Falcon
English cooking ranges, made in Leamington Spa since 1830
Falcon (Rangemaster) was acquired by Middleby Corporation (USA) in 2015. Growing quality issues are reported across Middleby group brands (AGA notably, 2024-2025). Manufacturing remains in England, but the group's trajectory is concerning.
Philosophy
Nearly two centuries of cooking ranges, one address. Falcon makes cooking machines, not decorative objects. The Rangemaster heritage in its most refined form, built in Leamington Spa by people who've always done this.
History
Royal Leamington Spa, 1830. It's here, in this Warwickshire spa town, that the first Rangemaster ranges are born. One of the oldest cooking range lineages in the world, contemporary with Queen Victoria, survivor of two world wars, witness to England's industrial revolution.
Falcon is the premium tier of that heritage. Imposing, colorful ranges, midnight blue, cranberry red, racing green, designed for kitchens where people actually cook. Not decorative furniture, cooking machines.
For nearly two centuries, everything is manufactured in Leamington Spa. The factory is a local institution. Know-how passes from generation to generation, welders, enamelers, assemblers.
In 2015, the AGA Rangemaster group is acquired by Middleby Corporation, a publicly traded American conglomerate specializing in commercial and residential kitchen equipment. The kind of acquisition that raises an eyebrow.
And the eyebrows were right to rise. On specialist forums (2024-2025), users report growing quality issues across Middleby group brands, AGA in particular. Declining reliability, degraded after-sales service, margin pressure eroding substance.
Falcon retains its English manufacturing. For now. The question is how long Leamington Spa's factory culture will resist Middleby's financial logic. The disclaimer exists for that reason, not because Falcon is bad today, but because the trajectory is concerning.
Iconic Products
Falcon Continental
The flagship. Imposing cooking range, available in a dozen colors, from midnight blue to cranberry red. Five gas burners, multifunction oven, separate grill. The kind of range you install once and keep for thirty years. The centerpiece that justifies the Falcon name. Not discreet, not shy, a machine that owns its presence in the kitchen.
Falcon Elise
The more compact, more contemporary version. Clean lines, same colors, 90 or 110 cm format. For kitchens that want Falcon prestige without the Continental footprint. The smart compromise between tradition and space. The range that fits in a Parisian apartment.
Falcon Professional+
The professional range adapted for residential use. Stainless steel finish, high-power burners, fan oven. The range for those who cook like chefs and want the tool to match. Fewer colors than the Continental, more raw power. The noble workhorse.