Category: Appliance

Figures just released by the Scottish Executive show a rise is speeding fines handed to drivers in Scotland of over 61% in a single year. If anyone ever needed proof that speed enforcement is not saving lives, this is it. Despite an increase of 61% in the number of speeding fines issued between 2…

China’s household appliances are increasing investment in mid- and high-end products instead of engaging in another “irrational” price war, Economic Information Daily reported. With the price rises in raw materials and the government’s requirement of energy labels for household appliances this ye…

ServicePower Field Service Solutions (FSS), a division of Annapolis, MD based ServicePower announced it is working with Whirlpool Corporation to develop an innovative, state-of-the-art system for processing and managing warranty claims and for managing the dispatch of work to independent service …

The Chicago Athenaeum recently announced that Thermador(R), the appliance brand that has shaped the luxury American kitchen for over 70 years, is the recipient of its prestigious 2004 Good Design Award for its contribution to the advancement of original design concepts in major appliances. The Go…

Consumer goods company Procter & Gamble and personal care appliance maker Gillette have received a request for additional information about their merger plans from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

We’ve all been there: The utility or appliance dealer says you must be home within some large window of time on a certain day for its employees to come hook up your phone or deliver your refrigerator. Then they don’t show up. When that happened to Baltimore County lawyer Joseph T. Williams, he ca…

They are vital for every home. And the lifesaving devices now being made available to 1,000 Examiner readers could mean the difference between life and death – literally. Following the tragic deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning of a couple in their flat in Lockwood this month and of 10-year-old…

A troubled German electrical goods chain, which Kingfisher gave away to its former owners two years ago, has come back to haunt the DIY retailing giant. Kingfisher admitted yesterday that it was being forced to take a £16.6m exceptional charge to write off a loan to the purchasers of the lo…

A Dishwasher that runs on sound and bubbles could be the perfect answer to modern kitchens. The ultrasonic ‘CLEANSE’ fits inside a sink and cleans crockery by using exploding bubbles. Designed and created by 22-year old Katy Buchan, the Cleanse is in line for first prize at this year’s Concept Pr…

Anglo Iberian Service Ltd (AIS) has, today 28th February 2005, taken over the responsibility for the Bernstein Group’s “wet” product range from PABL. The calls for these products are already being taken this morning and the calls should filter through to agents during the course of the day.