Midea who are reputedly China’s largest maker of home appliances, said it is buying a majority stake in Toshiba Corp. without disclosing financial details.
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Oven And Cooker Fire Risks
Oven & Coooker Fires Cooker, built in oven and hob fires do get reported but we think less so than other appliances as it is probably more expected and, people expect that the cause is liable to be what was being cooked that was the problem and not the appliance. Again, as with al…
Tumble Dryer Fire Risks Explained
Tumble Dryer Fires Just as with other domestic appliances, tumble dryer fires are more commonplace than many people might think them to be, from what we see in the news wires we’d roughly estimate that there are about one or two a month, perhaps slightly more in the UK. Again, a…
Washing Machine Fire Risks
Washing Machine Fires What is the real risk of a fire in your washing machine? Washing machine fires are more commonplace than many people might think them to be, from what we see in the news wires we’d roughly estimate that there are about one a week, perhaps slightly mo…
Appliance Fire Avoidance Tips
Appliance Fires Tips to make sure you stay safe and avoid risk of fire Any number of appliances can go up in flames and they can do so for a variety of reasons, most you can do something about through simple safety and, with all the recent press frenzy over the Hotpoint tumble …
Dishwasher Door Locks
Dishwasher Door Locks A door lock in a dishwasher is more of a latch and catch type of arrangement with the door lock as such usually referred to as the latch and the part on the body of the dishwasher being the latch. Usually the latch is the small protruding part at the very top of …
Washing Machine Door Locks
Washing Machine Door Locks A door lock in a washing machine is referred to using several different terms seemingly dependent on which manufacturer that you talk to but the common ones are a door interlock, door safety interlock or simply a door lock. It is important to note that this …
Bush Washing Machine Fire
A man claiming to be homeless after his washing machine “blew up” is protesting outside Home Retail Group’s headquarters in Milton Keynes.
Vestel Close Russia Plant
One of Turkey’s leading producers of home appliances Vestel has shut down its plant in the Russian city of Alexandrov due to the economic crisis of its northern neighbor last year.
Energy Labels Misleading
The Guardian reports that a three-year survey of 11 European countries by MarketWatch finds only a quarter of white goods sold online in UK were correctly labelled.