You may have seen it already but, Beko have started an advertising campaign that runs during the popular X Factor show on ITV featuring a Beko washing machine that has a claimed 9kg load capacity and can wash in 39 minutes.
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Amica Offer Free WEEE Collection
Amica is now offering electrical retailers and distributors a free collection and disposal service for electrical products, and will also collect any associated packaging for recycling.
Swift Trade Show, Whitegoods Conference & WTA News
The Whitegoods Trade Association (WTA) are set to attend the upcoming appliance distributor, Swift Electrical’s trade show later this month and the WTA website has had face-lift with news of the February Whitegoods Conference and registration now online.
Hotpoint Fridge Freezers Exploding
It appears that there’s no let up in exploding appliances through poor design and on tonight’s BBC Watchdog it is Hotpoint’s latest Quadrio fridge freezer models that have been highlighted as being a potential fire risk.
Appliance Engineer Search Now Live
As we mentioned in our newsletter last week the new UK Whitegoods engineer search facility is now fully live to enable people to quickly and easily find a reputable engineer in their local area to repair faulty domestic appliances.
Danfoss Fined In Price Fixing Scandal
Danish refrigeration compressor manufacturer, Danfoss, has reached a settlement with the American Department of Justice in a case concerning illegal price fixing in the American market.
OpCapita Closer To Comet
Reports are surfacing this morning that the OpCapita bid for Comet may be gaining traction with help from an unexpected source, John Clare the former boss of Dixons Retail, Comet’s long time nemesis in electrical retailing.
Whirlpool Look To LG To Pay Them $16 Million
Bloomberg reports that Whirlpool asked a jury to award it $16.2 million in damages from South Korea’s LG Electronics for infringing a patent for refrigerator icemakers.
Whirlpool & Panasonic Executives Charged With Price Fixing
Former executives from Japanese company Panasonic and Brazilian subsidiaries of Whirlpool and Tecumseh were indicted Tuesday on charges of price-fixing, the US Justice Department have said.
Fridge Blamed For House Fire That Kills Six
A Beko fridge was incorrectly being blamed for a fire in Neasden, North West London that has sadly claimed the lives of six members of the family that lived in the home.