Last week the Electrical Product Safety Conference was held in London organised by Electrical Safety first and claims were made that smart products could make stuff safer.
Category: Domestic Appliance News
Domestic Appliance News
All the latest general news from the domestic appliance industry that we find all over the world, and stories that are of interest to the trade and public, often with our own unique non-politically correct spin on it.
We cover almost anything interesting to do with appliances or that affects the industry, including new product releases, scandals, recalls, mergers, takeovers and all the other juicy appliance news from around the world.
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Bosch Dishwasher Shortage
Due to the closure of a component supplier Bosch, Neff and Siemens dishwashers are reported to be in short supply and that dishwasher supplies will remain short until early in 2017.
CDA Relaunches Matrix
CDA are reported to be relaunching the Matrix brand of appliances that, so far as we can tell, were being used almost exclusively for Wren Kitchens.
Samsung Offices Raided
As if things weren’t bad enough already for Samsung now their offices in Seoul have been raided in relation to suspected dodgy payments made to the daughter of President Park Geun-hye’s confidante Choi Soon-sil.
Samsung Recalls 2.8 Million Washers
Samsung are to voluntarily recall around 2.8 million washing machine models sold in the US and Canada that seem to disintegrate dramatically due to a problem with the suspension system that often people describe as the machine exploding.
Family Hub In The UK
Oh the buzz Samsung created around this was brilliant, Samsung’s PR department going into overdrive to tell everyone that they had another smart fridge when we first saw it launched in the USA.
AMDEA Registration Incentive
AMDEA (The Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances) has punted out a press release to tell folks that manufacturers are to offer prize draws for people that register their appliances.
Samsung Dumping Washers
No not actually skipping them although, when you read some of the tales of woe on the internet about Samsung washing machine rattling apart maybe they should consider it but, this is all about dumping products onto the market.
Water Filter Copies Again
American manufacturers and their association are trying to target and stamp out what they say are dodgy water filters although we have no news of it happening here as yet.
Miele Hits Back
Miele have largely as expected struck back at LG’s claim that Miele have infringed on some LG patents on steam washing machines.