Hoshizaki Europe B.V. has announced the promotion of Simon Frost to the role of Country Director for UK & Europe.
In his expanded position, Mr. Frost will collaborate closely with Hoshizaki’s regional teams across the European continent to streamline operations, align commercial strategy, and strengthen the brand’s standing as the world’s leading supplier of ice-making and commercial refrigeration equipment.
The Problem with Samsung’s AI Appliance Update. Smart refrigerators promise the future: internal cameras that track your milk, AI recipe suggestions, and automatic grocery ordering. But a recent software mishap has highlighted the single biggest risk of the connected kitchen—when smart tech fails, your food goes warm.
Continue readingThe washing machine market is facing slower growth, making product upgrades increasingly important. As consumers look for better care, faster drying and smarter home appliances, heat-pump technology and smart connectivity are becoming key trends.
On September 24, 2026, Skyworth and HarmonyOS Smart Selection introduced their first jointly developed product: the HarmonyOS Smart Selection Skyworth Heat Pump Washer-Dryer Combo.
Continue readingChina’s leading white-goods companies are stepping up share buybacks as the home-appliance market faces slower growth.
Midea Group has been particularly active, with billions of yuan spent on share repurchases. The company plans to cancel the repurchased shares, which will reduce the total number of shares in circulation.
Electrolux Group is relaunching the historic REX brand with a new range of built-in kitchen appliances, including ovens, hobs, hoods, dishwashers and fridge-freezers.
Continue readingBSH Home Appliances Group has marked a major production milestone, with its Nazarje plant in Slovenia manufacturing its 100‑millionth food‑preparation appliance. The achievement reflects decades of investment in advanced manufacturing, workforce development and process optimisation, positioning Nazarje as one of BSH’s most important global hubs for small‑appliance production.
Continue readingChinese appliance manufacturers are rapidly reshaping the Australian market — and the ripple effects are being felt across Europe and beyond. Brands including Haier, Midea, Hisense and TCL are accelerating their expansion, applying intense pressure on long‑established European names such as Bosch, Smeg, Siemens, Gaggenau, Neff, Electrolux and Miele.
Continue readingA new approach to professional laundry is coming to the UK and Ireland — and it could change the way businesses think about space, productivity and performance.
Continue readingCopper Taps Miele to Build Its New Charlie 2.0 Battery‑Powered Induction Range — A Landmark Partnership for Clean Cooking
Copper’s mission to make clean cooking easier just took a major step forward. The startup behind the world’s first battery‑powered induction stove has unveiled Charlie 2.0, a faster, more flexible, plug‑and‑play range designed to help households ditch gas without expensive electrical upgrades. And in a move that’s turning heads across the white‑goods sector, Miele will manufacture the new model at its U.S. plant in Opelika, Alabama — the first time in its 127‑year history that the German premium brand has produced an appliance for another company.
Poland’s Łódź region continues to cement its status as one of Europe’s most important appliance manufacturing hubs — and at the centre of it stands BSH’s clothes‑dryer factory, the Group’s only dryer plant in Europe. After two decades of operation, the site has produced over 26 million units for markets worldwide, backed by a globally responsible R&D team that designs next‑generation heat‑pump dryers right in Łódź.
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