current.com.au has reported that Electrolux has denied a link between the closure of its Regency Park dishwasher manufacturing plant in May and the quality problems with its current dishwashers. In a statement, managing director of major appliances for Australia and New Zealand, Trevor Carroll, s…
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Costly kitchen appliances ‘less reliable’
Shoppers are paying up to £2,000 more for premium kitchen appliances that can break down 10 times more often, research shows. The study found that upmarket brands, including Smeg and Hoover, are less reliable than much cheaper fridges, washing machines and dishwashers. In one case, nearly half o…
Electrolux Goes Nuts
Every year Electrolux runs a design competition for new appliance ideas and usually the results are, will we say, a little whacky. This year Hungarian designer Levente Szab³ has won the 2007 Electrolux Design Lab competition with a concept for what is called “E-wash,” a washing machine that …
Homeserve takes a profit hit after failed takeover
Home emergency repairs group Homeserve revealed yesterday that its abortive bid to take over warranties specialist Domestic & General had cost £2.2 million. The one-off expense contributed to a three per cent fall in interim profits at the fast-growing, Walsall-based company that was sp…
Whirlpool Honoured In 2008 Design and Engineering Awards
The Consumer Electronics Association has named the Whirlpool brand refrigerator with the centralpark(TM) connection as an Innovations 2008 Design and Engineering Award Honoree in the Home Appliances product category. The refrigerator with centralpark(TM) connection maximizes kitchen efficiency by…
DSG downbeat about 2008
DSG warned today that its new chief executive will face a difficult task when he finally starts work at the electrical retailer. The company has been without a CEO since John Clare stepped down in early September. His replacement, John Browett, joins from Tesco next week after his former employer…
Ecover Stripped Of Vegan Approval
The Belgian Ecover detergent manufacturer has been stripped of its right to use the Vegan Society’s logo on their packs due to ongoing animal testing by Ecover. The New Consumer reports that Ecover’s biodegradable and phosphate-free products (which include washing-up liquid, washing powder and mo…
Kenwood Chef achieves ‘icon’ status
Kenwood’s famous food processor has been awarded the status of Icon by Progressive Housewares Magazine, it has emerged. The publication’s annual Excellence in Housewares Awards, which recognises innovation and performance in the industry, unveiled the Kenwood Chef as the winner of this years Icon…
Old kitchen appliances need not go to waste!
One innovative artist has found a novel way of recycling disused kitchen appliances and celebrating the Queen and Prince Phillip’s diamond wedding anniversary – by combining the two.
eSpares Adopts UK Whitegoods/Whitegoods Trade Association Code
A few days ago it came to our attention that spare parts marketing company eSpares had started a scheme to offer fixed labour cost repairs to consumers through service management firm, JTM. However we were somewhat flattered when we realised that the “charter” adopted by eSpares was none other th…