Retailers’ association Retra has called on suppliers to honour their after-sales service obligations.
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Live Chat Added To UKW
Live chat using a Java Applet has been added to the site for registered users of UK Whitegoods.
Washing machine explodes after petrol used as detergent
A man who used petrol to clean colour-stained trousers in his washing machine saw the whole lot blow up, wrecking two walls of his Moscow apartment, police said.
New Poll For UKW On Spares Pricing
You’ll see a new poll has been started on the site.
Pallonji Mistry makes open offer for 20% in FAL
Construction baron Shapoorji Pallonji is consolidating his interests in the Forbes Gokak group. The Shapoorji Pallonji group has made an open offer to the shareholders of FAL Industries, the outsourcing arm for Eureka Forbes.
IBM takes over Electrolux’s PCs
IBM’s Global Services wing has begun overseeing about 15,000 PCs for Electrolux, as the household-appliances maker looks to tidy up its IT operations.
Whirlpool plans further investments
WHIRLPOOL Europe plans to invest a further €40 million into the production of washing machines in the eastern Slovak city of Poprad over the next three years, news wire TASR reported.
But will it all come out in the wash?
This is an extract from a consumer affairs piece in The Gaurdian this morning, the rest of the article is not industry related but this is and I’m sure we could all relate to the tales at some point or other.
Hoover shifts production to China
Hoover, the Italian-owned domestic appliance maker, said yesterday it is to cease manufacturing of vacuum cleaners at its Cambuslang plant in Glasgow with the loss of more than 260 jobs.
Jobs Fear as Factory Closure Looms
Around 250 jobs could go with the closure of Hoover”˜s vacuum cleaner factory near Glasgow, the company said today.