Worker died in washing machine

A laundry worker died after being trapped inside an industrial washing machine for more than two hours – because staff did not know there was an escape hatch, an inquest has heard.

Cleaning up in foreign markets

Fisher & Paykel is taking another big step towards becoming a truly international company with its recently announced global alliance with Whirlpool, the US maker of kitchen and laundry appliances.

Congestion charging isn’t working

Other road and rail projects will be hit after the capital’s transport chiefs were forced to bail out the firm running Ken Livingstone’s controversial congestion charge scheme. Transport for London coughed up another £31 million of taxpayers money when Capita, the company administering the …

Warranty remedies unsettle Dixons

By Carolyn Batt (Filed: 24/07/2003) Electrical retailer Dixons yesterday vowed to work with the Competition Commission to achieve “a sensible outcome” after the watchdog outlined proposed remedies to ensure a fair and transparent market for extended warranties.

Major Appliance, Major Hassle

What Store? Brand? Model? And Why Are They Pushing This One? It would appear that out US counterparts have experienced many of the same issues that we have in the UK as I discovered when I came across this article from the Washington Post the other day.