Merloni builds white goods market share

Merloni of Italy, Europe’s third-biggest maker of domestic appliances, plans to overtake the market share of its two biggest rivals in the next three years, partly by exploiting its new large development and manufacturing base in the UK.

AGA Swoops For US Fridge Firm

KITCHEN equipment group Aga Foodservice, maker of the legendary cooker favoured by Naked Chef Jamie Oliver, announced the acquisition of a US-based fridge maker.

Scots hit by warranties shock

THOUSANDS of Scots have been left with warranties for electrical goods that are not worth the paper they are written on. The collapse of electrical goods firm PowerHouse also hit PowerPlan which sold repair service contracts to ScottishPower customers, among others.

Chop. Pure. Liquefy. (The Ideas, That Is.)

INSIDE Maytag’s original washing-machine factory in Newton, Iowa, built in 1900 and renovated 100 years later to look like a stylish New York loft, a team of marketers and engineers is gambling that a line of minimalist kitchen appliances and a focus on entrepreneurial thinking will help propel t…

Thermador Now Presents: Refrigeration

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Completing its suite of high-performance, luxury kitchen appliances, Thermador today announced the introduction of its bold yet whisper quiet built-in refrigeration line. Now offering home renovators, designers, builders and architects the opportu…

Cold comfort for internet fridges

Hold on, where did the future go? Last month the side of every bus heralded the arrival of the internet fridge, with its integrated internet-enabled telephone, MP3 player, and PC. But today the fridge, and the hotly anticipated future along with it, have disappeared.