Beko washing machines are part of the manufacturer’s Excellence range and start at £249.
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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US Agency Remands Whirlpool, LG Patent Fight
Reuters has reported that the U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday ordered an agency judge to take another look at a patent fight between Whirlpool and LG Electronics over refrigerator components. Whirlpool last year accused rival LG of infringing on five Whirlpool patents involving f…
DRL Snaps Up Expert Logistics
Bolton based white goods company DRL Holdings Limited has announced the completion of its purchase of Expert Logistics Limited, the white goods home delivery specialists based in Radcliffe, Manchester. DRL is the largest online appliance retailer in the UK, selling refrigerators, freezers, washin…
Kesa Confrims Swiss Sell Off To Stem Losses
A report by Rueters confirms that Kesa Electricals is close to selling its loss-making Swiss operation as its new chief executive moves to clean up its portfolio of businesses. The firm said it was in exclusive talks with Swiss electrical retailing chain FUST regarding the sale of its local busin…
Elica Stocks Rise On Link Up With Whirpool News
Rueters reports that hares in Elica are suspended from trading limit up, ahead 9.4 percent after comments from the company in newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore about Whirlpool buying shares in the Italian cooker hood manufacturer . An analyst says the report repeats news, released on June 15, that extende…
Smelly Washing Machines & Conflicting Advice
I’m afraid that this is a proper “blog” post and full of personal comment so I will apologise in advance for the comments in this article and state upfront that they may not reflect the views of any appliance manufacturer or detergent manufacturer. The simple fact is however that there are loads …
Dyson Introduces New Motor Technology
Dyson claims to have developed the world’s fastest, most efficient motor for domestic appliances. The Dyson Digital Motor (DDM) v2 is a single-phase brushless DC motor, which operates at speeds up to 104,000 rpm with a claimed efficiency of 84%. Dyson’s first digital motor, announced in 2003, use…
Waterless Washing Machine, Again… Well, Nearly
This story has been doing the rounds over the past few days and don’t get too excited just yet as, so far as we can gather, this is going to be launched for commercial applications initially. But it may come to domestics as well but, it’s a bit odd really. The eco-friendly Xeros washing machine, …
LG Non-Plumbed Water & Ice Fridge Freezer Launched
Remember the container ship with the new LG fridge freezer plastered all over it from yesterday? Well, here’s one of the new LG fridge models, with water and ice but that doesn’t require to be plumbed in. It carries the catchy model name of GWL227HSYA, which is of course easy to remember…
Boardroom Changes At F&P
There have been changes at the top of Fisher & Paykel Appliances in the wake of the Chinese firm Haier taking a stake of 20% in the company. Haier’s chief financial officer, Tan Lixia and chief marketing officer, Zhou Yunjie will join the board of the appliance maker.