Coffee filters company Melitta UK, part of the German, family-owned Melitta Group has joined the British Home Enhancement Trade Association.

The Melitta Group was started in 1908 when Melitta Bentz invented the World’s first coffee filter using a brass cup and a piece of blotting paper.

Today, the Melitta Europe business is made up of two divisions:  Household Products, which supplies coffee and tea filters, coffee machines, vacuum cleaner accessories, and products for cleaning and for waste disposal; and The Coffee division, which offers a wide range of coffee varieties, from filter coffee to instant cappuccino and whole beans for bean-to-cup machines to a range of pads for single-cup brewing.

BHETA housewares sector director, Will Jones commented: “Melitta is a great brand in coffee and it’s great to have the company on board.”