To address the need for a cost effective and efficient solution to service its customers, Whirlpool corporation — manufacturers and marketers of home appliances — has deployed an integrated server based contact centre solution called Paragon, developed by Parsec, solution providers for the cont…
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Domestic Appliance News
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i-Robot Launch A New Roomba Vac – The Roomba Discovey
iRobot, the manufacturers of the Roomba intelligent robotic vaccum cleaner have launched a new model which addresses many of the critisisms of the previous generation of robotic vaccum cleaners.
Anglo Iberian Services Seeks Service Agents
Ango Iberian Services (AIS) are currently seeking new service agents in some areas of the UK. CORGI registered companies are preffered if at all possible.
Samsung Develop Nano Technology For Washing Machines
To find Kim Hyung Gyoon’s office in Samsung’s R. and D. complex, just follow the baskets of dirty clothes. No, Kim is not running the company laundromat. As chief of Samsung’s Washing & Cleaning Technology Group, he’s the man behind a new washing machine that deposits tiny silver particles “&…
When appliances quit, most of us don’t call a repairman
When a dishwasher leaks, a refrigerator conks or a stove goes cold, more and more appliance owners are looking to shop for new and dump the old. The legendary Maytag repairman isn’t the only fixer sitting by the phone
Dixons makes move on Greek retailer
DIXONS, Europe’s leading electrical retailer, has moved to take a controlling interest in Greece’s top electrical stores chain. The company announced it had agreed to purchase 38.7 per cent of Kotsovolos for £36 million.
UPDATE: F&P Appliances To Fix Up To 90,000 Dishwashers
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd. (FPH.NZ) will fix up to 90,000 potentially faulty dishwashers in New Zealand and Australia, the New Zealand-based manufacturer’s Chief Executive John Bongard said Friday. The dishwashers, manufactured between January 2001 and December 2002, have a part that mon…
PRG needs a Panadol for PowerHouse
The just-filed Pacific Retail Group annual report reveals the company’s headache-causing UK acquisition PowerHouse has signed up for lease commitments totalling $1.6 billion. PRG is trying to turn around the almost bankrupt electronics chain which it bought last year and the latest accounts show …
It’s just the job
Almost 100 jobs are being created with the expansion of two companies on Teesside. MFI, which was forced to lay off workers three months ago, is to recruit 60 temporary staff due to growth at its Stockton Hygena factory.
Latest generation dishwashers
The latest generation dishwashers have little to do with those of just a few years back. They now have water-saving systems; in case of leaks, the water flow is automatically stopped and the consumption is regulated depending on the load. The Fagor AIS range of dishwashers offer, moreover, the po…