit both the environment and our customers.

 

Our responsibility
All Ecor Pro employees and partners conduct their business and lead the organisation in a fair and appropriate way, whilst adhering to our sustainability policies. This is a continuous process. We ensure that all employees feel comfortable to raise and address questions or concerns, to ensure that our sustainable policies are updated on a regular basis.

 

Conflicts of interest: Conflicts of interest occur when an individual’s personal interests could compromise his or her judgement, decisions, or actions in the workplace. They are a naturally occurring issue that can’t be completely eradicated. We ensure that any Ecor Pro conflicts of interest are managed through full transparency.  


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Reporting: We ensure that Ecor Pro’s financial reporting is accurate when fulfilling our statutory obligations. We prepare accurate and correct statements to ensure we’re not misleading or publishing non-factual information.

 

Communication: We ensure that Ecor Pro provides complete and accurate information to our partners and customers when required. We also ensure that when an Ecor Pro employee expresses a personal interest, we make it clear that it doesn’t reflect the views of Ecor Pro. Our communication style ensures that we remain objective and respectful in all levels of communication.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Human and environmental rights

 Individual rights: We actively support the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. We ensure human rights are respected in all our activities, and in our business relationships. We identify and assess the potential impacts on human rights before undertaking a new activity or starting a business relationship. We establish processes for communication, questions, complaints, and reparations available to the people affected by our activities. We do not employ children under the age of 16.

Sustainability: We are an environmentally conscious company and have a preventative approach to environmental issues in all the countries that we work in. We ensure that we behave as a responsible organisation, with both the internal and external environment. We regularly assess how we can reduce environmental effects of our work. Materials and resources are used responsibly. Many of our products and solutions support our customers in reducing environmental effects of their work. We also ensure that our operational practices reduce any environmental effects.

Discrimination: We always treat our employees, customers and partners with fairness and respect. We also respect our employees’ privacy.

 

We prohibit harassment, discrimination, and violence of any kind. We consider people to have equal rights regardless of their race, gender, religious beliefs, nationality, disability, language, sexual orientation, health status, age, or any other characteristics.


Safe working environment: Ecor Pro ensures that it provides a safe working environment and strives to obtain a zero-accident environment. We do this by providing proper working conditions for all employees, which includes health and safety, and training opportunities. Maintaining a healthy work environment also relies on the individual’s choices and behaviour. It is a collective responsibility.

Fairness & accountability

Ecor Pro is committed to free and fair competition, we support the competition and antitrust laws that exist in the countries in which we operate in. We do not engage in any abuse of market dominance. We do not accept or offer any bribery. We adhere and follow public procedures by not using facilitation payments *small cash payments that hope to secure routine government action. We’re also aware of the limits when building business relationships, as hospitality can play a part. We ensure that when receiving or offering hospitality gifts, they stay within a reasonable limit.

Our Code of Conduct ensures that Ecor Pro employees have a duty to act promptly if they become aware of a violation. Ecor Pro will not tolerate retaliation against anyone that reports a violation. We offer full confidentiality. Violation of Ecor Pro’s Code of Conduct may result in disciplinary action, including dismissal or legal proceedings.