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Plus X Award 2017 for the new BORA Professional

04.2017

BORA Lüftungstechnik GmbH, manufacturer of innovative cooktop extractors, has received the “Best Product of the Year 2017” seal of quality for its new BORA Professional cooktop extractor.The world’s biggest Plus X innovation award for technology, sports and lifestyle is awarded to products with respect to innovation, quality, design and user-friendliness.The company is receiving the prize for the third time.

“We are pleased that our products have been honoured once again.The quality seal shows that our claim to quality and design speaks for itself, as does our continuous innovation.Our aim is to continue to develop future-oriented products,” explained BORA founder Willi Bruckbauer.BORA Basic won the important prize back in 2013, followed by BORA Basic with surface induction in 2015/2016 and now the new BORA Professional in 2017.

Just recently, the new BORA Professional received the Red Dot Award “Best of the Best 2017“ for Product Design.The system not only features intelligent navigation and an electric cooktop extractor which communicates with the cooktop, it is a genuine, modular, high-end system with above-average sized cooking zones.BORA has also created a world’s first for modular cooktops in the shape of a plug & play solution which can also be used in free-standing worktops.

About the Plus X Award:

With a panel of international and independent judges from 27 sectors, 22 expert strategic partners and more than 600 international participating brands, the Plus X Award is currently the world’s biggest innovation award for the fields of technology, sport and lifestyle.Newly developed and innovative technologies, extraordinary designs and intelligent and simple operating concepts are all worthy of awards.The innovation prize was initiated as a project to protect and reinforce brands and retail and improve guidance for the end consumer and is in its fourteenth year in 2017.

About the company

BORA develops and produces innovative premium built-in kitchen appliances with impressive design standards. The German-Austrian company group positions its portfolio internationally with the claim ‘More than cooking’. Since Willi Bruckbauer founded BORA in 2007, the company has been committed to questioning the ordinary. The mission: we are revolutionising the kitchen as a living space. With extraordinary products for extraordinary experiences.

The story began with the innovative cooktop extractor systems, which use intelligent technology to draw cooking vapours downwards and are continually evolving thanks to BORA’s own drive for perfection. The product portfolio has since been expanded to include steam cooking and baking systems, followed by refrigeration and freezing systems as well as cleaning and washing-up systems. The product ranges and live experiences undergo ongoing development to ensure that BORA fans and customers can continue to enjoy the very best cooking experiences. BORA products are characterised by outstanding performance, simple cleaning and simple operation. Thanks to their timeless design, they fit perfectly into any kitchen, where they provide fresh air and a clear view.

BORA employs over 750 people worldwide, primarily at its sites in Raubling, Niederndorf and Sydney as well as in its Flagship Store in Herford. The company sells its products in more than 40 countries all over the world. The BORA company group is an attractive, multi-award-winning employer whose products have received multiple internationally renowned design awards.

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