Whirlpool, the home appliance maker that is buying smaller rival Maytag, reported a 30 percent jump in its fourth-quarter profit Thursday on strong product pricing and lower taxes.
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.
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Warning over Finish PowerBall tablets
Consumers are being warned about Finish PowerBall tablets. A number of dishwashers have been damaged because of the tablets over-foaming, which causes a switch in some dishwashers to be turned off.
World’s First Washing Machine Recycles Water
Sanyo is quite environmentally-friendly these days, committed to businesses that use water circulation and recycling technology applications. During Sanyo’s product studies, they estimated that the overall demand for washing machines in Japan to be 4.57 million units. So, they put their heads tog…
No Electrolux bid in works, LG Electronics says
South Korea’s LG Electronics denied stock market rumors on Wednesday that it might bid for Electrolux, the world’s biggest white goods maker, whose shares had risen in Stockholm.
Can a mathematician fix your washing machine? Study group to find out.
Mathematics has moved way beyond the classroom walls as the result of a Massey University initiative. The country’s top mathematicians will gather at the University’s Auckland campus soon for their third annual brainstorm on a wide range of industry and everyday problems.
Bavarian Premier In Electrolux Talks
Electrolux AB CEO Hans Straberg is in talks with Edmund Stoiber, the Bavarian premier, and the German trade union IG Metall, according to an AFX News report.
UK Whitegoods NEC Meeting
As most of the regular UK Whitegoods readers and members will be aware the next UK Whitegoods meeting will be held at the NEC over the 23rd, 24th and 25th of February 2006. This meeting is shaping up to be one of the best we’ve had with great attendance and some really interesting guests and spea…
Wash clothes with thin air
It could be a godsend for drought-stricken communities a washing machine that needs no water or powder yet cleans clothes in a jiffy. Scientists in Singapore have invented the revolutionary appliance called the Airwash and it has already caught the eye of one major manufacturer.
Magnetic fridge attracts top innovation prize
The inventors of an environmentally friendly magnetic fridge won top prize in the Swiss Technology Award at an inaugural event promoting Swiss innovation.
Sanyo Electric relinquishes board control
Sanyo Electric, one of Japan’s biggest consumer electronics makers, said on Wednesday it was handing board control to consortium of investors, including Goldman Sachs, as it finalised a Y300bn injection designed to help it counter a crippling debt burden and steep earnings decline.