Free Delivery on orders over £60 (inc. VAT) | Call us now on 01202 822243

Eco Coffee Company

Eco Coffee - Honest, Responsible, Delicious

  • My Account
  •  

CONTACT US

  • Home
  • About
    • About us
      • Company Profile
      • Environmental Policy
      • Product Traceability
      • Meet the Team
      • The Eco Coffee Cabin
      • Coffee Stations
    • Environment
      • Eco Coffee™
      • Eco Tea
      • Eco Water
      • Eco Packaging
      • Eco Coffee Logs
      • Cup Recycling
      • Sustainability
      • Environmental Policy
    • Coffee for Work
      • Your Eco Office
      • Credit Account
      • Machine Servicing
    • Our Suppliers
      • Sanremo Espresso Machines
      • Fracino Espresso Machines
      • Necta
      • Jura Machines
      • Clipper Teas
      • Eco Roast
      • Italcaffe
  • Coffee
    • Eco Coffee
      • Eco Coffee Beans
      • Ground Eco Coffee
    • Other Coffee Beans
      • Single Packs
      • Multi Packs
    • Other Ground Coffee
      • Single Packs
      • Multi Packs
    • Coffee Pods
      • Nespresso Compatible
      • Dolce Gusto Compatible
      • Keurig Compatible
      • Espresso Point Compatible
      • Compostable Nespresso
      • ESE Compatible
    • Instant/Vending Coffee
      • FairTrade Instant
      • Instant
  • Tea
    • Eco Tea
      • Tea Bags
      • Fruit & Flavoured Tea
      • Loose Leaf Tea
      • Tea Pods
    • Our Suppliers
      • Clipper Teas
      • Dualit
  • Compostable Packaging
    • Packaging
  • Catering
    • EcoWater
      • RE:WATER
      • canOwater
    • Sundries
      • Chocolate
      • Milk
      • Milk Portions
      • Dairy Alternatives
      • Paper Straws
      • Extras
      • Sugar
    • Biscuits
      • Dorset Biscuits
      • Kids Biscuits
      • Caramelised
    • Soft Drinks
      • Eco Water
      • Milkshakes
    • Syrups
      • Monin
  • Cups
    • The Green Cup
      • Double Wall
      • Lids
    • Compostable
      • Double Wall
      • Single Wall
      • Lids
      • Butterfly Cups
    • Ripple Cups
      • Triple Wall
      • Lids
    • Travel Mugs
      • rCup
      • Rice Husk
  • Accessories
    • Home Brewing
      • Coffee Pots
      • Drippers
      • Glassware
      • Home Grinders
      • Milk Frothers
      • Tea Pots
    • Barista
      • Accessories
      • Jugs
      • Knock Out Tubes
    • Gift Hampers
  • Environment
    • Sustainability
      • Why We Are Sustainable
      • Product Traceability
      • Sustainable Packaging
    • Organisations
      • Sustainably Run Coffee
      • Fairtrade Foundation
      • Rainforest Alliance
    • Cups
      • The Green Cup
      • Compostable
      • Cup Recycling
    • Eco Products
      • EcoWater
      • Eco Coffee
      • Eco Tea
      • Compostable Pods
    • Single Origin Coffee
      • What is Single Origin?
  • Machines
    • Commercial Catering
      • Filter/Instant Machines
      • Bean to Cup Machines
      • Espresso Machines
    • Office Machines
      • Bean to Cup Machines
      • Pod Machines
      • Filter/Instant Machines
    • Grinders
      • Domestic Grinders
      • Commercial Grinders
    • Our Suppliers
      • Sanremo Espresso Machines
      • Fracino Espresso Machines
      • Necta
      • Jura Machines
      • Dualit
  • Product Range
    • Consumable Product Range
    • Eco Coffee Company Compostable Packaging Range
    • Custom Point of Sale

Dualit

1940s

Invention is in the genes

Max Gort-Barten the founder of Dualit was born in Germany in 1914. Max's father was also an inventor and the family produced acetate wallets in a factory behind their house. Max found himself in England as WWII broke out. After 5 years in the army, he bought a factory in Camberwell with the intention of manufacturing one of his many inventions, the first of which was a cocktail shaker. Next was a heater with a dual function element and a light, named the 'Dual Light heater' from which the company's name was born. His first successful product was the flip-sided toaster, patented in 1946.

 

1950s

A company is born

In 1952 Max designed a new commercial six-slot toaster with a mechanical timer and manual eject lever to keep the toast warm until needed. Residents of Picton Street and the entire Gort-Barten family were involved in its production. In 1954 the Government compulsory-purchased the factory and gave Max money to build a new factory on the Old Kent Road.

1960s

Commercial superstar

The design and engineering of the toaster evolved and a slot selector switch was added so the user could choose how many slots heated up. Sandwich toasters (with larger slots to fit a sandwich cage) and Bun toasters (which toast one side only) were added to the collection along with a 'hot toast cupboard' to keep toast warm. In 1964 a waffle iron was added to the range. The Dualit toaster became a ubiquitous part of commercial kitchens all over the UK, even making it on-board the QE2.

1970s

From chefs to consumers

Dualit toasters started to appear in John Lewis, Fortnum & Mason and Harrods. A three-slot version was made specifically for John Lewis. In 1974 Max stepped down as Managing Director and Leslie joined the business. By the late '70s Dualit had employed a Royal College of Art design graduate and the toaster's enhanced styling subsequently gave it a bigger presence in retail outlets.

1980s

An explosion in demand

Government export grants encouraged Dualit to attend European trade shows. Demand from foreign distributors, coupled with the '80s trend for commercial kitchen appliances, saw demand quadruple overnight and the factory was extended to increase capacity. New products included the Combi Toaster and sandwich cage, along with Dualit's first ground coffee machines. In 1989 Max was awarded the CBE for services to the British manufacturing industry.

1990s

Growth, innovation and awards

Dualit launched its first kettle, with cordless operation and a 360° swivel base. They would become some of Dualit's most successful products. A range of products designed for professional use in bars, including an ice crusher, drinks mixer and blender also launched. In 1999 Max and Leslie exploited Space Shuttle technology to develop the Proheat element. It won the company a Millennium award.

2000-10

New premises, new products

In 2003, the same year that Max Gort-Barten died, the company outgrew its original home in the Old Kent Road and moved to new premises in Crawley, West Sussex. The launch of new countertop products continued in the 00s: with the first Dualit Food Processor in 2007, DAB radios (2006 & 2008) and a new model of toaster, called the Lite. In addition to a new semi-automatic espresso maker early in the decade, Dualit launched the Espressivo Coffee Machine in 2008. Giving customers the option of using ground coffee or handy ESE coffee pods, the Espressivo paved the way for Dualit's current range of multi-brew machines. The NewGen Classic Toaster launched in 2009, incorporating a bagel toasting feature into its design.

2010-17

Championing Choice

Dualit launched its first coffee machines that used capsules to make coffee. Coffee continued to be at the forefront of Dualit's product development when it saw an opportunity to develop coffee capsules that would work in Nespresso®'s* range of capsule machines.

Dualit opened its own capsule production plant in 2013, putting its engineering experience into developing a patented range of coffee capsules compatible with both Dualit coffee machines and Nespresso® machines. High street retailers and supermarkets began stocking the capsules, giving customers a choice of where to purchase.

Dualit expanded it's other core product ranges, launching the Architect Kettles and Toasters in 2012 and Studio by Dualit in 2016, offering customer a wider choice of styles and price points.

*Nespresso trademark is owned by Societe des Produits Nestlé S.A.

sustainably run coffee company

The Eco Coffee Company

Contact Us
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Open a Business Credit Account
Coffee 2u
The Eco Coffee Company

© 2021 · The Eco Coffee Company

Eco Coffee Company
  • Home
  • About
    • Environment
      • Sustainability
      • The Green Earth Appeal
      • Rainforest Alliance
      • Fairtrade Foundation
      • Eco Tea
      • Single Origin Coffee
      • Cup Recycling
      • Eco Coffee Logs
      • Eco For Life Water
    • Our Suppliers
      • Fracino Espresso Machines
      • Sanremo Espresso Machines
      • Necta
      • Jura Machines
      • Dualit
      • Clipper Teas
      • Eco For Life Water
      • Karma Cola
    • Our Roasters
      • Eco Roast
      • Italcaffe
    • Meet the Team
  • Products
    • Coffee
      • Eco Coffee
    • Eco Packaging
    • Tea
    • Milk
    • Sundries
    • Cups/Lids
    • Accessories
  • Machines
    • Office Machines
    • Commercial
    • Pod Machines
    • Bean to Cup
    • Espresso
      • Fracino Espresso Machines
      • Sanremo Espresso Machines
    • Coffee Grinders
    • Machine Servicing
  • Request an Account
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
  • Your Account
  • Basket