In its effort to provide consumers with high-quality home appliances that fuses impeccable form with versatile functionality, LG Electronics (LGE), a global leader in digital home appliances introduces the TV Refrigerator — a 21 cu. ft. refrigerator with a 13″ TFT-LCD TV monitor and radio fun…
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Domestic Appliance News
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Producers Welcome Government Delay to Waste Recycling
REPIC, the not-for-profit recycling body set up by 45 of the UK’s leading electrical goods producers, has welcomed the government’s announcement of a delay to the implementation of the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive until January 2006. The WEEE Directive will impact…
Outrageous rise in speeding fines in Scotland
Figures just released by the Scottish Executive show a rise is speeding fines handed to drivers in Scotland of over 61% in a single year. If anyone ever needed proof that speed enforcement is not saving lives, this is it. Despite an increase of 61% in the number of speeding fines issued between 2…
Italy’s politest billionaire turns up the heat
Indesit chairman Vittorio Merloni bought Hotpoint to make his company a top contender. Next he wants to overtake Bosch and Electrolux FOR a billionaire with a sizeable chunk of European business under his belt, Vittorio Merloni is a surprisingly hesitant figure. Short, lean, bespectacled and cour…
Price war cooling off in household appliances market
China’s household appliances are increasing investment in mid- and high-end products instead of engaging in another “irrational” price war, Economic Information Daily reported. With the price rises in raw materials and the government’s requirement of energy labels for household appliances this ye…
Whirlpool Selects ServicePower
ServicePower Field Service Solutions (FSS), a division of Annapolis, MD based ServicePower announced it is working with Whirlpool Corporation to develop an innovative, state-of-the-art system for processing and managing warranty claims and for managing the dispatch of work to independent service …
Comet to market Chinese Washing Machine
The Chinese came into the UK market with a bang today with the launch of a new range of washing machines, driers and dishwashers. Aries Manufacturing based in Fuzhou, Fujian Province are said to be turning out machines at the rate of 4,000 per hour. Already Comet has signed an exclusive deal to i…
2004 results: Indesit Company sales up 5.6%
Milan, 10th February 2005 ““ 2004 was another year of growth in sales for Indesit Company. The preliminary figures for 2004 were reviewed today by the board of directors meeting in Milan. Sales stand at €3,175m, Ebit at €248m and profit before tax at €185m.
Electrolux Wins Five Design Awards
Five Electrolux products have been recognized for their excellence in product design at the 50th edition of the red dot design award competition. More than 4,000 entries from 40 countries compete for the red dot, an international seal of quality for outstanding design.
CPSC/Whirlpool Announce Recall of KitchenAid(R) Toasters
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following recalled pro…