Whirlpool UK Appliances Limited, the home of Hotpoint, Indesit, Whirlpool and KitchenAid brands, has announced the appointment of Axil integrated Services in a multi-million-pound contract. This follows a highly successful previous partnership with the waste management firm that saw the manufacturer achieve a 50 per cent reduction in general waste and achieve its zero waste to landfill by 2022 pledge at Whirlpool sites in Peterborough and Yate.
The manufacturer’s re-appointment of Axil highlights Whirlpool UK’s ongoing commitment to its sustainability goals, including its Net Zero 2030 target for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions. To date, the waste management expert has already supported Whirlpool UK in reducing its plastic usage by 80 per cent, as well as an overall reduction in general waste by 50 per cent – approximately the weight of a double-decker bus each month. In addition, Axil has saved the company 1,800 in manual hours by introducing machinery for waste movements and processing.
Jon White promoted to Managing Director of the Lincat Group
Jon White has been appointed as the new MD for the Lincat Group, the UK manufacturer of the Lincat, FriFri, IMC and Britannia brands. Jon who previously held the role of Technical Director succeeds Chris Jones following his promotion to European Group President of Middleby Worldwide in late 2019.
CEO of De’Longhi, Massimo Garavaglia,
CEO of De’Longhi, Massimo Garavaglia, leaves his position “for personal reasons”The resignation will be effective from 31 August next and the company has started the procedures for the succession. “In any case”, the press release points out, “the chairman Giuseppe De’Longhi holds the same powers of ordinary and extraordinary administration that are vested in the chief executive officer, the same powers of the vice chairman Fabio De’Longhi in case of absence or impossibility of the chief executive officer “.
Unox Casa. Superoven
Presented at EuroCucina 2022, the Unox Casa SuperOven offers the possibility to cook like a chef. The collection consists of two models (Model 1 and Model 1S) and allows user to carry out any type of cooking, including grilling, frying, steam cooking, sous vide, smoking, roasting and dehydration. Thanks to the sensors that continuously monitor the percentage of humidity inside the cooking chamber, it is possible to cook food evenly and faster. SuperOven products are equipped with a digital panel capable of starting over 400 automatic cooking processes and a ventilation system that eliminates odors and vapors with professional activated carbon filters. Model 1 use the power and versatility of two superimposed ovens; Model 1S is the most compact configuration, with a single cooking chamber. In addition, washing is automatic: SuperOven cleans itself with a solution of water and a delicate and ecological detergent, patented by Unox. Other pluses are: the Cook Like a Chef digital platform (which offers the support of Unox Casa Chefs every day, H 24), more than 100 video recipes downloadable on the oven, and Personal Cooking Trainer (a group of corporate chefs available 7 days a week for one to one on demand support).
Sub-zero to expand
The Iowa Economic Development Authority also on Friday awarded $2.56 million in investment tax credits and sales and use tax credits to Sub-Zero, a Wisconsin-based refrigeration and appliance manufacturer, to build a 400,000 square-foot facility east of Cedar Rapids’ Eastern Iowa Airport.
New sustainability goal achieved by Elica
Elica, Italian producer of kitchen hoods and electric motors for household appliances and heating boilers, is taking yet another step towards renewable energy and more sustainable production. After announcing last January the attainment of a suitability certification for hydrogen operation of motors manufactured in its subsidiary company EMC FIME, Elica has been continuing in its path towards environmental impact reduction, thanks to a new electrical energy supply agreement stipulated with Iberdrola, one of the world leaders in renewable energy.
For 2022 this choice will allow the company to reduce its own emissions by over 4,000 tons in Italy, which equals to 20% of the total emissions of the Group. Elica Group generates a turnover of over 500 million euros, with a production platform spread out over seven sites including, Italy, Poland, Mexico and China, employing over 3,200 employees. In Italy, where most of its high-end products are manufactured, the company uses about 50.4% of the energy consumed by the whole Group.
Elica – the CEO Giulio Cocci said – is by nature a sustainable company: we have always followed a strategy that adopts ESG principles, which, over the years, has brought us to identify areas in need of improvement and put real actions into place, geared towards reducing our environmental impact. The agreement with Iberdrola comes into play in this specific scenario: we have already started the process in our Italian production sites, therefore we will significantly reduce emissions in our country.
Shark Stratos
Launch of the newest Shark upright vacuum – the Shark Stratos. With Odor Neutralizer Technology to guard against bad odors in your home, new PowerFins HairPro brushroll for the best hair pickup of any upright vacuum, and the strongest suction of any vacuum in America – the Stratos is Shark’s most powerful vacuum ever.
CAFÉ™ COUTURE™ OVEN WITH AIR FRY
CAFÉ™ appliances today announced the wide availability of its newest innovation, the CAFÉ™ Couture™ Oven with Air Fry, which allows its fashionable owners to cook quick weeknight dinners or show-stopping meals for entertaining using 14 essential cooking modes, including a unique ‘Crisp Finish’ mode.
The CAFÉ Couture Oven with Air Fry is available in signature CAFÉ finishes, Matte Black, Matte White, and Stainless Steel, allowing consumers to bring their personal style to the countertop in a 17” x 18.6” x 14” footprint. All models feature signature CAFÉ copper hardware accents.
“With CAFÉ products you never have to sacrifice quality and functionality for personalized design,” said Wayne Davis, senior brand director, CAFÉ. “We’re proud to be the first brand to deliver fourteen cooking functions in one stunning countertop oven. CAFÉ Couture Oven with Air Fry will have you creating masterful weekend brunches, game day snacks and holiday favorites with ease, all with one stunning addition to your kitchen.”
Adding to the CAFÉ Couture Oven’s fashion and function, it is built with simple use and convenience in mind. The CAFÉ Couture Oven is Wi-Fi enabled, allowing consumers to use the Smart HQ app to start and program recipes remotely from their desk, the couch, the car, or wherever their day takes them. The app also allows product updates and new features to be pushed as over-the-air updates as they become available.
“The CAFÉ Couture Oven proves that small appliances, when designed with style in mind, don’t need to be pulled from the countertop and hidden away when you have company,” said André Zdanow, executive director, small appliances and FirstBuild at GE Appliances. “The seamless aesthetic of Couture is matched by its versatility, allowing busy hosts the opportunity to create unique holiday dishes or fast snacks for their families using a single device.”
Electrolux GRO
Electrolux GRO kitchen that offers a fresh take on sustainable eating to a sleek self-heating bento box – this collection of kitchen appliances promises to transform cooking from a Herculean feat to an approachable and enjoyable process! Let your inner chef take over with the help of these innovative and nifty designs!GRO includes a modular compartment system that you can combine like LEGO bricks, depending on your dietary needs and kitchen space. Each compartment is designed not only to preserve ingredients but also to showcase its diversity and beauty. A Plant Gallery, for example, provides optimal conditions for storing fruits and vegetables while also letting you enjoy their fresh appearance behind textured glass.
The GRO Coach digital food companion will help you make the right sustainable choices based on your habits and needs
The system also defies stereotypes of plant-forward diets as bland or unexciting, especially to taste buds. In fact, GRO encourages exploration and experimentation, like the Grain and Pulse Library, which lets you try out alternative sources of protein from grains and pulses
Hisense Tech Conference
On June 2 and 3, 2022, the Hisense Europe Tech conference was held in Velenje (Slovenia). The event gathered the Group’s best research and development teams from all over Europe to present their breakthrough innovations, joined by R&D partners from research institutions.
The conference was the first of the R&D-themed activities which will take place around the opening of the new Hisense Europe R&D Center in Velenje, where the company is establishing a global hub for the development of kitchen appliances for the entire Hisense Corporation.
The innovations of the last two years include sustainable solutions (energy efficiency, low energy consumption, recyclability, low noise, lower carbon footprint), new technologies (use of digital twins in development, development of smart devices, use of artificial intelligence) and development of solutions that increase convenience, living comfort and simplify the use of household appliances.
The event was opened by Hanson Han, CEO of Hisense Europe, who said: «Hisense mission is to deliver an enhanced customer experience that exceeds expectations with every product we sell. High quality products and services are key to our company’s competitiveness, success, growth and our ability to achieve strategic goals. R&D plays a crucial role in this process, being one of the most important pillars of the company, and we are very aware that to achieve our goals, we need competent, innovative and motivated employees. That is why we are steadily increasing our investments in R&D, in knowledge, technology as well as employment of the best talents and creating a stimulating working environment for them.»
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