The Sun reports today that appliance manufacturer Samsung is being forced to repair thousands of fridge freezers amid fears they may catch fire. There is a fault in the defrosting systems of the American-style double-door models on top of a recall for a defrost problem that can lead to the fridge…
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0800 Repair Looks To Expand
0800 Repair, which specialises in installing and carrying out repairs to domestic appliances such as washing machine repair, dishwasher repair and cooker repairs, said the recession has led to a “˜make do and mend’ culture. With money tight for many households across the UK, repairing appli…
LG Forms An Alliance With Viking!
LG Electronics and Viking Range Corporation in the United States have entered a strategic alliance to expand international sales, the appliance manufacturers have said in a joint statement.
Comet Sales Fall
Aappliance retailer Comet has reported a fall in sales for November and December 2009. Parent company, Kesa, have said that sales were down by 3.9% on a like-for-like basis. However, this is a better result that was expected by some analysts.
Electrolux To Spend €5.2 Million In Hungary
Swedish white goods manufacturer Electrolux has earmarked €5.2 million for product development at its Nyregyh??za, eastern Hungary plant in 2010, J??nos Tak??cs, Regional Chief Administrative Officer of Electrolux Central Eastern Europe, said in a press conference.
LG Loses Battle Over Incorrect Fridge Energy Labels
LG Electronics lost its bid to try and keep “Energy Star” labels on roughly 40,000 of its refrigerators yesterday, when a federal judge refused to enjoin a government order requiring the company to remove the stickers. The US Department of Energy had given LG until January 20 to take off the labe…
Currys Post Better Than Expected Results
DSGi (Currys, PC World) have enjoyed record sales over Christmas as customers flocked to snap up big-ticket electrical items. The firm, formerly known as Dixons, saw UK like-for-like sales top City forecasts to rise by 8% in the 12 weeks to January 9, boosted by a revamp of its store format. Chie…
Poland Aims To Be Number 1 Appliance Manufacturing Country
Investments planned for 2010 will likely allow Poland to overtake Italy (after it pushed Germany to the number-three spot a few years earlier) and become Europe’s biggest white goods manufacturer, according to estimates of the “Dziennik Gazeta Prawna” daily.
Candy Hoover Look To Secure £15-20m For Old Merthyr Site
Candy-Hoover, the owners of the former Hoover manufacturing site in Merthyr, which ceased production last year, are in discussions with a number of property development companies over a land sale. Italian-owned Candy Hoover, closed its non-profit-making manufacturing facility at the 40-acre site …
Spotted At CES – Android Washing Machine & Oven
We got a look at this on one of the Gizmodo sites this week and, it would appear, that Google may well be appearing on an otherwise dumb kitchen appliance near you soon. Obviously, as usual, these will probably see the light of day (if they ever do) in the USA long before they reach these shores.