Electrolux, the world’s largest maker of consumer electronics, has said third-quarter profits have been hit by higher raw material costs. The price of steel, for example, has more than doubled since 2003.
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Italian white-goods maker Merloni opens new EUR 40 mln refrigerator plant in Lod
Warsaw. (Interfax-Europe) – Italian white-goods maker Merloni Elettrodomestici’s Polish unit will open a new plant in the city of Lodz on October 18, the company said in a statement. The factory, Merloni’s second in Lodz, will employee 900 and cost EUR 40 mln to open. The factory will produce ref…
DASA Annual General Meeting 2004
As most of us know the DASA AGM took place over the weekend in York. The event was reasonably well attended by members, work providers and a couple of manufacturers.
New Vacuum Cleaner Hits The Streets Soon
Seemingly not content with with simply seeing all the dirt from their carpets spinning around and around, UK consumers are soon to get introduced to a vac that has been crossbred with a hovercraft!
Electrolux to boost Far Eastern procurement
Electrolux Group, the world’s largest electrical appliance producer, plans to source components worth US$400 million, or about 20 percent of its procurement in Asia, from local manufacturers this year, a company official said yesterday. The amount would mark an eight-fold increase from last year….
Miele@home InfoControl awarded “Focus in silver”
In 2004 the appliance manufacturer Miele has received 13 design awards. Decisive criteria for the Baden-W¼rttemberg 2004 international design prize awarded for Miele@home InfoControl were the “interaction between user and product” and the “outstanding design features created by product eng…
Fisher & Paykel buys US company
New Zealand’s biggest appliance maker Fisher and Paykel Appliances said today it acquired United States manufacturer and distributor of premium cooking appliances, Dynamic Cooking Systems. “DCS is considered one of the leading brands of high-end indoor and outdoor cooking appliances in the United…
Local Maytag dishwasher assembly plant ‘sets the bar’
Assembly workers at Maytag’s Jackson Dishwashing Products plant walked off the job Thursday morning.
Casa hit by LG distributorship withdrawal
SINGAPORE : Electrical products and electronic home appliance distributor Casa Holdings says its turnover for the next financial year ending September 30, 2005 will be drastically reduced.
Which say don’t buy Hoover’s The One Vac
Don’t buy this one if you want to effectively vacuum your floors and carpets Our ears pricked up when we heard about Hoover’s new baby, cockily named The One. With its striking design and ““ unusually for Hoover ““ a premium price tag, this bagless upright looks like an attempt to woo…