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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DYSON SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS ITS DESIGN RIGHTS

Today Qualtex lost at the Court of Appeal. Lord Justice Tuckey, Lord Justice Jacob and Lord Justice Lloyd ruled in Dyson’s favour against Qualtex selling vacuum cleaner parts that infringe Dyson’s design rights.

Iceland sheds call centre jobs

More than 80 call centre jobs are being lost at the Flintshire headquarters of Iceland Frozen Foods. The supermarket chain shed 400 workers at its Deeside base last year. The latest job cuts will affect staff who handle customer calls about equipment sold in Iceland stores.

Haier falls short of international status

Haier Group’s overseas profitability has not yet reached the point where the company can be considered an international brand, the president of China’s largest home appliance maker said on Monday. Haier’s overseas sales hit $4 billion in 2005, Yang Mianmian said, but profits from overseas sales f…

China Begins To Introduce New After-Sales Service Rules?

The Consumer Products After-Sales Service Commission of the China Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC) are to draft new after-sales service rules later this year. It is being written in conjunction with the Science and Technology Division of the Ministry of Information Industry, the State Admini…

Union says Electrolux’s AEG strike may lift plant closure costs

IG Metall said the strike that began on Jan 22 at Electrolux AB’s AEG plant in Nuremberg could push the costs of its closure and relocation to Poland up to about 600 mln eur. The union made the calculation based on a number of estimates, including the cost of lost production during the strike and…

Expert Appliance Care To Close

As has been widely reported following months of rumour and speculation within the trade, Expert Appliance Care (EAC) are to close within the next two months. No definitive date is given within the information sent out to agents and clients in a letter dated 28th February.