More than 800 retail jobs have been lost after receivers stepped in to take control of electrical stores group PowerHouse.
Category: Appliance
General non-specific news from the appliance industry including new products, spares, business news and more.
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.
Sims doubles fridge processing capacity at Newport
Sims Recycling Solutions has invested in its second fridge processing plant at its Newport site.
Fridge dump boss fined £15,000
A RAGS-to-riches fridge recycling boss has been fined £15,000 and his firm £52,500 after a court heard they put profit before the environment.
European economies show dramatic differences in innovativeness, says O.R. study
Analyzing new product takeoff in 16 countries LINTHICUM, MD ““ A study of 137 new product launches in 16 European countries shows the persistence of major regional disparity in the era of the European Union, according to an article in a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and t…
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 …
Energy Label for Refrigerators and Freezers
New A+ and A++ classes have been introduced for Refrigerators and Freezers.
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.
