BSH Bytovye Pribory, the daughter company of German company Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete (BSH) in St. Petersburg, is to spend $25 million on a washing machine plant in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg. BSH has already laid the foundations for the washing machine factory, which is due to be built …
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Whirlpool Cleared By EU To Buy Otto Appliance Brand
Whirlpool has received EU regulatory approval to buy the Privileg home appliances brand from German mail order group Otto. The activities of Whirlpool and Privileg overlap in major and small domestic appliances but the deal will not raise competition concerns, the European Commission said in a st…
Gorenje Stops Boiler Production & Cuts Jobs
Slovenia’s largest household appliances maker Gorenje will cut 270 jobs by closing its Slovenian boiler-making unit in November and moving production to Serbia. It said the unit in Slovenia has been operating at a loss since last year, when sales fell 27 percent, while labour costs increased in 2…
Beko Wins Awards
Turkey’s household appliances manufacturer, Beko, was presented 16 Plus X awards in five categories in Cologne, Germany. A statement by Arcelik AS said that Arcelik’s Beko received awards in the categories of ecology, design and ease of use/functionality.
Haier To Build Energy-saving Refrigerator Production Lines
Haier, the Chinese home appliance and electronics maker, the company will build a new energy-saving refrigerator project via its wholly-owned subsidiary in Hefei. The project will reportedly have three production lines with an annual capacity of three million refrigerators. It will adopt many adv…
Repairers Outrage Over Rate Cuts
A few days ago news started to reach us of cuts in rates on contract work carried out on behalf of Dixons Stores Group International (DSGi – Currys, PC World, Dixons) which has led to almost universal condemnation from repairers. The rate cuts arrive at a time of spiralling fuel costs, inflation …
1.7 Million Maytag Dishwashers Recalled
Whirlpool have issued the biggest U.S. dishwasher recall in three years to fix 1.7 million of its Maytag models with a fire hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The dishwashers have a faulty heating element that can short-circuit and ignite, the agency said in a statement. Consume…
Indesit Sued Over Alleged Tumble Dryer Fire
A legal battle for £100,000 compensation has been launched on behalf of a Northampton family after their dog was killed and their house gutted by fire. A High Court writ has been issued in Larry Patch’s name against Indesit Co UK and DSG Retail. The writ alleges that a Hotpoint/Indesit tumb…
Whirlpool Announce Production Closures
Whirlpool have announced changes to its North American manufacturing operations, including the closure of its machining facility in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The Company’s newest, most energy efficient laundry products will be manufactured at the Clyde, Ohio, manufacturing facility. As a result, t…
Dispute At Glen Dimplex Heats Up With Planned Walk Out
Staff at cooker manufacturing plant in Prescot are reported to be stepping up industrial action. This week, the Community Union launched a series of two-hour walk-outs at Prescot’s Glen Dimplex Home Appliances plant. Staff took action in protest at the axing of the third instalment of an agreed t…