This proved to be a very intersting outcome to Channel 4’s investigation into work practicess at Dyson’s production facilities and the subsequent defamation action taken by Dyson against Channel 4.
Category: Domestic Appliance News
Domestic Appliance News
All the latest general news from the domestic appliance industry that we find all over the world, and stories that are of interest to the trade and public, often with our own unique non-politically correct spin on it.
We cover almost anything interesting to do with appliances or that affects the industry, including new product releases, scandals, recalls, mergers, takeovers and all the other juicy appliance news from around the world.
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White Knight Relaunched
White Knight is coming back, but calm down if you were a fan of their solid old tumble dryers as it’s not that you’re going to see.
UKWL, What Happened?
No doubt you will have seen that UK Whitegoods Limited has very sadly entered into administration, we would like to explain why this has happened and what will going forward.
Peterborough Switches To Beko
For those of us with long memories (read, old ones) will know that Hotpoint’s home for decades has been Morley Way in Peterborough and now, it’s Beko Europe.
LG Get Into Smart Homes
LG has recently acquired an 80% stake in Athom, a company based in Enschede, Netherlands which operates in the smart home arena.
Voice Controlled Doors?
Another of those “what the actual…” moments has rolled around in the appliance industry, as Miele (bless them) introduces refrigeration products with voice-controlled doors. Just when you thought humans couldn’t get more lazy!
Smeg Launches Mini Ovens
Smeg is launching a ten-in-one countertop mini oven that operates as an oven, steam oven, air fryer and more and it looks like a neat thing, but as you might expect with Smeg, it’s not cheap!
Possible Yate Closure
As was asked by a few people when the Whirlpool/Beko deal was announced, “What will happen to the Yate tumble dryer factory?”, we may now know. It looks as if it’s likely to be closed down.
Dyson To Shed UK Jobs
Dyson is reportedly shedding up to 1000 UK jobs but says that it is part of a global workforce review and not tied to the UK election, Brexit etc.
Bosch Look To Aquire Whirlpool
Rumours are swirling that Bosch are looking to acquire Whirlpool in a multi-billion dollar deal which would create another mega appliance group.