A couple who claimed an allegedly faulty Zanussi dishwasher was the source of a fire which destroyed their home have settled their High Court action against Electrolux. The case was over the loss of their home contents in the fire.
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Hoover To Promote New Kitchen Range
Hoover is set to invest £1 million in a promotional campaign to promote its new range of kitchen products. The advertising campaign will begin in May and run for the rest of the year, featuring a series of aspirational lifestyle images of modern kitchens, and will also demonstrate the…
Gorenje Launches Touch Screen Ovens
It seems that we’re all destined to have embedded touch screens in our appliances based on the raft of products from Korean companies LG and Samsung but now we also have a range from Slovenian manufacturer, Gorenje.
More Candy Washing Machines ”Explode”
The Sunday Mirror reports yesterday that another instance of a Candy washing machine “exploding” has come to light after. We reported the story in November 2010 and since then we have heard of several other reports of similar failures happening on other Candy and Hoover washing machines.
New Fridge Design Can Work For Ten Days Without Power
A new breed of fridge that can stay cool for up to 10 days without any power has been developed by a British company. Besides keeping food and medicines fresh for longer during outages, in future it could cope well with the power cuts imposed on refrigeration appliances by renewable-energy-powere…
LG Chairman Eyes No1 Spot With Smart Appliances
Lee Young-ha, the head of LG Electronics’ home appliance division, says that LG Electronics, which competes with the likes of Whirlpool and Electrolux for global supremacy in home appliances, aims to be the industry’s undisputed kingpin by 2014.
Kesa Shares Fall On Comet Christmas Sales Plunge
Comet parent company Kesa Electricals has warned of a full-year loss for its UK operation after festive sales plunged by 7.3%. Kesa blamed strong competition and the extreme weather for its like-for-like sales disappointment between November 1 and January 18.
Hitachi To Launch Washing Machine Range
Consumer durables firm Hitachi would enter the washing machine business by end of this year, a top company official said here today. “We are looking into washing machines. We intend to launch seven kg and above top loading washing machines and front loading machines,” Hitachi Home and Life Soluti…
China’s Home Appliances Generate Over Trillion Yuan
In 2010, China’s home appliance industry achieved retail sales of 1.04 trillion yuan ($157.70 billion), marking a new record high in over 10 years, according to the Beijing Times citing reports from China Market Monitor Co. Ltd. Sunday.
Sharp Enters The Washing Machine Market
The Japanese electrical appliance company Sharp has entered the domestic washing machine market for the first time, expecting the products to help it lift overall sales by 25% in 2011, according to Tatsuya Miyagi, managing director of Sharp Thai. “Even though we are a new player in the washing ma…