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Whiter Whites And Brighter Colours – All About Detergents
How To Use Detergents Correctly Why you’re probably using it wrongly getting poor results and wasting money We know, we hear it all the time on TV in some thirty second adverts that one detergent is better than another and it’s a battle slugged out for hearts and minds by the m…
Firm fined maximum £100,000 for ‘damage to ozone layer’
A Rotherham company was fined £100,000 (Thursday) after it ignored several warnings from the Environment Agency about illegally dismantling refrigeration units in a way likely to jeopardise the environment or human health.
Whirlpool Corporation Reports Record 2006 First-Quarter Results
Whirlpool Corporation WHR today announced that net earnings increased 37 percent for the first quarter of 2006 to $118 million, or $1.70 per diluted share, compared to $86 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, in the same period last year. The increase reflects strong trade and consumer demand for…
Permira and KKR target new Kesa bid
PERMIRA and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), two leading private equity groups, are putting together a fresh joint bid for profit-hit Kesa Electricals, owner of the UK’s Comet, The Business has learned.
Whirlpool-Maytag deal eyed by appliance rivals
Some of Whirlpool’s biggest appliance rivals said they were surprised the US Department of Justice required no divestitures in allowing the purchase of Maytag, but they do not expect the merger to affect their business strategies.
Towards the magnetic fridge
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a material that gives a whole new complexion to the term ‘fridge magnet’. When this alloy is placed in a magnetic field, it gets colder. Karl Sandeman and his co-workers think that their material – a blend of cobalt, manganese, silicon an…
Haier Electronics mulls deal with parent
Haier Electronics Group said Thursday it is considering buying assets from its parent, Haier Group Corp, which is intended to turn the Hong Kong company into the Chinese white-goods giant’s main listed company.
Vestel Appliances Factory Shares Offered To Public
Offering of Vestel Household Appliances Co. stocks to the public has been met with a huge interest. ”There is a huge interest, almost 10 times more than the shares we offered,” said a Vestel executive.
WEEE, WEEE, WEEE all the way to eBay
Repeated delays in the implementation of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations by the government have been welcomed by UK organisations, according to a recent survey into their preparedness. The new directive which was due to come into force this year and may now be del…