Last week, both Electrolux Kelvinator and Whirlpool of India announced the launch of two new Awards to recognise the accomplishments of Indian women. While the Electrolux-Financial Express Awards for Women in Business aim to recognise contributions of women in the area of business, Whirlpool GR8!…
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Improved perception of FPA
The market perception of Fisher & Paykel Appliances would improve following the sale of its 19.3% stake in sister company F&P Healthcare, Forsyth Barr investment adviser Ken Lister said yesterday.
Whirlpool puts Sk3.5 billion into Slovakia
HOME-appliance manufacturer Whirlpool Slovakia has invested Sk3.5 billion (€86.5 million) in its 12 years of operation in Poprad in the Pre??ov region, upping its total output of automated washing machines to 1.5 million units, the TASR news wire wrote.
It’s a Woman’s world
Pune, February 20: AS befitted the occasion, the rustle of silk dominated the crisp brushing of suits at the first-ever Financial Express Electrolux Awards for Women in Business held on Thursday evening at the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai. Instituted to recognise the contribution of women, the event sa…
High tech is hot in kitchen and bathroom
Manufacturers are betting there is no end to the American appetite for high-tech, high-priced appliances to put in our ever-expanding kitchens and bathrooms.
Whirlpool workers OK five-year contract
Whirlpool workers approved a new labor contract Thursday that will give them a raise of $1.05 an hour over the next five years, plus $2,300 in payments during that time. Dave Jones, president of Local 808 of the International Union of Electrical Workers, said after the vote that although he was “…
Retro fridge cool, but it will defrost
Fresh Produce co-founder, nephew develop ’50s fridge for 21st Century You might say these guys were destined to start a refrigerator business. One helped found a clothing company named Fresh Produce. The other, well, his name is Orion Creamer. Their brainchild: a ’50s style refrigerator dubbed Bi…
The Mathworks, Texas Instruments Unveil New Tool
HOUSTON, TX and NATICK, MA — Providing embedded control systems engineers the ability to visually design, implement and verify real-time control and signal processing algorithms, The MathWorks and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) has announced the availability of Embedded Target f…
The Kitchen Maximized
Imagine a blueprint of your dream kitchen. For a Modernist, it might feature stark white Corian counters with stainless steel Sub-Zero appliances. For a traditionalist, perhaps an enamel and polished brass La Cornue range with gas burners, plate warmers and a barbecue grill. Surround-sound speake…
B&Q tries to steal march on MFI
KINGFISHER’S B&Q arm is determined to be much more than a Do-It-Yourself power tool and paints chain.