This is a wild story that we doubt anyone saw coming, where an advert on a Samsung fridge caused a woman so much distress that she had to be hospitalised after suffering what’s been described as a psychotic episode.
Category: Domestic Appliance News
Domestic Appliance News
All the latest general news from the domestic appliance industry that we find all over the world, and stories that are of interest to the trade and public, often with our own unique non-politically correct spin on it.
We cover almost anything interesting to do with appliances or that affects the industry, including new product releases, scandals, recalls, mergers, takeovers and all the other juicy appliance news from around the world.
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D&G Acquired By Asurion
Domestic & General (D&G) has changed hands again; this time it’s been acquired by Asurion, a US warranty company that’s pretty big in the tech space across the pond.
WTA News
We’ve not reported on the WTA for some time, largely because not a lot has been going on that was worthy of any real reporting, but hopefully that is set to change in the coming months.
Areclik Shutters Plant
Areclik, better known as Beko in the UK, has shut down its refrigeration plant in Rayon, Thailand as part of a program to reduce costs and improve efficiency due to shrinking demand.
Cookology Acquires IceKing
Cookology has announced the acquisition of the IceKing refrigeration brand from Domestic Appliance Distributors Limited (DAD), which fell into administration a few months ago.
Fotile In-Sink Dishwasher
Chinese company Fotile have launched an innovative in-sink dishwasher that looks quite neat but when some of the techs looked at it they only had one comment to make…
AMDEA Lobbies Government
AMDEA has been reported to have attended the House of Commons at the end of last month to promote policy recommendations for government on the theme of on the theme of ‘Appliances bringing home the circular economy’.
Are Air Fryers Dangerous?
ITV News have investigated air fryer fires, and some of the things they raise here are concerning, as well as could apply to other cooking appliances.
Xiaomi Appliance Plant Opens
We will admit, we’re stretching a bit here as the focus (for now) of this new plant is to produce air conditioning units, but it shows the intent of Xiaomi and also demonstrates a more important point.
Haier Closes Romanian Plant
Haier is said to be selling its refrigerator plant in Romania as part of a plan to streamline its production activities in Europe.