Vorwerk Group tested the remote lock device concept in France as a pilot.

For more than 140 years, Vorwerk has been an internationally active family-owned company focused on improving life everywhere we call home. Our superior products and services come with a human touch, from the way we develop and sell them, to the way they are used. Vorwerk is the number-one direct sales company in Europe, and a worldwide leader in direct sales of high-quality household devices. Vorwerk consistently pursues direct contact with its customers, which puts its advisors at the forefront of activities because they serve as the central point of contact. Today, around 8,000 employees and more than 116,000 independent advisors in more than 60 countries work for us and help us generate an overall revenue of 3.6 billion euros (2025). Our products, which we develop, manufacture and successfully distribute include Thermomix®/Bimby® multi-cookers as well as the Kobold/Folletto vacuum cleaners. The akf group and Nexaro are also part of the Vorwerk family.