Designer Hwang Jin Wook’s modern dishwasher concept developed for Electrolux, uses air to clean the dishes by blowing away food particles. High-pressure air is used to clean the dishes. Steam is used to degrease the dishes and ultraviolet rays are then used to sterilize the dishes. Very little wa…
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Domestic Appliance News
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Beko & Glen Dimplex Cookers Linked To Deaths
Which? Have reported that some cookers with a separate grill from Beko and Glen Dimplex are being linked to six cases of fatal carbon monoxide poisoning. The companies have issued alerts concerning 17 different models of which there are approximately 49,000 units in the UK and Ireland . The six d…
European Union Bans Inefficient Washing Machines
The European Union (EU) has banned the most inefficient washing machines in a plan to save the equivalent of two power plants worth of electricity and cut 3.8 million tons in carbon-dioxide emissions annually by 2020. The 27-member EU aims to reduce the emissions blamed for global warming by 20% …
MPs Call For More Scrutiny In The Wake Of MFI Collapse
We picked up this story that ran on Retail Week earlier today and, in light of Sovereign Finance chasing alleged debts from small businesses, such as the repairers that carried out service work on behalf of MFI, it seemed very fitting that it should be published here. Bear in mind as you read thi…
Currys Seek More Cash
It has been widely reported that Dixons Stores Group International (DSGi) the owner of Currys, Dixons and PC World is tasking for further cash investment from investors. DSGi has seen its net borrowings more than triple in around five months, partly because a tightening in trade credit insurance …
Samsung Fridge ”Explodes”
Local newspaper, The Express & Star, has reported that a Samsung fridge has “exploded” at a family home in West Bromwich. A fridge-freezer is said to have exploded “˜like an earthquake’ smashing windows and doors and ripping holes in the ceiling. A family-of-six was upstairs at the time…
Dyson To Move Into Small Appliances?
It has been reported that Dyson has filed designs with patent offices sparking speculation that the company may be planning to make small kitchen appliances. The company, best known for its Cyclone vacuum cleaners, has created designs for appliances including kettles, toasters, juicers and food m…
Troubles Deepen At Fisher & Paykel
Fisher & Paykel Appliances says it cannot rule out redundancies, despite accepting government help to save jobs at its Auckland refrigerator assembly plant. Fisher & Paykel says it has negotiated with workers to move to a 35-hour working week, to prevent 60 redundancies. It also said the …
Whirlpool Close Shanghai Plant
Whirlpool is closing its Shanghai washing machine plant and eliminating 600 jobs as part of its consolidation efforts in the Chinese market. In a statement, Whirlpool said the closure was due to market changes and washing machine production will now be moved to the Hisense-Whirlpool joint venture…
Kleenmaid Enters Into Administration
The Kleenmaid kitchen and laundry appliance business founded by a washing machine repair man almost 25 years ago has entered into administration owing $67 million AUS. Administrators said yesterday up to 150 staff had been made redundant, with Kleenmaid’s 20 stores across Australia, which include…