Category: Hoover

The vacuum cleaner maker, Hoover Candy, has agreed to retain 60 manufacturing jobs at its Cambuslang factory.

With effect from 2nd January 2004 all GIAS spares will increase by 3%. This will be the second price increase on spares in a year.

Workers at the closure-threatened Hoover factory staged a mass demonstration today as part of their campaign to save the plant.

(Sorry this is a bit late in being posted ) AN ELEVENTH-hour deal to save most of the threatened Hoover factory jobs at Cambuslang is on the negotiating table after unions confirmed that a rescue package be presented to employers by the end of next week.

Story originally published 18/10/2003 UNION leaders at the Hoover factory at Cambuslang will launch a campaign today in an attempt to save hundreds of jobs.

The BBC took Harry Cichy back to Dependabilty Square, Newton Iowa to film a documentry on his battle with Maytag over the infamous Hoover flight promotion, the documentry to be screened in March 2004 part of the Trouble at the top series.

A washing machine that jammed on a spin cycle sparked a fire that destroyed a listed 17th century farmhouse, causing £1 million of damage, the High Court was told yesterday.

A former Lloyds underwriter whose 17th century Grade II listed farmhouse was gutted by fire claimed in the High Court today that the blaze was caused by a faulty washing machine.

Hoover, the Italian-owned domestic appliance maker, said yesterday it is to cease manufacturing of vacuum cleaners at its Cambuslang plant in Glasgow with the loss of more than 260 jobs.

Vacuum manufacturer Hoover Candy is set to decide the future of its Cambuslang factory, BBC Scotland understands.