A FATHER-OF-TWO has been electrocuted while trying to fix the family washing machine. Rab Taylor, 40, died after making what his wife Pauline described as a ‘silly mistake’.
Category: Appliance
General non-specific news from the appliance industry including new products, spares, business news and more.
Godrej Appliances to focus on overseas markets
Faced with operating losses and falling market share in the domestic appliances market, the privately-held Rs 600-crore Godrej Appliances (GAL) is looking overseas for recourse.
Salton Completes Initial Phase of Cost-Reduction Program
Salton, Inc. (NYSE:SFP) announced today that is in the process of finalizing the initial phase of its recently announced cost-reduction program. The Company is releasing over 200 employees in its domestic operations, reducing annualized expenses by $11 million. In connection with the reduction in…
Talking washing machine aids blind
Engineering students at Michigan State University have modified a high-tech washing machine to talk the visually impaired through its operation.
Toxic Spill at Refrigerator Firm
Firefighters are battling to stop 1,000 litres of toxic liquid seeping into drains following a major leak at a refrigerator supplier earlier today.
Free flights for signing up to BTroadband
Not whitegoods news as such, but an interesting comparison drawn with Hoover and with the showing of “Trouble At The Top” on BBC2 this evening I thought timely. K. BT Group is offering to fly new broadband Internet customers to America or Europe free, echoing Hoover’s ill-fated promotion that cos…
Salton Reports Third Quarter Results Company to Restructure U.S. Operations
LAKE FOREST, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 11, 2004–Salton, Inc. (NYSE: SFP) announced today its results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 27, 2004. The Company reported net sales of $191.4 million for the quarter versus $166.4 million for the same period in fiscal 2003. The increase in net …
In the Cuban capital of domestic refrigerators
THREE years after its rebirth as a manufacturer of efficient domestic refrigerators under the brand name ANTILLANO, the Domestic Appliance Production Enterprise (INPUD) in Santa Clara has confirmed this central Cuban city as the country’s capital of home refrigerators.
Bernstein Group To Unveil New Corporate Image
UK Whitegoods recieved an email earlier today from the Bernstein Group regarding it’s recent sale and subsequent relaunch.
Laundry knights are ahead of the pack
IN THE days before the washing machine, most of White Knight laundry’s customers were members of the public. Now 100 years later, that market is returning with big potential for growth.