The Chinese manufacturer Hisense has snapped up the brands that were previously owned and distributed by the failed HI Group.
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HI Home Delivery Bought By Pacifica
HI Group’s home delivery business has been acquired by Key Sales Limited, which is a division of the Pacifica Group that also owns JTM and 0800 Repair according to a statement by the administrator, Ernst & Young after the group fell into administration as we previously reported.
Waterlogic Does Deal With Indesit
Waterlogic who are a manufacturer of drinking water purification and dispensing systems, has signed a supply agreement valid until the end of 2015, with Indesit for the supply and distribution of water purification devices designed for the kitchen incorporating Waterlogic’s innovative Firewa…
Bosch Considers African Production
According to a report by Joy Online, Bosch has shown interest in establishing a refrigeration assembling plant in Ghana as a total ban of second-hand fridges comes into force from January next year in the African country.
Haier Bid For Fisher & Paykel Hits Troubles
It has come to light over the past couple of weeks that the bid made by Haier to buy the rest of Fisher & Paykel may well have hit a bump in the road that could well prevent the Chinese company from gaining control of the New Zealand appliance manufacturer.
Whirlpool And LG Settle Patent Case
Bloomberg reports that Whirlpool and LG have agreed to settle patent-infringement cases over refrigerator icemakers for an undisclosed sum.
Electrolux To Move More Upmarket
In an interesting article in the Financial Times The Electrolux chief Keith McLoughlin explains to the FT that he wants the group to move away from the lower cost products and to move the brand more upmarket.
Is This The Future Of Washing Machines
Every now and then in this industry someone does something that shakes the tree a little and presents something a little different but, what we don’t usually expect, is for radical washing machien design to come from the likes of Bauknecht who is a Whirlpool owned company and yet, it has.
Door Glass Failures
Exploding Washing Machine Doors Every so often we see reports in the media about washing machine door glass allegedly “exploding” with accusations of poor safety and reduced costs leading to failures that would never have happened in the past but, is that really true and is this the r…
Washing Machine Exploding Doors Cause Alarm
After the Daily Mail ran a story on washing machines that appear to be suffering from “exploding glass doors” there has been a surge of interest in the fact that washing machine doors can appear to “explode” or shatter leaving owners frustrated and frightened over safety concerns.