As we reported a few months ago the domestic insurance group Homeserve have said today it has sold off its loss-making repair services in an £11 million deal. The firm now aims to concentrate on its insurance arm. Homeserve announced in May that it planned to sell off the emergency ser…
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Illegal Gas Fitter Warning
Thomas Gwyn Morgan and Margaret Powell were found dead in her home Some 250,000 gas appliances in Britain and the Isle of Man are installed or serviced by illegal fitters each year, according to a watchdog.
AEG-Electrolux To Launch A Cold Water Washing Machine
AEG-Electrolux have unveiled their new “Super Eco” washing machine, the world’s first dedicated cold-wash washing machine. According to AEG-Electrolux, the Super Eco L64580LE washing machine uses 83% less energy compared with standard easy care 40°C washes and a 72% less than an easy care 30&…
UK Whitegods Is Moving
Tomorrow, 18th September 2009, UK Whitegoods will be moving to new premises and this may cause some disruption during the day although we do hope for a smooth transition. The new offices are prepped and ready but there is, as with any move, still much to be done. The website will remain unaffecte…
B&Q Profits Rise
B&Q have said measures to help its UK and Ireland business were paying off after it reported a 35% rise in half-year profits. The group has revamped stores and launched product and service initiatives such as self-service check-outs in a bid to weather tough conditions.
Bosch To Make Global Job Cuts
Bosch, the world’s biggest supplier of car parts and manufacturer of domestic appliances, plans to cut its staffing by 10,000 jobs this year and to keep a further 100,000 other workers on reduced hours. The 10,000 job cuts are expected to be made worldwide from among Bosch’s 280,000 staff, but it…
Whirlpool American Side By Side Fridge Freezer Clicking
Whirlpool Fridge Freezer Clicking Noises Various symptoms have been reported by owners of the Italian produced side by side American style fridge freezers produced by Whirlpool and sold under various brands including, but not limited to, Whirlpool, Maytag, Admiral, Hotpoint and Smeg. …
Samsung Joins In With Its Own Robotic Vacuum Cleaner
Not wanting to be outdone by it’s rival LG, Samsung have also launched a robotic cleaner at this weeks IFA in Berlin, the Furot II. And no, we don’t know what happened to the Furot I. Samsung revealed its new robot vacuum cleaner and it may remind you of another robot vacuum cleaner, the Roomba b…
HMRC To Close IPT “loophole” On Domestic Callout Cover
Revenue & Customs is developing new measures that could lead to higher charges for insurance contracts sold with household repair services and domestic appliances. The move follows a High Court ruling in favour of Homeserve, the emergency home plumbing and electrics firm.
GE Lay Off More Workers
General Electric is laying off 164 workers at a southern Indiana refrigerator factory, although that is about 30 fewer than the company had anticipated. Layoff notices were handed out Monday at the Bloomington factory, which will be left with some 530 workers.