Appliance maker Whirlpool Corporation is donating up to U.S. $1 million in cash, products and services to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. Products to be donated include refrigerators, clothes washers and dryers, all urgently needed by relief centers throughout the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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Mastercard overcharging retailers, Regulator declares
MasterCard stands accused of “taxing”consumers Mastercard and the banks issuing its credit cards have been overcharging their customers, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The fee levied on retailers to recover the costs of the card system was too high, the watchdog says.
Pan-Europe WEEE compliance scheme launches in 4 countries
The European Recycling Platform has announced that it is the first waste electrical and electronic equipment compliance scheme to be running in multiple countries. Although the UK has postponed implementation of the WEEE Directive until June 2006, several other countries within the EU implemented…
CORGI Deploys Bottomline Technologies’ PayBase Payments Solution
Bottomline Technologies, a leading provider of payments and invoice automation software and services, today announced that the Council of Registered Gas Installers (CORGI) has implemented Bottomline’s PayBase payments and collections platform. CORGI is the gas safety watchdog group in the UK, whe…
Miele wins legal battle over patent for honeycomb drum
Miele has won the year-long legal battle over the invention of a very special washing machine drum. The patentability of the invention, registered for Miele as EP 0 935 687 B1, against which other German manufacturers had given notice of opposition, has been confirmed at the highest level by the …
The Dyson-mobile
James Dyson, inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, believes a digital motor designed for one of his newest machines could on day be used in cars.
Plumbers ‘Rip off’ Rates
Quotes for disconnecting an old dishwasher and installing a new one ranged from £10 in the Midlands to £90 in south-east England. Hourly rates ranged from £9 in Wales to £130 in the South-East.
Dyson cleans up in Japanese market
Dyson, the iconic vacuum cleaner manufacturer, has seen one of its machines become the top-selling model in Japan just 15 months after it was launched. Sales of the DC12 – a compact model designed specifically for the Japanese market – have risen by 400 per cent since last August. Dyson now has a…
Maytag, Whirlpool ratings remain on watch
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said Friday that the ratings on Michigan home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Corp. remain on CreditWatch with negative implications. Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool’s ratings were placed on CreditWatch on July 18, following the company’s announcement …
Kitchens draw firms together
A growing number of Korea’s kitchen furniture builders and home appliance makers are teaming up to help each other, as well as themselves. The display of laundry machines, dryers and gas ovens by one electronics firm in model kitchens built by another furniture maker is becoming a common sight. W…