First-Half Earnings May Have Stalled

Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd., New Zealand’s largest home appliance maker, may report first- half earnings stalled because of rising costs of raw materials such as steel and plastics. The Auckland-based company tomorrow may post net income for the six months ended Sept. 30 of NZ$34…

Fisher & Paykel buys US company

New Zealand’s biggest appliance maker Fisher and Paykel Appliances said today it acquired United States manufacturer and distributor of premium cooking appliances, Dynamic Cooking Systems. “DCS is considered one of the leading brands of high-end indoor and outdoor cooking appliances in the United…

Fisher and Paykel set for expansion

Fisher and Paykel Appliances Holdings (FPA) today advised that the success of its DishDrawer dishwashers in the local and export markets has it preparing for further expansion of its plant and engineering facilities at Taieri, near Dunedin. The company said it has completed the expansion announce…

Have you rebooted?

This past weekend, I had to reboot my washing machine. Not just turning it off and on, mind you, but a hard reboot. I pulled the power plug from the wall, waited a few moments, then plugged this so-called state-of-the-art clothes-cleaning machine back into the outlet. Flashing lights, a trill of …

UPDATE: F&P Appliances To Fix Up To 90,000 Dishwashers

Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd. (FPH.NZ) will fix up to 90,000 potentially faulty dishwashers in New Zealand and Australia, the New Zealand-based manufacturer’s Chief Executive John Bongard said Friday. The dishwashers, manufactured between January 2001 and December 2002, have a part that mon…