TVS Fact Sheet

• TVS was founded in 1968 in Urbino, Italy, and remains the country’s leading specialist non-stick aluminium cookware manufacturer.
  In addition to its leading position in Italy, TVS is second only to Tefal as the largest non-stick cookware manufacturer in Europe.
  
  
• Whilst TVS was one of the first companies in Italy to be granted a licence to use DuPont non-stick coatings, it also prides itself on investment in its own research and development laboratories to ensure continual technical innovation.
  
  
• TVS’s unique patented technology includes Ipertek, Plustek and Toptek non-stick coatings, WireCell, RoundAir, Titan Ceramic Plasma and Tcontrol, a cutting-edge system for controlling heat during cooking.
  
  
• TVS works with the world’s finest cookware designers including a wealth of new Italian talent to research the unique style, form and function of each cookware range, whether destined for large scale or limited edition production.
  
  
• TVS’ collaboration with Matteo Thun to create Archetun and Archetun Induction has been recognised with the prestigious international awards Designpreis 2007 and Design Plus 2006.
  
  
• Easy Lab, TVS’ creative laboratory, launched Easypretty, an unique decorative concept enabling TVS to become the only company in Europe to colour print onto the entire surface of this visually striking and diverse cookware range.
  
  
• TVS was the first company in the cookware sector to achieve UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 certification, a testimony to its respect for the most stringent European standards for quality control and customer service.
  
  
• Today TVS exports over 80% of its products to more than 60 countries throughout the world, producing up to 18 million pieces a year.