Category: Appliance

We have received reports this morning that Hi Way Distribution has entered into administration this morning after a staff meeting informing staff that the company had appointed Ernst & Young as the administrator.

Doctors from the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow have highlighted danger surrounding liquid detergent tablets commonly used in washing machines and dishwashers after children have been found to be mistaking the detergent capsules for sweets.

It’s that time of year once more when IFA kicks off in Berlin which is the largest consumer electronics and electrical goods fair in Europe but, is it worth the hassle?

It seems that it’s not just in Europe that times are tough as now Chinese retail giants decide to gear up for a price war in the face of slower domestic sales on mainland China by slashing the prices of applainces and other goods.

For five years, Mr. Li, a taxi driver in the Chinese city of Chongqing, has been developing underwear cleaning machine and now Mr Li has had a patent awarded to him by  the Chinese Government for his underwear washing machine.

The world’s most expensive gold plated vacuum cleaner is unleashed upon the world, whether the world wants it, needs it or not!

In a recent press release price and energy comparison website Sust-it says that the new energy labels from the EU used on modern washing machines is misleading people into thinking that smaller capacity washing machines are more efficient than large capacity washing machines.

Bertazzoni appears to be gaining momentum in the U.S. market with the announcement of several industry awards this year or at least, it is trying to get penetration to the USA.

The US Fedral Trade Commission has ordered the vacuum cleaner manufacturer Oreck to pay nearly $700,000 in refunds to consumers over false advertising claims.

With the launch of the Robopocalypse movie set for next year it would appear that some companies seem bent on seeing how close to the reality of autonomous robots that they can get and, this week, Sharp have decided to try their hand with a robotic talking vacuum cleaner.