From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dirt Devil
Dirt Devil
Dirt Devil
Slogans
"Nothing escapes the power of a Dirt Devil" (1995–2005)
"Fight Dirty" (2005-present)
Classic Red Hand Vac
In 1984, Royal introduced the Dirt Devil Hand Vac. The
hand vac has a rotating brush for cleanup on stairs and
furniture, plus a hose for hard to reach spots. The hand
vac became the largest selling handheld vacuum in the
United States selling more than 25 million which made
Type Division Dirt Devil open its door to newer product innovations.
Genre Home Care In 1996, the Ultra Hand Vac was introduced with
more suction and a built-in stretch hose and crevice tool.
Founded 1905
The Ultra Hand Vac is still available at some retailers and
Headquarters Glenwillow, Ohio department stores.
In 2005, Dirt Devil gave the hand vac a makeover call-
Products Vacuums, Carpet Machines, Canister
Vacuums, Hand Vacs, Stick Vacs ing it the Dirt Devil Classic Hand Vac. The Classic has
twice the power of the classic red hand vac with a HEPA
Owner(s) TTI Floor Care North America Filter and a bagless dirt cup. The Classic is available at
Website http://www.dirtdevil.com/ various retailers.
Dirt Devil is a brand name of household vacuum cleaners
and floor care. There are two main units: Power for large
Broom Vac
houses, and RV unit for smaller houses or apartments, as In 1996, the Broom Vac debuted and became the most
well as a number of other floor care products including selling stick vacuum in the United States. The Broom
hand-held vacuum cleaners and carpet shampooing ma- Vac is a rechargeable stick vacuum used for mostly bare
chines. floors; the user sweeps with it and vacuums the pile, it
does not require bags.
In 2005, Dirt Devil came out with a completely differ-
Company history ent Broom Vac, with 9 color options, longer battery life,
The company was founded 1905 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. and more suction. They are available at various retailers
In 1955 they built the first household vacuum with a and department stores.
patented Cyclone system. Since then over 25 million have
been sold. Originally the company was called "Royal
Manufacturing" and made vacuum cleaners with metal
AccuCharge
cases. In the 1980s they began selling the mass-market In June, 2008, Dirt Devil introduced a line of cordless
"Dirt Devil" line with plastic cases; originally the packag- handheld vacuums with AccuCharge Technology. Ac-
ing said "Royal Dirt Devil" but over the years the name cuCharge is the first cordless vacuum line that is Energy
"Royal" appeared in smaller and smaller type until it van- Star approved and reduces 70% in energy consumption
ished entirely from the package. Today the brand is "Dirt compared to most cordless vacuums. The cordless hand
Devil", though they still manufacture the "Royal" line, vac & stick vac are the first in the AccuCharge lineup.
though it is much more expensive and of a higher quality
than Dirt Devil, and the corporate legal name is the Dirt Devil Dog
rather anonymous "TTI Floor Care North America". TTI
stands for Techtronic Industries, a Hong Kong-based firm A dog is featured on some Dirt Devil commercials. The
and the makers of Hoover, Vax, and other vacuum clean- dog is a golden retriever. The dog has a son named Tuck-
ers. er, who had many names including Cody, Mr. Trump, and
Bay-bay.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dirt Devil
The UK Company External links
Dirt Devil UK is part of Pulse Home Products Ltd and de- • Official Dirt Devil website
velops floorcare solutions for the UK and Ireland. Dirt • Informative site on Dirt Devil Vacuum’s
Devil UK specialises in developing products in the • Official Dirt Devil UK website
Upright Vacuum Cleaner, Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner and • Official Europeen shop
Handheld Vacuum Cleaner sectors.
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