Bosch-Siemens opens refrigerator plant in Petersburgh

A branch of the German Bosch Siemens Concern (BSH) has opened a refrigerator plant in St.Petersburg on Thursday. This is a first Bosch -Siemens refrigerator producer in Russia; its design capacity is 500,000 refrigerators a year that will be supplied to markets in Russia and Eastern Europe.

Independent Service appoints veteran field service manager

Warranty and service specialist, Independent Service (Domestic Appliances Limited) has appointed Dave Highton as field service manager. Highton has more than 25 years of field service experience, most recently with Wetrok but also at Hoover, Candy Group and Expert Appliance Care. At Independent S…

Home Appliance Suppliers Prepare to Meet Global Buyers

Global Sources’ Chairman and CEO, Merle A. Hinrichs, said: “More and more international buyers are using Private Sourcing Events to source better products in less time. “At this one event alone, we are set to host eight of the world’s largest buying organizations. This highlights both the quality…

Fridge Freezer Survival Guide

  Basic Refrigeration Care Lots of people do daft things with fridges and freezers as well as fridge freezers in this article I’ll try to walk you through the major do’s and don’ts from installation to disposal.   Installing A Fridge Freezer, Fridge Or Freezer   Do M…

Postal workers to stage 24-hour walkout

Britain is facing its first national postal strike for 11 years after the Communication Workers Union called a one day stoppage a week tomorrow following the breakdown of talks over pay and Royal Mail’s modernisation plans. The stoppage will hit postal services, Crown post offices and Royal Mail’…

Currys group decides Russia will not be its Eldorado

Currys and PC World group DSG, formerly Dixons, yesterday abandoned a plan to buy a Russian electricals retailer after a review of other companies in the country. DSG’s chief executive John Clare had an option to take control of Eldorado, Russia’s biggest electricals retailer – but had to put up …

DSG suffers ‘disappointing’ year

Electrical retailer DSG admitted this morning that it had suffered a disappointing year, after overseas problems dented its profits. The company, which runs Currys and PC World, has also abandoned plans to buy Eldorado, Russia’s largest electrical retail chain. Instead, it will return cash to sha…

Glasses And China Not Dry In Dishwasher

  Appearance At the end of the cycle in the dishwasher items are left with drops or a thin film of water on them. Please note that glasses or cups and mugs with any form of indentation in them will almost always have some water in those dips and nothing can be done about this. This prob…