Cast Iron Brochure

AGA Elevating
Sustainability to the
Top of its Agenda
The AGA cast iron range is in a league of its own,
incomparable to any other household appliance – especially
when understanding its relationship with the Environment.
Longevity
The AGA cast iron range is renowned for its longevity.
Each AGA range may be passed down from generation to
generation often providing upwards of 50 years of sterling
service. Furthermore, you will never see an AGA taking up
space in a landfill because 90% of each range is recyclable.
Small Carbon Footprint
Fuel choice and consumption are becoming increasingly
important in today’s time. We crafted our new generation
of AGA cast iron ranges with this in mind making available
several fuel options and sizes providing cleaner, lower-cost
energy sources resulting in a smaller carbon footprint.
These energy-ecient solutions also mean ease of
installation and lower maintenance costs.
Made from Recycled Material
For over 90 years each AGA cast iron range has been
made with 70% recycled material. Recycled iron products,
including retired cast iron cookers, have been melted down
to create the iconic AGA.
As far as green credentials go –
AGA is impressive!
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Over many decades AGA has built a reputation
for iconic design, uncompromising quality and
award-winning innovation. Although it’s often
thought of as quintessentially British, the AGA
cast iron range actually began life in Sweden.
The celebrated cast iron icon found in over
750,000 households worldwide was invented
by Dr. Gustav Dalén, a blind Nobel Prize-
winning physicist.
Confined to his home after a failed experiment
cost him his sight, Dalén was inspired to create
a better, simpler, more ecient range for his
wife, Elma, who constantly had to tend to
their old fashioned stove. He was determined
to develop a range capable of every culinary
technique which was easy to use and
guaranteed perfect results. And he did.
The infamous AGA was born.
In 1932 manufacturing began in Britain.
Today AGA is now solely made at the historic
Coalbrookdale Foundry in Shropshire, England.
Caolbrookdale is well known for being the
birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In the year 2000, the BBC published
a retrospective of the 20th Century
highlighting what it considered to be the top
three design icons: first was the Coca-Cola®
contour bottle, second was the VW™ Bug
and third was the AGA cast iron range.
The AGA would soon show the world the
importance of great design, perfectly cooked
food and economy of living – making the
kitchen the most important room in the
home and shaping the way people lived.
Discover
the history behind a design classic
“ I had cause to look into the
economy and eciency of
modern types of kitchen ranges.
It seemed to me that a stove
could be made that was more in
tune with the high demands and
the development of technique of
our time.”
~ Dr. Gustaf Dalén