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I need to compile a service phone number listing of all those ‘obscure brands’ that don’t appear in most phone books, and need someone to fill in the blanks for me please 🙂
ASEA, BALAY,BEEKAY,BLOMBERG,CARAVELLE,CARLTON,COOKERS,
DE DIETRICH,DIPLOMAT,DITRONIC,DOMAR,FAGOR,FRIGIDAIRE,
GORENGE,HANSEATIC,HIRUNDO,HUSQVARNA,HYGENA,JUNO,
KELVINATOR,KUPPERSBUSCH,MONDIA,OCEAN,PROWODA,SAMET,
SMEG,TECHNIC,THOMPSON,ZANKER,ZEROWATTIf you can help with the ‘odd’ one or two, so much the better, Thanks 😀
Martin
Re: Need some phone numbers?
A lot of those you’ll find through the use of our handy little “Weblinks” section. 😉
Diplomat/Hygena is 0845 7959722
Fagor is 01245 320992 for service
Gorengie is BSH whatever that is.
Ocean/De Dietrich is Brandt on 0870 607 0675
Kuppersbush/Teka is 01235 821288
Zerowatt is Candy/Hoover, forgot that one.
Zanker is defunct I think and was Zanussi? Not sure on that one.
Frigidaire is ISDAL, forgot that one too. 😕
Balay :con:
Beekay was a budget brand of Bauknecht IIRC and long gone.
Blomberg could be several, but generally Comet in the UK for service.
Caravelle I think is gone.
Carlton is Currys
Cookers is EAC – 0870 9099100
Ditronic :con:
Domar is Antonio Merloni product, hell knows who does that, probably GBDAR on 01942 601604
Hanseatic :con:
Hirundo, is that a board game? 😆
Husqvarna should be Electrolux I think.
Juno, can’t remember.
Kelvinator in the UK ONLY is Candy/Hoover
Mondia is Currys
Prowada the customer probably shouldn’t have bought in the first place! 😆
Samet is one of the big ones I think that own the name, shouldn’t be in the UK from memory.
Smeg is 0870 4447002
Technic, is a brand name for Moben/Kitchens Direct, could be Fagor in a dress, Whirlpool or BSH, you pays your money…
Thompson :con:
Will that keep you amused for a bit Martin? Not bad the majority from memory there.
K.
Re: Need some phone numbers?
8) Cool Dude Ken 8) thanks for that, I’ve printed off a copy so I can add it to my list :tup: .
And I’m sure other readers can fill in the few missing gaps, hopefully ❓
Thanks again 😀
Martin
Re: Need some phone numbers?
kwatt wrote:Hirundo, is that a board game? 😆
K.If my memory is correct I am sure Hirundo was a Servis Quartz badged. I can remember selling them about 20 years ago but have not seen them since.
JohnRe: Need some phone numbers?
Hi Martin
Gorenje is looked after by Bosch service 08705 678910
Balay was the Spanish/ Portugese budget range of Bosch, so as above.
Don
Re: Need some phone numbers?
Frigidaire/ISDAL – 01977 665590
Hanseatic – Part of Grattan Catalogue/own brand name I think
Husqvarna – yes Lux Group
Thompson – As Brandt
Dave.
Re: Need some phone numbers?
memory isn’t what it used to be, but I think Hirundo was something to do with Indesit a very long time ago.
eddieRe: Need some phone numbers?
I stand corrected Chezza. Your right, it was Indesit.
Was it an early digital model with a brown fascia, think that is where I got the quartz from.
JohnRe: Need some phone numbers?
Hirundo? Maybe some are confusing them with Hitachi, which were a re-badged Servis as I recall.
Thanks for the other numbers by the way…duly added to the list 😉
Martin
Martin,
Is this for me to publish on UKW?
If it is do you fancy expanding a little on the idea while we’re about it? 😈
K.
kwatt wrote:Is this for me to publish on UKW?
Kind of I guess, if you wish (seems like a good thing though that it should be) but I just thought that I personally needed to extend my own phone book. I get inundated with calls from customers, emails etc from those desperate to get there machines fixed that fit into what I call the ‘obscure!’…many of which I won’t touch anyway, but I do like to help them in the hope they will return.
The ‘Weblinks’ listing incidentally is indeed very comprehensive and those that are using the site can get the info they require from it. 😀 However those NOT on the Internet but instead on the phone to me asking, I would like to pass on answers just the same 😉
Martin
I’m thinking on a new section in the directories, which is ideal to list each manufacturer’s details as we have them and perhaps some comments on what WE think of the appliances, company and back-up from them, just general opinions from the trade.
So we’d have to collate it etc, but I don’t think it would be impossible to do. 😉
K.
kwatt wrote:So we’d have to collate it etc, but I don’t think it would be impossible to do.
Well then, as you well know as far as UKW is concerned, nothing is impossible 8) *
Martin
*…see my ‘signature’ on for clues on that subject :lol2:
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