Hoover Candy have confirmed that up to 337 jobs will be lost at their facility at Merthyr Tydfill. Unions have held crisis talks with managers at the Hoover headquarters in south Wales after Candy (who own Hoover) announced up to 337 manufacturing jobs could be lost. The company, which makes wash…
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Currys, Comet & Others Hit With Credit Insurance Woes
Both Currys (Dixons Stores Group) and Comet (Kesa Electricals) have been hit with bad news about their credit insurance in the past few days but these are only the headline grabbing names that are affected by this trend. Much debt to companies, especially for large amounts, are insured against ri…
Ralph Halford
It with sadness that we have to report that Ralph Halford, the long time administrative engine of DASA (Domestic Appliance Trade Association) has died. Many of us knew Ralph from DASA meetings stretching back many, many years and we would all like to offer our deepest sympathies.
Beko Profits Suffer Downturn
Leading Turkish white goods maker Arcelik who trade as Beko in the UK have posted a huge fall in third-quarter consolidated net profit to 240,000 Turkish lira (£95,000) on Tuesday, due to the impact of the global financial crisis. In the same period last year Arcelik, partly owned by Koc Ho…
DSG Sells Off European Operations
DSG International, the owner of Currys and PC World, has put its loss-making central and eastern European operations up for sale, it has been reported. The electricals goods retailer has decided to offload its Electroworld chain as part of a wider restructuring by new chief executive John Browett.
Washing Machine Water Drain Pumps
Washing Machine Drain Pumps Much like many other spare parts for washing machines, most people assume that a drain pump for a washing machine or washer dryer is a simple thing, there’s little or no difference between them from one to another, other than the price of them, but there is…
Cooker And Oven Shelves Or Grill Pans
Oven Shelves & Trays It’s really common for us to be asked to supply a spare oven wire rack, wire shelf or an extra one as quite often a new cooker or oven will only come with one in it. This is actually normal practice and really just a way to keep costs down and, as you read thr…
Cooker And Oven Heating Elements
Oven Heating Elements Most people would think that oven or cooker elements were all the same and all that differed was the price of them. Sadly this, as it is for a lot of commonly used spare parts, is not the case and there can be huge differences from the cheapest to, what may seem,…
Washing Machine Door Seals
Washing Machine Door Seal Gaskets Most people would think that a door seal, bellows or gasket for a washing machine or washer dryer is a simple thing, there’s little or no difference between them from one make to another but there is. I don’t mean from one brand of washing machine to …
Fridge And Freezer Door Seals
Fridge And Freezer Door Gaskets Fridge parts can be a bit of a nightmare for spares suppliers as it is very easy for people to choose the wrong part. This applies to both diagnosing faults with refrigeration and choosing to replace the wrong part or, just not picking up on the correct…