The government will this week come under renewed pressure to set a firm date for ending the individual worker’s right to opt out of the maximum average 48-hour week stipulated by EU law. Finland, the current EU president, has summoned the 25 labour ministers for an extraordinary meeting on Tuesda…
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Domestic Appliance News
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Robots Recycle Old Refrigerators
The latest in robotic recycling technology goes to work in Hayward this week and will convert old, discarded energy-wasting refrigerators into reusable materials and even additional electricity.
Profits put Dyson in high earners league
Inventor James Dyson paid himself £31.5m last year, putting him amongst Britains highest earners.
Indesit: 2006 Builds on 2005 Turnaround
Indesit Company said third quarter 2006 sales were 871 million euros, up 5 percent on third-quarter 2005 sales. Indesit also reported net profits: 23 million euros, up 127 percent on 2005.
LG Expands Built-In Appliance Range
LG Electronics has expanded its built-in appliance business in the Middle East, concentrating on a high-end products range that seamlessly combine individual home appliance products such as oven, refrigerator, IH hob and dishwasher, into a well-designed package.
Sanyo May Sell Fridge Plant To Haier
Today it has been reported that Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. is in talks with Haier Group to sell its flagship refrigerator plant in Thailand and procure the products from the appliance maker in China on an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) basis. Details such as the expected sale price of the pl…
Web Electrical Retailer Goes Bust
On Monday 16 October 2006 the Dunstable based retailer “The Electric Shop” who operated primarily from it’s website, www.electricshop.com, was placed into administration. David Crawshaw and Myles Halley, both licensed insolvency practitioners and partners of KPMG LLP, were appointed as administra…
First Whitegoods from Sharp
SHARP is moving into white goods in Europe. The company, better known over here for its consumer electronics products in particular LCD TVs, is trialling a £1,800 four-door fridge-freezer with a national retailer in the run up to Christmas.
LG Introduces ”Bling” Fridges
All too often you see one person’s taste in whatever decor you choose to name being wildly different from what you would consider “normal”. Well LG have re-decorated a little and come up with the “ART” series of fridge freezers, some will love them and some will hate them.
Gorenje Opens Refrigerator and Freezer Plant in Valjevo
One of the biggest European manufacturers of household appliances, Gorenje, officially opened a new plant for the production of refrigerators and freezers in Valjevo, Serbia, on Oct. 16, 2006. The total investment is valued at 20 million euros (approx. U.S. $25 million).