The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) consumer regulator announced that it has concluded its investigation into New Zealand-based appliance maker Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings and its involvement in the retail pricing of its products.
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Haier Considering Counterbid for Maytag
Chinese home appliance maker Haier Group is considering making a bid for Maytag Corp, the struggling U.S. appliance group that last month agreed to be taken private by Ripplewood Holdings in a 2.1 bln usd deal, the Financial Times reported.
LEC To Cease Production At Bognor Regis
In a letter sent to service agent son the 9th June 2005 LEC has announced that production at its Bognor Regis site will cease by the end of August 2005. This is of course in response to the sale of LEC to Glen Dimplex earlier this year and the subsequent review of the business.
Steam for the household
Steam is hot. Companies are using steam to drive sales of dishwashers, ovens, carpet cleaners and washing machines as competition heats up in the appliance industry. Asian-based electronics companies, including three with U.S. headquarters in North Jersey – Sharp, Samsung and LG Electronics – are…
Domestic appliance makers have to conform
There is an increasing number of electrical devices in the home that emit electromagnetic fields (EMF), to which users are constantly exposed. To tackle this subject, CENELEC (European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation was mandated by the European Commission and the European Free Tra…
One in 10 firms makes false trade body claim
One in ten tradesmen in the Capital falsely claims to be part of a trade organisation, sparking warnings that residents may unwittingly be employing unreliable workmen. A survey of traders by Edinburgh Trading Standards showed ten per cent of building, roofing and plumbing businesses falsely adve…
Some shareholders sue Maytag
At least a half-dozen shareholder lawsuits have been filed against Maytag, claiming that its board of directors is cheating investors by failing to get the best price in a proposed $2.1 billion sale of the company, based in Newton. One of Maytag’s biggest shareholders, Brandes Investment Partners…
Spanish warning over EU’s electronics recycling capacity
European countries aiming to meet the WEEE Directive should concentrate efforts on the treatment of electronic waste, rather than worrying about collections, writes Adam Hooker in Barcelona. That is the advice from Spanish recycling expert Jos© Ramin Carbajosa, who told Bureau of Internation…
Dyson wins ASA complaint against Indesit
Dyson Ltd objected to a national press advertisement for a washing machine that was headed “C”MON GIRLS, LIFE”S TOO SHORT TO SPEND IT WASHING HIS PANTS”. The advertisement stated “INDESIT WASHING MACHINES WITH TIME4YOU. A special Flash Clean programme that gives you an “A” Rated wash in just on…
Dyson complaint not upheld by the ASA
Complaint: Dyson Ltd objected to a brochure for a range of vacuum cleaners. One cleaner featured in the brochure was the Electrolite Cycloniclite Z7108 produced by Electrolux plc; the brochure claimed that it was a “cyclonic” vacuum cleaner. The complainants, who understood the term “cyclonic” to…