Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR – News) has been named to the 2005 list of Top 20 U.S. Companies for Leaders, making this the second consecutive year the company has been acknowledged for its focus on developing leaders within the company. Whirlpool ranked twelfth out of 373 U.S. organizations w…
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Indesit Discusses Conversion of Melano Plant
The future of the Indesit Company Melano plant was at the heart of a meeting between company management and trade unions after the Italian appliance maker expressed concerns over the current economic downturn and spoke of the need to look to converting the plant to other lines of products.
Whirlpool Names Brian Hancock Vice President
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., May 20 — Whirlpool Corporation today announced that Brian D. Hancock has joined the company as vice president in charge of Supply Chain, North America. He will report to John C. Anderson, senior vice president, North American Operations.
llinois Court Awards Dimplex Enhanced Patent Damages
Dimplex North America Limited announced that the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago has ruled in its favor on several post trial motions and has entered final judgment for damages in the amount of US $12.4 million in favor of Dimplex in its patent infringement suit…
Ripplewood to buy Maytag for US$1.13bil
Maytag Corp, one of the premier brand names in America for nearly a century, but struggling recently with sagging market share and profits, said on Thursday it agreed to be acquired for US$1.13bil by investors led by private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings LLC.
Maytag to Be Acquired by Investor Group
Appliance maker Maytag Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement by which an investor group led by private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings LLC will acquire all outstanding shares of Maytag in a cash merger for U.S. $14 per share.
Dixons may desert ailing High street misery!
DIXONS is experiencing high street misery, according to CEO John Clare.
Striking it hot
Household electrical appliance maker Glen Dimplex is known for controlling €1.5 billion worth of global sales through a core team of just 17 people at its headquarters in Dublin. So when three of those 17 people, including founder-chairman Martin Naughton, descend on India in the peak of sum…
Samsung’s POPCON Refrigerator Brings the Multimedia
Samsung Electronics, a global leader in convergence technology and one of the world’s largest and most innovative manufacturers of home appliances, today launches its POPCON (Popular Convergence) Refrigerator. The 25 cubic foot refrigerator features a detachable 10.4″ wireless TFT (Thin Film Tran…
AT&T Provides Network Solution to Fisher & Paykel
Fisher & Paykel Appliances, one of New Zealand’s best known companies and a leading manufacturer of “white goods,” has entrusted the roll-out of its new fully managed global network to AT&T. The new network is designed to support the aggressive business expansion of Fisher & Paykel …