Whirlpool Romania estimates that a 10-15 percent increase in prices could be the only way some players on the market could make a profit this year. “Now, considering the volume is declining on the household appliance market, the solution is for us, as industry, to be able to raise the price, so a…
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Domestic Appliance News
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Samsung Launch Waterless Washing Machine
Samsung has announced the release of a new 8-kilogram washing machine for Australia that washes without water it is claimed. The new model features AirWash, which removes odours from clothes without the need for water or detergent. As far as we are aware it will not clean clothes as would be achi…
More Redundancies At Comet
Comet has announced a further 39 redundancies at its Hull business centre further to the job cuts announced last month that we reported previously. The firm began a consultation with staff at the beginning of March, saying that 98 of the 206 employees at the offices in Hull could face losing thei…
Plymouth Businessman Buys Empire Direct
Chris Dawson has pulled off another coup by buying £29million worth of electrical goods from a failed retailer Empire Direct. Reportedly Plymouth’s richest man, with a reported fortune of more than £150 million, fought of competition from across Europe to complete the deal to buy Empi…
New Appliance Standards To Save £150 Million
New minimum standards designed to ensure that only energy efficient household products are sold in the European market will help the UK save £150 million a year, the government has said. Sustainability minister Lord Hunt of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said…
Fisher & Paykel Workers To Be Laid Off
More than 300 workers will finish up at Brisbane’s Fisher and Paykel refrigerator factory on Thursday, as the company prepares to shift operations to Thailand. The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) says the workers aren’t highly paid and the decision is disappointing especially given …
Vestel To Close Centers
Private consumption tax relief, delivered as part of the Turkish government’s fourth financial measures package, has not been able to relieve the white goods industry. As the industry contracted over 30 percent since the beginning of the global crisis, Vestel, Turkey’s biggest television maker, d…
Dyson Slams Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner Eco Claims
Pocket-lint have published an article in which they report that Dyson got in touch with them to rubbish some Electrolux claims made when the Electrolux launched its “Ultra Silencer” vacuum cleaner recently. Firstly, Dyson has issues with the Electrolux claim that their machine is the first to be …
Class Action On Compressor Price Fixing?
A New York law firm has issued a press release with the obvious intent of launching a class action against several manufacturers using Embraco compressors made in Brazil. The full press release is as follows:
Electrolux Recall Vacuum Cleaners Due To Fire Hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Ergorapido, Pronto and Precision Vacuums are the affe…