A French investigation into the longevity and early obsolescence of large domestic appliances are leading to calls for changes to legislation to change the environmentally damaging throwaway mentality.
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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Dryers Under Recall
Whirlpool reckons that there are still around 65,000 dangerous dryers still out there in the wild and, how anyone can’t be aware of this now escapes us with the sheer amount of coverage it’s had in the past few years but, apparently, some people still don’t know about it.
Microplastic Filter Introduced
Arcelik (better known as Beko here in Blighty) have invented a filtering system to try to prevent micro plastics from laundry entering the waste stream, preventing them from polluting.
Electrolux To Shed 1700 Jobs
Bloomberg reports that Electrolux will cut close to 1,700 jobs and take a charge of 1.6 billion Swedish kronor ($164 million, we’d give it in £ but that’s a guess these days with Brexit) to reduce spending as the appliance maker battles increased raw material and tariff costs.
Crosslee To Cease Production
Crosslee who makes the famed White Knight brand of tumble dryers here in the UK is to cease production though it’s not clear exactly when that will happen as yet.
Whirlpool Forced To Recall Dryers
News today that Whirlpool is being forced to recall the problematic tumble dryers that were sold by Indesit before Whirlpool bought the business.
Appliance Service Changes
Quietly some companies have been up to stuff with repairs, some we knew about and some we’ve just found out about. Some is investing and some, to us, is just plain daft.
Gorenje Lays Off Staff
Gorenje is to lay off 270 workers as a result of reorganisation after the recent takeover of the company by Chinese company Hisense.
AO Starts Renting
Just when you thought washing machines couldn’t get any cheaper, they do!