Whirlpool are to invest $120 million in a new, 1 million-square-foot manufacturing facility in Cleveland, Tennessee, the company and state officials announced today, making it the company’s largest investment anywhere. The new plant will replace a 100-year-old facility in Cleveland. Whirlpool als…
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LG Aims To Double Sales By 2014
In a small report today Rueters has reported that LG states it aims to double it’s global appliance revenues by 2014. A senior LG executive said that this would be done by new products such as energy-efficient refrigerators, and overtake both Whirlpool and Electrolux as the largest appliances pro…
Amica To Begin Seller Service Program
Polish manufacturer Amica, as a part of their UK expansion, have announced the start of a program to allow appliance retailers to service products that they have sold by their own service departments or, to team up with local service partner to offer customers a better and more local service.
Panasonic Recalls Fridges In China
China’s quality watchdog says that the China unit of Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has started the recall of 365,574 refrigerators on mainland China due to faulty temperature control components.
Indesit Wins IER Supplier Award
Indesit Company has won a top industry award at the 2010 Independent Business Awards, held in association with electrical retailing magazine Independent Electrical Retailer (IER). The Peterborough-based company has secured the title of Ultimate Top Supplier which is awarded to the electrical manu…
Electrolux Aquires Former Merloni Washing Machine Plant
Electrolux has signed an agreement to expand its operations in the growing emerging markets in Eastern Europe through an acquisition of a factory in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. The acquisition strengthens the Electrolux presence in Eastern Europe and will function as a part of the Electrolux supply…
NESN Awarded DSGi Contract
NESN have landed a contract with DSGi to service Bosch products covered under the DSG “Coverplan” scheme. The cover is effectively the extended warranty offered to consumers by DSGi in stores, primarily Currys. The contract also allows for repairs out of warranty, on a chargeable to the customer …
iPad On Your Fridge – 2
The FridgePad is billed as the “ultimate fridge magnet”. It’s just so bonkers we had to publish it! The FridgePad fixes by sheer magnetism alone to mount the iPad up where no-one intended: on the front of your refrigerator.
Godrej Launch New Washing Machine Range In India
The new Eon Ergoz washing machines bring you the convenience of a top loading washing machine with the efficiency of a conventional front loading washing machine but is equipped with a Tilt Open Drum inclined at an angle of 15% making sure that the user does not have to bend while loading and unl…
Hot Water Fill For Washing Machines Again
Hot Fill Washing Machines Hot fill washing machines are a waste of time for most people, we explain why We get asked all the time about connecting a washing machine to a hot water supply, usually this is for purposes related to some sort of renewable energy source that heats th…