Firefighters are battling to stop 1,000 litres of toxic liquid seeping into drains following a major leak at a refrigerator supplier earlier today.
Category: Domestic Appliance News
Domestic Appliance News
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Maytag CEO says U.S. workers must cut costs
Maytag Corp. chairman and CEO Ralph Hake warned shareholders Thursday that expenses at the company’s U.S. plants must come down for the home appliance maker to remain competitive with cheaper imports.
Whirlpool closes appliance factory that employed 600
The 600 workers at Whirlpool Corp.’s appliance factory east of Quebec City worked their last shift on Thursday, two years after the company announced its closure.
Hoover’s free flights fiasco recalled
When Hoover’s free flights promotion was launched to a wide-eyed British public in August 1992, it seemed too good to be true. Over the next 21 months, many Hoover customers discovered it was.
Free flights for signing up to BTroadband
Not whitegoods news as such, but an interesting comparison drawn with Hoover and with the showing of “Trouble At The Top” on BBC2 this evening I thought timely. K. BT Group is offering to fly new broadband Internet customers to America or Europe free, echoing Hoover’s ill-fated promotion that cos…
Electrolux will close vacuum cleaner factory in Vastervik, Sweden
Electrolux has decided to discontinue production of vacuum cleaners in Vastervik, Sweden. Production will gradually be transferred to the Electrolux vacuum cleaner factory in Hungary. Production will continue during 2004, and is expected to end in the first quarter of 2005.
Salton Reports Third Quarter Results Company to Restructure U.S. Operations
LAKE FOREST, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 11, 2004–Salton, Inc. (NYSE: SFP) announced today its results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 27, 2004. The Company reported net sales of $191.4 million for the quarter versus $166.4 million for the same period in fiscal 2003. The increase in net …
In the Cuban capital of domestic refrigerators
THREE years after its rebirth as a manufacturer of efficient domestic refrigerators under the brand name ANTILLANO, the Domestic Appliance Production Enterprise (INPUD) in Santa Clara has confirmed this central Cuban city as the country’s capital of home refrigerators.
80 more jobs to go at Electrolux
LESS than three weeks after Electrolux announced it was cutting 200 jobs from its Orange fridge factory, it now appears up to 80 more jobs could be cut from the plant.
Harbor Town gets an anchor
BENTON HARBOR — After sitting vacant for about 15 years, the former Kay Building on Main Street in downtown Benton Harbor is again teeming with activity.