Italian warewashing expert brand, DIHR, is set to return to the UK in 2024 as part of an exclusive distribution deal with Jestic Foodservice Solutions. Founded in 1985, and operating in more than 120 countries globally, DIHR offers a comprehensive range of industry-leading warewashing equipment, all precision manufactured in its Italian factory. 

With the increasing demand for high-performance, affordable kitchen equipment continuing to drive the market, DIHR’s arrival into the UK market could not be more timely. Consisting of a glasswasher, utensil washer and both undercounter and hood dishwashers, the DIHR brand brings more than 40 years of experience to the high-performance portfolio launching in 2024. 

Leading the range is the DIHR Electron – a flagship-level appliance offered at a great value price point. Featuring double skinned walls for increased energy efficiency and reduced in-cycle noise, the Electron also includes automatic water softener and a highly efficient heat-recovery system as standard, meaning that while less energy is used, and costs are reduced, performance remains high. The range also includes entry-level single skin GST models and DST models, featuring double-skinned construction with the opportunity to specify advanced features such as softener or connectivity to the demands of individual customers and sites. 

DIHR stands apart from the rest of the market by offering several key benefits as standard across the range. Every appliance includes a drain pump as standard, alongside the standard specification inclusion of detergent and rinse aid pumps. Many brands in the UK markets only offer gravitational drainage – less suited to UK kitchens which less often feature floor-drainage – with pump drainage an optional extra. DIHR’s inclusion of high-quality drainage pumps as standard demonstrates understanding of, insight into and commitment to the UK market. This important feature inclusion ensures that all DIHR equipment will be truly plug and play for UK customers, offering performance, great pricing and no need for retro-fitting for pump drainage. 

DIHR also offers a fully-connected smart control platform that can monitor, maintain and manage a suite of equipment across everything from a single site to multiple locations. The connected system can remotely diagnose faults, control programme settings and update the equipment’s internal software. 

Alongside the elevated specification and compelling combination of both low price and high-performance, DIHR is also offering a two year’s parts and labour warranty on all dishwashers 

to ensure customers can be confident that choosing DIHR is the best option for their kitchen warewashing needs. 

Nick Price, Country Manager – DIHR, at Jestic Foodservice Solutions says, “We’re delighted to welcome DIHR to the Jestic family of brands. At Jestic, our core focus is on offering customers great value kitchen equipment which performs at the very highest levels in kitchens nationwide. DIHR’s careful blend of precision engineering and technology, combined with Italian design flair means that this equipment will leave everything washed in it sparkling clean, but it will also look great in the kitchen. The launch portfolio features a compact collection of carefully curated options meaning that we can offer every operator a solution tailored to the precise needs of their kitchen. We also know that where others need to add pumps and other elements, that DIHR has carefully listened to the needs of the UK market, and by offering key features and benefits as part of an “out of the box” specification, we’re confident that operators will choose DIHR more and more often.” 

The DIHR brand previously held a number of smaller contracts and distribution deals, before exiting the UK market some years ago.