British cooker and refrigerator manufacturer AGA Rangemaster plc has said it saw a seasonal upturn in activity since June-end and expected a second-half pretax profit. The company, whose cast iron ovens grace the homes of actress Kate Winslet and TV chef Jamie Oliver, said order levels in key are…
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Industrial Dispute At Fagor
Nearly 400 people between workers of the Fagor plant in Tafalla have been demonstrating in the streets of Cidacos under the banner “No to the dismissals in Fagor Ederlan Tafalla”. The workers have been on strike for 24 hours over a decision by the company to reduce its workforce. This is the seco…
Vestel Reports Sales down Over 8%
Turkish manufacturer Vestel, which owns Vestel White Goods and Vestel Elektronik has seen sales falling 8.3 percent in 2009, the group’s chairman board Omer Yungul said on Thursday. He also said he saw Vestel exports falling to 2.5 billion lira ($1.68 billion), down 10.7 percent on the year.
Worcestershire Man Invents An Extending Washing Machine
A Worcestershire man has invented an “extending” washing machine which he says will cope with twice the load. Chris Piponides said the drum and front of the machine “extend telescopically” so it only requires an extra foot of floor space when in use.
Indesit To Trial ”Smart” Appliances
Indesit Company is to join the smart grid technology company RLtec, and energy company npower, in Europe’s largest residential trial of dynamic demand technology. The trial will demonstrate the potential for “smart” appliances fitted with dynamic demand technology to reduce CO2 emissions in the U…
Panasonic To Buy Sanyo?
Although details are sketchy at this point it would appear that, in a press release, Panasonic have announced that they are to buy Sanyo Corporation. Both companies manufacture appliances however, at present, only Panasonic appliances are sold in the UK. The full details of the press release are …
More Information On Samsung’s Exploding Fridges Emerges
As we reported late last week Samsung has announced a “home visit repair programme” on two ranges of fridge freezers in Korea and Europe following the case of a domestic fridge explosion in West Bromwich in May and a recent case in Korea. The repair programme involves the now-discontinued RS21 an…
Best Buy To Open 80 UK Stores
Best Buy, the world’s largest electricals retailer, is reported to be creating 8,000 jobs in the UK over the next five years and is gearing up to open its first stores this coming spring, directly challenging Currys and Comet. Best Buy, which operates a partnership with Carphone Warehouse in Euro…
Samsung To Do A Massive Fridge Recall
Reports have emerged that Samsung Electronics has announced a plan to voluntarily recall 210,000 refrigerators from its Zipel line sold in Korea between March 2005 and June 2006. The recall, which is the largest ever in the domestic appliance market, comes after a refrigerator reportedly exploded…
Local Government Set To Tackle The Throwaway Culture In Appliances
Recently we’ve all seen the calls from the manufacturers and AMDEA, the appliance manufacturer’s trade association, for people to junk their old appliance and buy a new more efficient and “green” one. Thing is though, is that really financially sensible? We recently looked at fridge freezers and …