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Was over at the Lux International website today. Noticed they only have two types of vacuums listed now. A quick stick type and one of those cordless units which is their version of the Dyson. However, the TOL intelligence is not listed any longer. Does anyone know anything about this? Has it been discontinued? If so what will be Aerus’ answer for a “top of the line” canister vacuum be?
 
I heard a year or so ago that the Guardian Platinum had already been discontinued. Honestly, I think it's over for Aerus. At this point, I just can't see them surviving in the vacuum business for much longer so there's no point of coming out with a new model or even bringing back their older Guardian canisters like the Ultra.
 
I heard a year or so ago that the Guardian Platinum had already been discontinued. Honestly, I think it's over for Aerus. At this point, I just can't see them surviving in the vacuum business for much longer so there's no point of coming out with a new model or even bringing back their older Guardian canisters like the Ultra.
I am friendly with an Aerus dealer in Tennessee. He visited the Aerus factory in Bristol recently. He tells me that the G-Ps arrive in a crate from Slovenia where they are made and placed in an Aerus labeled box with the Aerus sourced hose, wands, power nozzle and attachments. If you look at the European Intelligence they have a different hose with a Bluetooth controller on the handle, telescopic steel wand and a unique to Lux power nozzle. The Aerus version doesn't have the Bluetooth feature and uses a simpler ( well, relatively speaking ) main board shared with an early version called the AC11 Intelligence Classic that was sold in suction only form but retained a power connection for an electric hose a buyer could add later if they wanted a power nozzle.

The Intelligence is really the follow on to the Lux 1R D820. Don't think of it as an Aerus vacuum. It isn't. It is the most recent in a long line of Lux International tank vacuums and the first one not made by Electrolux in Sweden. That happened because the Swiss investors who bought Lux European operations circa 1996 or 1998 ( ? ) lost their butts and sold out to Eureka Forbes of India in 2011. Not sure if the Electrolux Group decided not to sell product to Eureka Forbes or if Eureka Forbes decided to do it on their own but the D820 ceased production around 2011 with the introduction of the Intelligence line. Eureka Forbes sells or sold ( not sure if they still do ) plastic body copies of old steel body Electrolux tanks from the 1970s. Wish I could remember the name because that UK dude who does all the vacuum unboxing videos reviewed one.

Aerus still makes the Classic and Legacy model in Bristol. My friend saw them being made. Those two are still great vacuums, among the best you can buy today. Simple, robust, durable and timeless. Great designs never die. I have the G-P and always thought it was too fragile. It's predecessor the D820 is built like the proverbial brick out building and is more powerful too. I would love to know sometime if the Intelligence was an Electrolux Group design or something Eureka Forbes designed and then commissioned Kolektor to make for them? I have seen really early versions of the Intelligence for sale on European flea markets listed as the Lux D920 with beautiful blue skins making me wonder if the ones called the D920 were made by the Electrolux Group.
 
Check out the link, that shows the full line of vacuum cleaners.

I'd heard that Aerus no longer manufactures, but only assembles, packages and distributes parts. I thought the Bristol plant was shuttered in 2003.
 

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I am friendly with an Aerus dealer in Tennessee. He visited the Aerus factory in Bristol recently. He tells me that the G-Ps arrive in a crate from Slovenia where they are made and placed in an Aerus labeled box with the Aerus sourced hose, wands, power nozzle and attachments. If you look at the European Intelligence they have a different hose with a Bluetooth controller on the handle, telescopic steel wand and a unique to Lux power nozzle. The Aerus version doesn't have the Bluetooth feature and uses a simpler ( well, relatively speaking ) main board shared with an early version called the AC11 Intelligence Classic that was sold in suction only form but retained a power connection for an electric hose a buyer could add later if they wanted a power nozzle.

The Intelligence is really the follow on to the Lux 1R D820. Don't think of it as an Aerus vacuum. It isn't. It is the most recent in a long line of Lux International tank vacuums and the first one not made by Electrolux in Sweden. That happened because the Swiss investors who bought Lux European operations circa 1996 or 1998 ( ? ) lost their butts and sold out to Eureka Forbes of India in 2011. Not sure if the Electrolux Group decided not to sell product to Eureka Forbes or if Eureka Forbes decided to do it on their own but the D820 ceased production around 2011 with the introduction of the Intelligence line. Eureka Forbes sells or sold ( not sure if they still do ) plastic body copies of old steel body Electrolux tanks from the 1970s. Wish I could remember the name because that UK dude who does all the vacuum unboxing videos reviewed one.

Aerus still makes the Classic and Legacy model in Bristol. My friend saw them being made. Those two are still great vacuums, among the best you can buy today. Simple, robust, durable and timeless. Great designs never die. I have the G-P and always thought it was too fragile. It's predecessor the D820 is built like the proverbial brick out building and is more powerful too. I would love to know sometime if the Intelligence was an Electrolux Group design or something Eureka Forbes designed and then commissioned Kolektor to make for them? I have seen really early versions of the Intelligence for sale on European flea markets listed as the Lux D920 with beautiful blue skins making me wonder if the ones called the D920 were made by the Electrolux Group.
I'm well aware of the Gaurdian Platinum and how they're made courtesy to dysonman1. Apparently he was the one who made the Guardian Platinum model possible and I thank him for doing so because it's one of my favorite Lux models ever.

No doubt the Classic and Legacy models are good machines (even the Guardian Platinum as well). But I'm gonna pass. For WAY less money and more value, I'd rather buy a SEBO instead which I personally like better anyways. Even I'd also rather buy a Miele as well, may not be as solid as a Lux and may not have as long of a warranty but when I later first saw the prices from a dealer that an Aerus Lux Classic is even more expensive at $2,200 than a top of the line Miele Brilliant at $1,799, there's just no way I'd see myself paying extra on an Aerus. Miele offers more value for WAY less money and from my experience cleans better as well.
 
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Check out the link, that shows the full line of vacuum cleaners.

I'd heard that Aerus no longer manufactures, but only assembles, packages and distributes parts. I thought the Bristol plant was shuttered in 2003.
I had likewise read all kinds of heresay about what Aerus does or doesn't make and whether or not Bristol was making vacuums at all. I tend to believe what this Aerus dealer tells me but who knows? Did he imagine a trip to Bristol? They were definitely making Tristar vacuums in Bristol through September 2022 using metal parts last cast in 2019. The Aerus Heavy Duty upright is made in China in the same plant making it's Pro Team and Perfect twins.

As for the G-P, maybe Aerus has an arrangement for Kolektor to continue making the Aerus spec canisters even as Lux International stops selling them? I sent Lux an e-mail asking if the S115 Intelligence is discontinued. I'll let you know what they say if they even bother to respond.
 
I heard a year or so ago that the Guardian Platinum had already been discontinued. Honestly, I think it's over for Aerus. At this point, I just can't see them surviving in the vacuum business for much longer so there's no point of coming out with a new model or even bringing back their older Guardian canisters like the Ultra.
Interesting cause on the Aerus website it still shows guardian platinum canister available. And just a few months ago the lux international site also had their version listed but now it’s gone. So wonder how long it will be before it’s also removed from the Aerus website like the guardian upright was.
 
I'm well aware of the Gaurdian Platinum and how they're made courtesy to dysonman1. Apparently he was the one who made the Guardian Platinum model possible and I thank him for doing so because it's one of my favorite Lux models ever.

No doubt the Classic and Legacy models are good machines (even the Guardian Platinum as well). But I'm gonna pass. For WAY less money, I'd rather buy a SEBO instead which I personally like better anyways. Even I'd also rather buy a Miele as well, may not be as solid as a Lux and may not have as long of a warranty but when I later first saw the prices from a dealer, there's just no way I'd see myself paying extra on a Aerus.
To be honest I think all three brands are grossly over priced for what you get. I have canister vacuums from all three companies. In terms of build quality and durability I rate Sebo and the two older Aerus models, the Classic and Legacy, equal. They all have little 40,00 rpm + screamer motors now so I don't see a big difference in that regard. Those little Bosch motors in modern Sebo canisters are not all that durable, unlike the higher quality motors Sebo puts in their uprights or the full sized Domel motor that comes in a C3.1. Those are durable and can be rebuilt. The Bosch motor you just throw away when it burns up.

I have never been impressed with Miele. There is literally nothing about using them I like. I bought them because everyone in the vacuum world says how great they are. They aren't. I like the Sebo C3.1 I have updated with their revised C/K hose and the newer style all metal wand. That is a great vacuum, functional and durable. I honestly prefer the old ET-C to the ET-1 but both do a good job. Their current canister models leave me cold. The Legacy and its 6500 SR predecessors are one of my all time favorite vacuums. Way nicer to use than Miele. An order of magnitude nicer to use.
 
I've never seen a motor go bad on the K, E, or D series but doesn't mean it wouldn't ever happen. I have before on a Aerus but I'm pretty sure the fault was from those genuine blue paper bags that are so cheaply made cause it was so dusty on the inside. My Diplomat LX I remember came with a blue Aerus bag when I first got it but the motor was still healthy, that was Aerus's mistake was getting rid of those motors especially the power nozzle motors as well cause the newer ones just sound hideous so that's one of the reasons why I wouldn't buy one. SEBO and even Miele motors just sound more pleasant in my opinion, especially the power nozzle motor on the ET-C. To be fair even the Guardian Platinum motor sounds more pleasant as well but for that expensive of a machine, I keep hearing reports of board issues so I think that's just unacceptable. It should've had a 20 year warranty like the Ultra and the 15 year warranty would've been more fair for the Ultra in my opinion. I also think it's ridiculous in my opinion that the CentraLux only has a 5 year warranty. If I had to buy a Lux, that would've been my choice to purchase as I like central vacs the best. I'll admit, I'm not much of a Lux person myself as I'm more of a Kenmore person, I really like my neighbor's E130G and it's my second all time favorite central vac. I'll also admit, I had my doubts on Miele before I tried them out from other's feedback but I was actually really impressed when I did. I tried to use my Diplomat as a daily driver and I wasn't completely sold on it but we all have different tastes. However we both have an agreement on the C3.1, I too prefer the ET-C power nozzle as well. I'd definitely take that over the D4 but I really like the size of the K3 that replaced it. I just don't care about the upholstery tool that'd come with it which the E3 later addressed.
 
I had likewise read all kinds of heresay about what Aerus does or doesn't make and whether or not Bristol was making vacuums at all. I tend to believe what this Aerus dealer tells me but who knows? Did he imagine a trip to Bristol? They were definitely making Tristar vacuums in Bristol through September 2022 using metal parts last cast in 2019. The Aerus Heavy Duty upright is made in China in the same plant making it's Pro Team and Perfect twins.

As for the G-P, maybe Aerus has an arrangement for Kolektor to continue making the Aerus spec canisters even as Lux International stops selling them? I sent Lux an e-mail asking if the S115 Intelligence is discontinued. I'll let you know what they say if they even bother to respond.
As the article stated, the Bristol plant was closed in 2003. ActivePure Technologies LLC (formerly Aerus Holdings LLC) did reopen it at one point to handle its other products, but it's likely used only for light manufacturing if any such as attachments, hoses, and parts for purification and heating systems. Otherwise, the company would showcase its manufacturing on its website and in its literature.

Correspondingly, for years the words "Manufactured By" were excluded on the Lux Classic, Lux Legacy & Lux Floor Pros' ratings tags, which bore only "Aerus LLC"; although I think that has changed in recent times presumably as a smokescreen; I'd be surprised if Aerus would have invested so heavily in restarting its vacuum cleaner production. That would be cost-prohibitive for such dated designs and a limited customer base.

It's likely that Aerus dealers only assume production is still performed by Aerus workers at Bristol and would understandably have no reason to think otherwise. Your dealer friend likely saw the tank vacuums being assembled and packaged.

Several years ago, I called Aerus LLC's corporate office and asked a basic question that the representative was unable to answer about a vacuum cleaner feature and who informed me that there was no one else that could either. I wasn't told that someone could get back to me at a later time; only that no one had the answer. What do you make of that? I took it that they no longer perform their own vacuum cleaner manufacturing (and I know that at least some of their other products are rebadged, which makes me wonder if it does any manufacturing).
 
As the article stated, the Bristol plant was closed in 2003. ActivePure Technologies LLC (formerly Aerus Holdings LLC) did reopen it at one point to handle its other products, but it's likely used only for light manufacturing if any such as attachments, hoses, and parts for purification and heating systems. Otherwise, the company would showcase its manufacturing on its website and in its literature.

Correspondingly, for years the words "Manufactured By" were excluded on the Lux Classic, Lux Legacy & Lux Floor Pros' ratings tags, which bore only "Aerus LLC"; although I think that has changed in recent times presumably as a smokescreen; I'd be surprised if Aerus would have invested so heavily in restarting its vacuum cleaner production. That would be cost-prohibitive for such dated designs and a limited customer base.

It's likely that Aerus dealers only assume production is still performed by Aerus workers at Bristol and would understandably have no reason to think otherwise. Your dealer friend likely saw the tank vacuums being assembled and packaged.

Several years ago, I called Aerus LLC's corporate office and asked a basic question that the representative was unable to answer about a vacuum cleaner feature and who informed me that there was no one else that could either. I wasn't told that someone could get back to me at a later time; only that no one had the answer. What do you make of that? I took it that they no longer perform their own vacuum cleaner manufacturing (and I know that at least some of their other products are rebadged, which makes me wonder if it does any manufacturing).
I would not be too concerned about what the people who answer the phones at Aerus say. They are not well informed. I called them some years ago to ask a question about their Japanese market Tristars, which were at the time widely sold in Japan by Fuji Medical Instruments with Airstream branding. The person at Aerus said they didn't sell Tristars in Japan. I have a half dozen including three that are NIB with Japanese instructions and Japanese labels on the machines clearly marked for 100 volts. The people answering the phone there don't know much.

Not saying Gasko is not telling the truth but sometimes he doesn't know the whole story and embellishes. Anyone remember that so-called "prototype" Tristar he has? Not a prototype. It was a model designed for the Japanese market called the EX-30 though a few were sold here and Figgie International, Tristar's parent at the time, was giving them away at company Christmas parties. You can almost always find one for sale used in Japan.

https://buyee.jp/mercari/item/m34648723274?conversionType=Mercari_DirectSearch

It's missing the hose and wands but they were normal Tristar parts. Inside you find a Japan unique 100 volt Ametek motor and a big suppressor.

Here's another. The dealer in Foothill ranch was with Tristar since the 1970s and told me that just under 1,000 were made. Both of these have been on Mercari for over a year so grab one if you are so inclined. I already have two. They are nice machines.

https://buyee.jp/mercari/item/m50106244491?conversionType=Mercari_DirectSearch

My Aerus dealer friend in Tennessee said he was inside the factory in Bristol less than a year ago and saw new Classics and Legacys being made. I had challenged him saying I understood there was no more vacuum production in Bristol. He said that was not true. My Tristar dealer friend in Foothill Ranch says they were making Tristars at Bristol until late 2022 when production was discontinued. I don't have any first hand information to contradict what I have been told separately by different dealers.
 
I heard a year or so ago that the Guardian Platinum had already been discontinued. Honestly, I think it's over for Aerus. At this point, I just can't see them surviving in the vacuum business for much longer so there's no point of coming out with a new model or even bringing back their older Guardian canisters like the Ultra.
Aerus is not going out of business. Nor are they downsizing. The sales of the platinum are doing very well. I'm not sure where you got that information. This is from a very reputable friend and large Aerus dealer here in Florida. I would do your fact checking first
 
Alright this is where I heard the discontinuation of the Guardian Platinum from to back me up. Based on the Lux International site, it appears to be true they're no longer in production and whatever your Aerus dealer is selling now are new old stock models. I don't see a new model from Aerus but if it's actually the white Guardian Platinum they're selling now, it's still the same machine as the black one. I don't understand why Aerus doesn't make everything else white to match with the canister like they did before on the Ultra. Also to back me up, two of my local Aerus dealers have since closed up shop. I even met one person a while ago who said he was going to open a franchise up with his partner but unfortunately that didn't happen. And two of my local Aerus dealers I know of I wouldn't be giving my business to, one was rude to me and the other one apparently has negative reviews on the site. So it is getting even more harder now to purchase an Aerus in my area. Not to mention the market is different nowadays where consumers are switching from carpets to barefloors, they're also mainly looking for bagless stick vacs especially that are cordless, and they'd rather purchase them from online like Amazon than having to go to a dealer.
 

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Alright this is where I heard the discontinuation of the Guardian Platinum from to back me up. Based on the Lux International site, it appears to be true they're no longer in production and whatever your Aerus dealer is selling now are new old stock models. I don't see a new model from Aerus but if it's actually the white Guardian Platinum they're selling now, it's still the same machine as the black one. I don't understand why Aerus doesn't make everything else white to match with the canister like they did before on the Ultra. Also to back me up, two of my local Aerus dealers have since closed up shop. I even met one person a while ago who said he was going to open a franchise up with his partner but unfortunately that didn't happen. And two of my local Aerus dealers I know of I wouldn't be giving my business to, one was rude to me and the other one apparently has negative reviews on the site. So it is getting even more harder now to purchase an Aerus in my area. Not to mention the market is different nowadays where consumers are switching from carpets to barefloors, they're also mainly looking for bagless stick vacs especially that are cordless, and they'd rather purchase them from online like Amazon than having to go to a dealer.
Lux International changed the color of the Intelligence from black to off-white trim to celebrate their 100th anniversary. It was called a "Jubilee" edition. Aerus had no choice but to adopt that color scheme as Kolektor stopped making the black parts. The new model was called the S115 Intelligence. There was a change to the hose as well. Where the former AP-11 Intelligence Premium with black trim powered the hose handle Bluetooth controller with 220-240 AC ( big transformer inside the housing ) the new hose sold with the S115 uses a simple Ni-Cad battery like you have in your car's key fob. There is still 220-240 AC in the hose handle but it is switched by battery power through a relay to operate the power nozzle. Aerus version has none of this trickery.

Aerus made a change to their G-P hoses recently, deleting the swivel on the canister end as it was apparently the source of shorts that blew expensive main boards. The main board itself has also been changed and is completely different now. I have examples of old and new boards as spares for my own G-Ps. Interestingly the European hose from the AC-11 Intelligence Premium, the one with the woven fabric outer cover and the Bluetooth controller, is not known for shorting out main boards nor is the basic silver ribbed vinyl Powerprof hose sold as an accessory for the more pedestrian AC-11 Intelligence Classic with which the Aerus G-P shares a main board and display.
 
Alright this is where I heard the discontinuation of the Guardian Platinum from to back me up. Based on the Lux International site, it appears to be true they're no longer in production and whatever your Aerus dealer is selling now are new old stock models. I don't see a new model from Aerus but if it's actually the white Guardian Platinum they're selling now, it's still the same machine as the black one. I don't understand why Aerus doesn't make everything else white to match with the canister like they did before on the Ultra. Also to back me up, two of my local Aerus dealers have since closed up shop. I even met one person a while ago who said he was going to open a franchise up with his partner but unfortunately that didn't happen. And two of my local Aerus dealers I know of I wouldn't be giving my business to, one was rude to me and the other one apparently has negative reviews on the site. So it is getting even more harder now to purchase an Aerus in my area. Not to mention the market is different nowadays where consumers are switching from carpets to barefloors, they're also mainly looking for bagless stick vacs especially that are cordless, and they'd rather purchase them from online like Amazon than having to go to a dealer.
Okay. It appears that we're all hearing different things from to many sources. That includes the actual Aerus dealers and non Aerus owners or owners of their own franchise. I think we should all just sit back be patient until what ever we're hearing comes to be.
 
I believe the Aerus Guardian Platinum/Lux Intelligence should be discontinued anyways. This model has been a HUGE headache for Aerus Electrolux! Inferior bags at the start, circuit boards blowing out, poor quality plastics being used in the canister - what else can possibly go wrong on this model?! Plus, since Lux International sells Door To Door, it would make sense they would discontinue selling canister vacuums, as most people do want stick vacuums. Then again, who knows, they might have stopped selling DTD entirely since it's so old fashioned and many people look down on it.

As for the future of Aerus Electrolux and if they stay in business? This is a PERFECT example of a company whose CEO should be FORCED to give up the company for it's own good! Joseph P Urso has LITERALLY run this company right into the ground! Hardly any new models or equipment have been designed since he bought the company, and virtually every new model besides the Guardian Ultra has been a re-hash of something old, or a outsourced product by a company they bought out or have contracted out the rights to use the product with their name on it by a different company. I will go as far to say that the government should take the company from him, sell it, and order a criminal investigation on his conduct! The amount of butchery and selling off parts of the company, combined with the lack of investment in it, should be criminal.
 
I believe the Aerus Guardian Platinum/Lux Intelligence should be discontinued anyways. This model has been a HUGE headache for Aerus Electrolux! Inferior bags at the start, circuit boards blowing out, poor quality plastics being used in the canister - what else can possibly go wrong on this model?! Plus, since Lux International sells Door To Door, it would make sense they would discontinue selling canister vacuums, as most people do want stick vacuums. Then again, who knows, they might have stopped selling DTD entirely since it's so old fashioned and many people look down on it.

As for the future of Aerus Electrolux and if they stay in business? This is a PERFECT example of a company whose CEO should be FORCED to give up the company for it's own good! Joseph P Urso has LITERALLY run this company right into the ground! Hardly any new models or equipment have been designed since he bought the company, and virtually every new model besides the Guardian Ultra has been a re-hash of something old, or a outsourced product by a company they bought out or have contracted out the rights to use the product with their name on it by a different company. I will go as far to say that the government should take the company from him, sell it, and order a criminal investigation on his conduct! The amount of butchery and selling off parts of the company, combined with the lack of investment in it, should be criminal.
They are making a pile of money making big commercial and industrial air purification equipment. That's their bread an butter now and from what I hear from dealers Aerus can't build the equipment fast enough. No grand conspiracy. Just a changing market that has lost interest in bagged canister vacuums. For better or worse what sells to day are bagless stick vacs and robot vacs. That is what people want. You can't blame that on Joe Urso. The old saying that "the customer is always right" rings true. I guess Aerus could develop a line of bagless stick vacs, after all that is what people want to buy, but the critics here would cry foul over that too. Even the local Sebo dealer who has been in businesses for many decades, and before him his father, has thrown in the towel and is selling some bagless vacuums from Simplicity including their stick vac. He needs to move product to keep the doors open. You can only have people walking out the door empty handed ( never to return ) for lack of a bagless stick vac to sell them for so long.
 
They are making a pile of money making big commercial and industrial air purification equipment. That's their bread an butter now and from what I hear from dealers Aerus can't build the equipment fast enough. No grand conspiracy. Just a changing market that has lost interest in bagged canister vacuums. For better or worse what sells to day are bagless stick vacs and robot vacs. That is what people want. You can't blame that on Joe Urso. The old saying that "the customer is always right" rings true. I guess Aerus could develop a line of bagless stick vacs, after all that is what people want to buy, but the critics here would cry foul over that too. Even the local Sebo dealer who has been in businesses for many decades, and before him his father, has thrown in the towel and is selling some bagless vacuums from Simplicity including their stick vac. He needs to move product to keep the doors open. You can only have people walking out the door empty handed ( never to return ) for lack of a bagless stick vac to sell them for so long.
It will be interesting to see how close close to what really is happening with Aerus the Platinum as the CEO as you claim. My good freind who owns a fairly large franchise here in the Clearwater, FL is actually at the annual convention in Europe. He's there with the CEO and most of the Franchise owners. I'll certainly post the result once he get back and I've have a chance to speak with him.
 
Aerus (Electrolux) discontinued its R & D shortly after the Guardian tank-type vacuum was introduced with the HEPA filter around 2000; around the time Lux International took it under its wing and when Aerus partnered with ProTeam in producing its commercial and heavy-duty uprights.

Further, all evidence supports that it only assembles and distributes its vacuum cleaners since it closed the Bristol operations in 2003. I have found no online news articles or photos to substantiate that vacuum cleaner production shifted back to the Bristol factory; which would have been a major expense. One dealer stating that he saw the Lux Classic and Lux Legacy being "made" at Bristol recently doesn't cut it.

I, too, think that the Lux Guardian Platinum will also be phased out after a dozen or so years on the market. Why would Lux International keep its tank-type production line open for a dwindling market much longer?
 
I don't have it handy but I did see a recent Facebook post for an Aerus company picnic at Bristol VA and it mentioned vacuum operations. My dealer acquaintance was in Bristol last year and said he saw Legacys and Classics being made there.

Here is a 2023 newspaper article mentioning that Active Pure Technologies, formerly Aerus LLC is hiring 50 more people for their Bristol VA plant.

https://heraldcourier.com/news/article_485a21ec-1c23-5713-96f1-365fd88e2c8a.html

More info

https://www.industrynet.com/listing/3679648/activepure-manufacturing-llc

I think the name change to ActivePure is the source of some of the confusion.
 
Thanks for the link. I do not dispute that ActivePure assembles its machines from parts made by another company, and that ActivePure possibly manufactures some of its own parts for other products. I simply have found no evidence of it.

These questions remain:

1. What does ActivePure (and your dealer friend) regard as being "made" and what does "vacuum operations" mean? Do they include BOTH manufacturing AND assembly? How do you know? Have you seen photos of actual manufacturing of parts at the Bristol factory?

2. Did ActivePure presumably leave all its production equipment in place when the plant was closed in 2003 with the hope that manufacturing would one day return? I found no indication of that in the 2003 news, and it's difficult to consider that a company would close a factory and mothball the equipment without such a plan. It's equally hard to believe that ActivePure would/could invest in reestablishing its in-house 1980s-era floor & surface care parts production for a dwindling market. Even if that did happen why is there no accessible news coverage regarding it?

3. Does ActivePure give tours of its plant in Bristol? If so, has anyone on this forum seen parts for surface care appliances and other products being made? No one has mentioned it here that I have seen.

4. Why does ActivePure's website not post information and photo's on its website about what it manufactures, if indeed it does manufacture? I have read claims that ActivePure rebrands its heating and purification products, which adds to my speculation.


It seems to me that ActivePure customers and shoppers are to presume that it operates very much the same way as when it was Electrolux Corporation/Electrolux Canada, Inc. to maintain their loyalty and to broaden the appeal of patronizing a business that is perceived as it once was; although information available to the public lacks clarity to support the notion.

Outsourcing manufacturing is not necessarily a bad thing, but covering it up would be. Customers and shoppers deserve transparency; especially for high-cost products. Aerus floor & surface appliances may still be of good quality regardless (I am unable to personally verify it).
 
One of the news articles I linked showed some ActivePure / Aerus employees assembling something, not sure what, at the Bristol factory.
The Tristar dealer I patronize claims Aerus was casting Tristar metal bodies until 2019 and assembled the last ones in 2022. I bought one of the last ones made. Their air purification technology is proprietary and supposedly very advanced.
If you look at Indeed you see an employee review of working at Bristol as recent as late last year.

https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Activepure-Technologies/locations/VA/Bristol
 
You might also notice that on the Aerus website the Classic and Legacy models are shown with American flags indicating they are US made, which matches what my Aerus dealer friend says he saw on his visit to Bristol last year. The Guardian Platinum, Heavy Duty upright and Veridian cordless stick vac do not as they are imported. The Lite Cordless also has an American flag as it is made in Missouri by Tacony.
 
I thought I had mentioned in an earlier post that ActivePure does indeed operate its Bristol plant. My question is what do its operations include?

Did I suggest that the Lux Classic, Lux Legacy, Lux Floor Pro production occurred outside the United States? I simply question whether Aerus vacuum parts are actually made by ActivePure when there is no concrete substantiation.

It's quite possible that just as the LGP's parts are made overseas and assembled at Bristol, parts of the LL, LC & LFP are outsourced and assembled by ActivePure associates.

The open manufacturing associate positions may be for vacuum cleaner accessories, or parts for heating and purification products.

The questions in my previous post today remain unanswered.
 
I'd agree that the LL and LC are at least assembled in Bristol, even if some of the actual individual plastic pieces are made in China and shipped the Bristol for assembly/packaging.

My 2014 Lux Legacy has PRC stamped into the power nozzle and the mini power nozzle (Sidekick II), meaning they were made in China, but the actual canister has USA stamped into it. I believe that's why Aerus still has the US flag by those two models... The main vacuum itself IS made in the US, but the accessories are not. (Oddly, Type C bags were made in China around 2014, but they have since moved back to the US as a US flag was added to the boxes and China was removed from packaging.)

If the Guardian Platinum is going out of production, Aerus NEEDS HEPA filtration in the lineup. The Guardian Ultra doesn't need to go back in production necessarily, but that unit's sealed system and HEPA filter need to migrate to the LL if not also the LC. It couldn't be that had to do since Bristol made the Ultra out of essentially Legacy/Classic bones.
 
My Aerus dealer friend is on vacation and won't be back till next week. I will ask what he saw in terms of vacuum manufacturing at the Bristol plant.

Did some more digging and apparently ActivePure expanded production to a new site in Greenville. For giggles I looked at ActivePure air purifiers on eBay. Smaller models seem to be made in PRC but larger more expensive models said "Assembled in USA". These are home units though, not the big commercial / industrial units my Tristar dealer says is their current bread and butter.
 
Dave, I totally agree with you! Aerus won't be able to compete with Miele and Sebo if they don't have a HEPA Filter on their TOL model. Assuming the Platinum is truly gone, the sealed internals from the Guardian Ultra should be used in the Legacy, and redesign the top tool caddy/filter cover to accomodate the HEPA Filter from the Guardian Ultra. Also, the PN from the Platinum should be made in black for the Legacy with the Legacy pn neck.
 
Dave, I totally agree with you! Aerus won't be able to compete with Miele and Sebo if they don't have a HEPA Filter on their TOL model. Assuming the Platinum is truly gone, the sealed internals from the Guardian Ultra should be used in the Legacy, and redesign the top tool caddy/filter cover to accomodate the HEPA Filter from the Guardian Ultra. Also, the PN from the Platinum should be made in black for the Legacy with the Legacy pn neck.
I think we should all wait before we kill off the Platinum. As far as filtration is you search YouTube there's a person who owns a large vacuum dealer ship in the Midwest. They did a comparison between several high-end vacuums. Both the Miele, Sebo and Aerus Platinum proved to be the very best with filtration. Also the Aerus convention/gala that was help in Denmark this. I have a very good freind who owns the local Aerus Dealership here in the Clearwater area. I'm sure that he'll give us the results of what going to be new and where this coming week. I'm excited to hear what he has to say. Stay tuned.
 

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