The history of Panasonic goes back to Konosuke Matsushita, who founded Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works in 1918. With its four main business divisions of Appliances, Eco Solutions, AVC Networks, Automative & Industrial Systems, Panasonic strives to realize the principle of "A better life, a better world" for all people. In conducting their businesses, these four companies focus on the customer in their respective fields.
Since the company's inception, Panasonic has been creating better lives for their customers, always putting "people" at the center of their activities and focusing on "people's lives". With their innovative electronics technology, they will continue to provide a wide variety of products, systems and services, from consumer electronics to industrial appliances, building products and housing. Panasonic will continue to work tirelessly in various fields such as home, communities, businesses, travel and automobiles to create new value for a better life and help realize the slogan "A better life, a better world" for each and every customer.
Panasonic is represented in over 35 countries across Europe and the CIS. The company is headquartered in Bracknell in the UK. Marketing, sales and other central functions are based in Wiesbaden, Germany. Panasonic employs more than 11,000 people in Europe and the CIS in sales, marketing, production, design and lifestyle research, as well as in a number of R&D centers and support companies.
In the Transa range you will find Panasonic accumulators/batteries and long-life eneloop batteries. Eneloop is the perfect long-life, pre-charged, energy-storing, money-saving, recyclable battery that can now be used and recharged up to 2100 times. Eneloop is a battery that combines all the advantages of an alkaline battery and those of a Ni-MH battery while helping to protect the environment. Described by many consumers as the best accumulator/battery in the world, this new type of rechargeable battery has revolutionized the household battery market since its launch in November 2005.