Media sources say that European consumer organisations have released a study on how companies plan products’ obsolescence and are calling for a law giving people information on the longevity of goods and longer guarantee periods.
Category: Domestic Appliance News
Domestic Appliance News
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Whirlpool Up, Electrolux Down
Electrolux and U.S. rival Whirlpool have cut costs and increased their exposure to faster-growing emerging markets to offset slowing growth in Europe and North America.
Comet Collapse Costs £15M
The BBC reports that administrators have confirmed that the total cost of winding up the collapse of electrical retailer Comet will be £15 million.
Dixons Flogs Off Webhallen
Dixons Retail has agreed to sell Webhallen, a subsidiary of Pixmania, to Komplett, a Norwegian based e-commerce company approximately SKr140m (£14 million) in cash.
Icetech In Administration
Freezer manufacturer Icetech which employs around 100 staff in Caithness, Scotland has gone into liquidation.
Hoover To Close Bury Depot
Jobs are under threat at Hoover’s Bolton facility after home appliances firm Hoover announced plans to relocate spare parts warehousing jobs to Italy.
Hotpoint Recall Dishwashers
Hotpoint, which is owned by Indesit, have issued a safety notice or recall on faulty Hotpoint dishwasher models that may prevent a fire risk sold in the UK in 2006 and 2007 as we previously pointed out in this report last month.
LG Robotic Vac Also A Guard Dog
We expect some whacky stuff to come from LG and rival Samsung and we’ve sort of gotten used ot it but they never fail to impress us with strange ideas and this one is a cracker, LG says that it’s robotic vacuum cleaner line could double up as a guard for your home against fire and theft.
LG Styler Offers Detergent Free Cleaning
We hear that LG has plans in its continued effort to achieve global domination before Samsung, to introduce a water free washing machine Says the LG Senior Vice President For LG’s Home Appliance Division but details have so far not been revealed. But we have seen the new Styler model for refreshi…
Xeros Gains £10 Million Investment
Xeros, the cleaning technology company using polymer beads in a washing machine, has raised £10 million from new and existing investors as it looks to accelerate the roll out of its commercial laundry cleaning system.