Fixed Cost Appliance Repair Fixed cost repairs can be great for customers, but not always. We explain them for you. Like most things in life and, many that we find ourselves writing about, there isn’t much in life that comes for free. There aren’t many real “bargains” out there, only …
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1.7 Million Maytag Dishwashers Recalled
Whirlpool have issued the biggest U.S. dishwasher recall in three years to fix 1.7 million of its Maytag models with a fire hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The dishwashers have a faulty heating element that can short-circuit and ignite, the agency said in a statement. Consume…
Indesit Sued Over Alleged Tumble Dryer Fire
A legal battle for £100,000 compensation has been launched on behalf of a Northampton family after their dog was killed and their house gutted by fire. A High Court writ has been issued in Larry Patch’s name against Indesit Co UK and DSG Retail. The writ alleges that a Hotpoint/Indesit tumb…
Whirlpool Announce Production Closures
Whirlpool have announced changes to its North American manufacturing operations, including the closure of its machining facility in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The Company’s newest, most energy efficient laundry products will be manufactured at the Clyde, Ohio, manufacturing facility. As a result, t…
Dispute At Glen Dimplex Heats Up With Planned Walk Out
Staff at cooker manufacturing plant in Prescot are reported to be stepping up industrial action. This week, the Community Union launched a series of two-hour walk-outs at Prescot’s Glen Dimplex Home Appliances plant. Staff took action in protest at the axing of the third instalment of an agreed t…
Comet Sales Fall But Profits Rise
Kesa Electricals, the owner of the Comet chain of electrical stores, has unveiled a drop in sales but said it was holding market share and on course to top last year’s group profits. Comet same-store sales fell four per cent from January 9 to April 30 with total sales dropping by 3.4 per cent. Th…
Currys Report Increased Profits
DSGi, the owner of high street brands Currys and PC World beat second-half expectations, posting a 6pc rise in second-half underlying sales, and said it would hit full year pretax profit targets of between £80m and £90m. The company has also refinanced, finalising a new revolving synd…
Indesit Reports Strong Growth
The Indesit Company has announced “positive results” for the first quarter of 2010, with net profit of £16 million against losses of £15 million a year ago. Group revenues were up 1.8 per cent, at £601.4 million, and net financial indebtedness fell by £275.2 million to &…
Gorenje In Talks To Buy Asko
Details at this time are very, very sketchy as we’ve only just received initial reposts but, indications would seem to suggest that Gorenje is about to buy Swedish Asko, which is part of the Italian Antonio Merloni group and the end of 2008 from a bankruptcy, it was reported on Thursday.
Glen Dimplex Hit By Strike Action
It is reported that a fall in sales has forced Prescot cooker manufacturer Glen Dimplex Home Appliances to cancel the third instalment of a three-year pay deal, leading to industrial action at the Stoney Lane site. Almost half the 800-strong workforce belong to the Community Union and have voted …