Electrolux AB, the world’s largest maker of household appliances, said second-quarter profit fell 25 percent because of costs to move production abroad. The company, maker of Eureka vacuum cleaners, will close another factory as steel prices rise.
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Fake Powder Just Won’t Wash With Us
TRADING standards officers have seized hundreds of boxes of fake soap powder from stores around West Dunbartonshire. The counterfeit packs of Bold Hawaii Fresh and Bold Aqua “” which could cause skin irritations “” were confiscated in an operation last week.
Electrolux warns of threat to earnings
Electrolux, the world’s largest supplier of white goods, Thursday reported lower sales and profits and warned that higher steel prices could hit earnings in the second half of the year.
The only thing robot vacuums cannot do is clean
Adults morph into little children at the sight of almost any kind of robot they encounter, most especially those that pop up in the home. But, to me, home robots in their current state — at least the vacuuming variety — are sort of like the story of the dancing dog: you’re more amazed by the fa…
Maytag recalls laid off workers
Maytag Corporation stock reached a new 52-week low today (Wednesday) as analysts expressed concern that the nation’s third largest appliance manufacturer may have trouble competing.
Consumer Class Action Filed Against Sears and Whirlpool
On June 29, 2004, a class action complaint was filed against Sears Roebuck & Co. (“Sears”) and Whirlpool Corporation (“Whirlpool”) in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by Kershaw, Cutter, Ratinoff & York, LLP, with co-counsel of Finkelstein, Thompson & Loughran and The W…
Mini fridge makes it to the market
Mini fridge inventor Olaf Diegel, from the Institute of Technology and Engineering, has sold his technology to Swiss company, Microlife, who are going to take a refined version of the fridge to the world market.
Electrolux plant closing
Household appliance manufacturer Electrolux yesterday confirmed its Christchurch plant would gradually close over the next 14 months, making 150 workers redundant.
‘Lot of work to do’ at Lec
REFRIGERATION maker Lec has revealed it intention to focus on commercial products, in an attempt to halt consistent losses.
Whirlpool organizes training course for technicians
Whirlpool, an American home appliance manufacturer, on Tuesday began a training workshop for its in-house technicians across Africa to offer quality service to consumers. It would also offer training opportunity to corporate consumers that use in-house technicians such as Taysec, Volta River Auth…