GLEN DIMPLEX, the global electrical appliance manufacturer, has lost a UK court claim for professional negligence against the top actuarial firm Mercer. The Irish firm claimed that it overpaid for the UK firm Stoves after an actuarial valuation report, compiled by Mercer, substantially underestim…
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Viking Introduces All Refrigerator and All Freezer
Viking continues to expand its line of refrigeration with the introduction of the 30″ and 36″ wide all refrigerators and all freezers. The 30″ and 36″ wide all refrigerators offer many of the same high- performance features as other Viking refrigerators. They offer a convertible Meat Savor(TM)/Pr…
Arm your house with a free alarm
They are vital for every home. And the lifesaving devices now being made available to 1,000 Examiner readers could mean the difference between life and death – literally. Following the tragic deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning of a couple in their flat in Lockwood this month and of 10-year-old…
German ghost returns to haunt Kingfisher
A troubled German electrical goods chain, which Kingfisher gave away to its former owners two years ago, has come back to haunt the DIY retailing giant. Kingfisher admitted yesterday that it was being forced to take a £16.6m exceptional charge to write off a loan to the purchasers of the lo…
F&P Appliances Watches Asian Rivals’ Prices
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd. (FPA.NZ) is “very closely” watching its Asian competitors with fair trade issues in mind as it attempts once again to raise its product prices, Chief Executive John Bongard said. The New Zealand-based home appliance maker wants to lift its prices by 5%…
Fagor, Elco’s partner in Elco Brandt, ready to buy out owner
A month after Elco Holdings announced its intention to sell Elco Brandt, its subsidiary in France, the firm said yesterday that it has an offer. Elco, which is controlled by Gershon Salkind, said it wanted to obtain a company valuation of 150-200 million euros for the French company. Yesterday it…
Panasonic launches largest capacity washing machine
In keeping with its philosophy, Panasonic, the leading global manufacturer of consumer electronic products has introduced yet another innovative ‘idea for life’ – the giant NA-W1350T and NA-W1300T twin-tub rust-free washing machine that can efficiently wash up to 13 kgs of laundry.
Fridge plant future secure
THE future of Orange’s Electrolux fridge factory would remain secure even if the company lost a trade dispute with Korea, a spokesman said yesterday. Electrolux has launched an anti-dumping action alleging Korean whitegoods manufacturers LG and Samsung have been selling fridges in Australia for s…
Eco-design: clearer priority to improving energy efficiency
The Environment Committee adopted on Tuesday almost unanimously (56 in favour and 1 abstention) a second reading recommendation by Frederique RIES (ALDE, BE) aimed at increasing the energy efficiency of electrical products. By comparison with the original legislation, MEPs want to place even more…
Appliance Technical Information
Technical Information And Manuals We are often asked on UK Whitegoods for specific service information which we are unable to give out and people can get frustrated by this. Hopefully this article will explain why A few years ago it was decided in Brussels that, as a blanket rule, tec…