Category: Whirlpool

Whirlpool Inc. is moving a production line for ice makers for refrigerators from its plant in Fort Smith to China.

WASHINGTON — A last-minute move in Congress to limit an appliance tax credit to products manufactured in the United States will not stop Whirlpool Corp. from considering moving some of its production from Fort Smith to Mexico, a company official said this week.

FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Whirlpool Corp. is moving jobs and another one of its production facilities overseas.

Negotiators for Whirlpool Corp. in Evansville and Local 808 of the IUE (International Union of Electrical Workers) have started discussions on a new labor contract to replace the four-year agreement that expires Feb. 19.

(Originally pulished on 17/12/03) It may have taken a few months to emerge from the spin cycle, but appliance giant Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR) on Tuesday offered up some better-looking indications of things to come. The company, which makes many of the appliances that may be in your own home under its…

Word has reached UKW of the reasons for Whirlpool’s UK Franchise Manager, Tim Lynch, leaving the company at such short notice as we reported on 9th December 2003 which came as a surprise to many people.

Word has reached us tonight that the UK franchise manager has left the company.

FORT SMITH, Ark. — Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. said Monday that it expects to shift some refrigerator production from a plant at Fort Smith to a new facility being built in Mexico.

BENTON HARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 10, 2003–Whirlpool Corporation today announced a series of initiatives to strengthen the company’s global operating platform in North America and extend its leadership position in the U.S. appliance industry. The initiatives are part of a comprehensive…

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Home appliance maker Whirlpool Corp. on Wednesday said its third-quarter profit rose 4 percent, boosted by purchases of its higher-priced laundry and kitchen products.