CATA Appliances

CATA is a manufacturer of extraction, ventilation and heating of Spain, founded in Torelló, in 1947. Cata's headquarters reside in the province of Barcelona, has factories in Torelló (Spain), São Paulo (Brazil) and Xiao Lan (China) and is in permanent international expansion through the creation of subsidiaries and branches.

In 1999 Cata opened its new factory of Xiao Lan, China, laying claim to be the first company in the industry to expand production into China.

Cata has an approximate turnover of $160 million USD and is headquartered in Torelló, Spain where they employ 135 people.

Cata is privately owned company which also holds the Nodor, Designair and other brands across several European countries and has been linked with buying up a lot of the old Fagor tooling when the Fagor Group collapsed.

  Cata Market Position

Cata appears to be, in the UK at least, aimed at the lower end of the built in oven, hob and hood sector with a strong presence in the B&Q chain of DIY stores.

Cata also make built in ovens, hobs and hoods for other brands, including unbranded products.

Cata makes built in ovens, hobs and cooker hoods for a number of other brands including B&Q (Cooke & Lewis), Lamona, Screwfix, Tradepoint, Prima, CDA, Hafele and Kompact as well as others.

  Cata Service

Until it's demise in 2012 Cata service was provided by Independent Service (ISDAL) after which service was changed to being provided through JTM / 0800 Repair.

  Cata Spare Parts

Little is known about Cata spare parts as we have had little call to investigate obtaining them, most likely due to low sales volumes under the Cata brand name.

Please note that we are not Cata and cannot assist with most enquiries regarding this make!

  Cata Key Contacts

Official website/email: Not Available

Official telephone support: Not Available

Unofficial technical support: http://www.ukwhitegoods.co.uk/forumsphpbb3 (May be limited)

Unofficial retail spare parts supply: None

Primary trade only supplier (where available): None

Address : Not published

  Cata Ratings & Review

These key indicators are gathered from general opinion within the industry, spares availability with major trade spares distributors and general engineer's opinions alongside how many repairers are registered to repair Cata cookers and other products.

Cata market share
Brand kudos	Cata is a largely unknown brand in the UK
Cata appliance pricing
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Overall Rating	Not much is known about Cata in the UK, where to get service, spare parts or much of any information about the cookers and other appliances and with no spare parts listed with the main trade suppliers it is hard to recommend the brand.

Please do not use the comments below to ask for technical help or advice on any Cata appliance as the engineers will not see the request. Please use the forums where any help with diagnostics and fault finding will be available.