Merloni Elettrodomestici, the Italian appliance manufacturer, today makes a symbolic name change to Indesit. It is rare in Italy for a company to ditch the name of its controlling family. Merloni has taken the view that it should be named after one of its top brands as it strives to increase its …
Author: admin
Electrolux to Build Second Russia Plant
Swedish appliance maker Electrolux is looking for a place to build the company’s second plant in Russia after its first, a 9-million euro (approx. U.S. $11.7-million) washing machine factory, will open in St. Petersburg this summer.
Dixons Denies Plans to Sell Appliances in Poland
British white goods and electronics retailer Dixons has refuted speculation about a large-scale move into Poland. Earlier detailed reports suggested that the company was preparing to open a chain of stores that would rival Media Markt and RTV AGD under the Electro World brand.
Maytag expansion adds 200 jobs
Maytag Corp. plans a $65 million expansion at its Amana refrigeration plant that would add 200 jobs. The Newton-based appliance maker said Thursday that it chose Iowa to launch a refrigerator product over foreign suppliers and its plants in Mexico and elsewhere in the United States.
Maytag Corporation announce recall to repair Jenn-Air Gas Cooktops
In cooperation with CSA International, Maytag Corporation of Newton, Iowa is voluntarily recalling approximately 30 Jenn-Air Downdraft Gas Cooktops in Canada. The recalled cooktops have switches located too close to the gas tubing leading to the grill burner. Electrical arcing can cause the tubin…
UK Government debates WEEE delay
The Government is considering moving back UK target dates for compliance to the EU WEEE (waste) Directive. According to the WEEE Directive, producers in member states must be recycling products discarded by consumers from August this year. To allow industry to hit this deadline, the Government ai…
Half of fridge plants failing to recover enough CFCs
The Environment Agency’s first audit of fridge recycling facilities has suggested that half of reprocessors are not recovering a “reasonable” amount of ozone-depleting substances from their processed fridges. Published today, the Agency audit found that four out of eight fridge recycling sites in…
Maytag hit hard by Best Buy rebuff
Credit spreads on Maytag Corp. have weakened following news that retailer Best Buy Co. will no longer carry its appliances but market participants are divided over where spreads go from here. Best Buy , the fourth-largest U.S. appliance retailer, said on Wednesday it would stop selling Maytag’s m…
Kentucky fire stalls Electrolux production
The Electrolux plant in Greenville will idle half its work force for up to six weeks because of production headaches caused by a weekend fire that knocked out one of the refrigerator maker’s key suppliers. More than 1,000 employees will be without work for four to six weeks, Electrolux spokesman …
Dixons to Sell Appliances in Poland
The Dixons Group, a British company selling white goods and consumer electronic appliances, announced that it is about to enter Poland and set up a chain of supermarkets under the Electro World brand.