Whirlpool MD Change

Longstanding Whirlpool head honcho Jeff Fettig is to stand down as CEO to be replaced by Marc Bitzer from the start of October.

Fridge Caused Grenfell Fire

The disaster that befell the Grenfell Tower in London was a shocking tragedy that most of us will probably, perhaps thankfully, never be able to comprehend but reports have emerged that the starting point of the fire was a Hotpoint fridge freezer.

Built In Planned Obsolescence

Is it true that manufacturers have deliberately set out to make stuff obsolete after ever shorter periods, or is that not the case at all? We’ve weakly argued or at least hinted on this website that it seems that there is a deliberate policy to make appliance lifespans shorter, and, from our pers…

AO Posts £12M Loss

Well we did say it was too good to be true and on occasion we do like to make with the whole “told ya” thing but in a totally unsurprising more, AO has posted a huge loss. Again.

Candy In Trouble?

We picked up on an article on the BBC News website about Hoover’s pension scheme being moved to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) but, it may be more interesting than that.

Beko Dryers Recalled

This really is turning into a “thing” at the moment, recalls seem to be ten a penny with the latest to be added to the list being Beko and Blomberg dryers being recalled over a fire risk.

Seven Years Of Growth

Apparently continuing to sell more and more is a good thing, we’ve already pointed out many times that we don’t think so but GfK say that we’re in the seventh consecutive year of growing appliance sales.

Beko Fridge Freezer Fire

Reports of a fire caused faulty Beko fridge freezer which was subject to recall resulted in the death of a man in Manchester in August last year have come to light.

Whirlpool Buys Yummly

This is just weird, Whirlpool have apparently agree to buy the US digital recipe platform Yummly in what is widely regarded as a move to strengthen Whirlpool’s digital offering on connected appliances.