Press release from LG states that: LG Electronics USA today filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. LG is asking the court to stop the DOE from unilateral measures against the company – inappropriately forcing LG to re…
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Domestic Appliance News
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Bosch Offer Extra Discounts On Top Of US Rebates
It seems that Bosch are trying to capitalise on the appliance rebate scheme launched in the USA, which is absolutely stupid and pointless but isn’t stopping the European AMDEA from shouting for the same thing, by offering extra discounts on top of the government backed incentives. Desperate for c…
Glen Dimplex Buy 150 Renault Vans
Glen Dimplex, the largest electrical heating business in the world, has ordered a new fleet of 50 Renault Trafic vans. Glen Dimplex employs 8,500 people worldwide and will use the Renault Trafic vans for the Liverpool-based Glen Dimplex Home Appliances division. The vehicles will be driven by ser…
Electrolux To Delist From UK Stock Market & US Consolidation
The Board of Directors of AB Electrolux has decided to apply for delisting from the London Stock Exchange, LSE. The Electrolux B-share has been listed on the LSE since 1928. The LSE listing has been a part in a strategy to increase international ownership in Electrolux. However, this listing is n…
Kesa Plans To Break Even In Loss Making Divisions
Kesa Electricals is looking to break even at its lossmaking Spanish, Italian and Turkish divisions by 2012 and plans to rename its troubled Spanish division. Thierry Falque-Pierrotin, chief executive of the electricals retailer, said: “We are focused on breaking even in the so-called developing b…
Beko Introduces OneTouch Dishwasher
Press release information on Beko’s new dishwasher has been issued and, here it is. Sleek, streamlined and uncluttered, the stuff kitchen dreams are made of. But there’s no point having designer looks if your appliances can’t cope with real life. The new Beko OneTouch dishwasher (DFN1000X), combi…
Fagor Workers Reject Pay Deal
The partners of the eight cooperatives that make up the Fagor Group have rejected the proposal for their extra payment for this year end raised by the Board. Due to the situation of economic crisis and the effects on the activity of their companies, according to informed sources. The same sources…
Appliances May Not Perform As Energy Labels Suggest Say DEFRA
We have long said on this site that the energy labels are, well, flawed but new research by Defra seems to bear out what we’ve been saying all along. We have also said, a lot, that many of the claims being made about how “green” some machines are tend to be pretty fanciful and probably not entire…
nPower & Indesit Trial Smart Grid Fridges
Energy supplier npower, white goods manufacturer Indesit and smart grid specialist RLtec are launching the first UK residential trial of smart fridges. Starting this month, npower will roll out fridges and fridge-freezers fitted with dynamic demand technology developed by RLtec to 3000 customers.
Fisher & Paykel Faces Further Financial Woes
Fisher & Paykel Appliances delivered a double-whammy of downgrades at the weeked, prompting an angry sell-down of its stock by disappointed investors. Its shares opened at 63c, but after delivering an $84.2 million loss for the half year to September, the stock was trading 9% down at 59c duri…