iRobot announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended January 1, 2022. The company revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 declined 16% to 455.4 million dollar from 544.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Full-year 2021 revenue, instead, recorded an increase of 9% with a total of 1,565.0 million dollar (1,430.4 million dollar in 2020).
Regarding the geographical areas, iRobot fourth-quarter 2021 revenue declined 29% in the U.S. and 2% in Emea, which was partially offset by 19% growth in Japan. Full-year 2021 revenue grew 22% in Emea, 15% in Japan and 1% in the U.S. Mid-tier and premium robots accounted for 81% of fourth-quarter 2021 robot sales, versus 78% from the prior year’s fourth quarter. Mid-tier and premium robots represented 83% of full-year 2021 robot sales, compared with 78% in 2020.
BSH UK NEW DIRECTOR
BSH UK has announced that Shaun English has been appointed as the new Channel Director, Retail Division
GREY FUNKY TOASTER AND FUNKY KETTLE
The new Grey Funky Toaster and Funky Kettle will be available from May 2022 onwards.
BSH dishwasher milestone
BSH Dishwasher factory In Łódź Poland, produced a millionth narrow dishwasher in January 2022. The Łódź Factory is responsible for the production of 45 cm wide dishwashers since 2020.
This kind of appliances from Poland are exported to over 25 countries around the world.
AO new Scottish depot
AO will move to a new home in Scotland – a 20,000 ft site at the Strutherhill Industrial Estate in Larkhall – with opportunities set to arise for delivery drivers.
David Ashwell, managing director at AO Logistics, said: “I’m so pleased that we’re able to invest in Larkhall and move to a bigger site in the area – the rapid expansion of AO Logistics is really a testament to the hard work of our people.
“The new depot is in an ideal location to support our future growth as a business – we’ll be able to serve our customers in South Lanarkshire even better than before and it means we’re securing the best infrastructure for the future.”
Rangemaster’s new built-in ovens
Rangemaster has added its built-in ovens for 2022, with six models offering a broader choice at various price points.
The collection, which replaces the present single-cavity models, supplement Rangemaster’s integrated appliances such as its wine cabinets and dishwashers.
Adding to the company’s top class Eclipse range are two 69-litre models with 13 functions, such as ‘Fast Cooking’ and ‘Steam Clean’, that are supplied with a meat probe and telescopic runners as standard.
Both ovens in the Eclipse range are available pure black glass with black stainless steel trim, with the flagship model boasting a pyrolytic cleaning feature, while the other addition has a rotisserie attachment that works with the grill.
In addition, priced lower than the Eclipse range are two touch-control ovens with LED panels, with 13 functions plus pyrolytic function.
These built-in ovens are offered in the company’s standard black glass and stainless trim.
Completing the line-up are Rangemaster’s cost-effective ovens with metal dial controls in six and 10 function versions.
Available in black glass and brushed aluminium, the six-function version provides grill, fan-assisted grill and bake options, at the same time as the 10-function model also includes ‘Fast Cooking’ and ‘Top Heat’ features.
Miele service
The large-scale ‘Kundenmonitor Deutschland 2021‘ study based on the in-depth questioning of more than 1500 consumers, recognizes the quality of Miele service. The brand came out top in the ‘Global satisfaction’ category’ and excelled in terms of quality of advice, friendliness, fast delivery and clear and precise working patterns.
With 64% fully convinced and 20% satisfied customers, Miele achieved top position for customer satisfaction. In terms of friendliness to callers, accessibility by telephone, expert advice over the phone and dealing with callers’ problems, the company is also in first place in the competitive comparison
Dyson Dust Survey
Discover the Dyson Global Dust Study 2022.
Dyson Surveyed over 12,000 people from around the world on their cleaning habits. And uncovered some interesting facts. http://ms.spr.ly/6047wKyoz
RKW enjoy Spring fair
RKW report a record year at Spring Fair!
Managing Director, Rob Sutton, commented: “This is a very exciting time for RKW as we cement more exclusive brand partnerships and migrate into new product markets. I have been exhibiting at Spring Fair for over 30 years now, and the number of visitors we had this year was truly unprecedented.”
RKW has a 30-plus year pedigree in successfully developing and distributing top brands and products with a group turnover of £180m+. It is Europe’s leading manufacturer and distributor of small domestic appliances (SDA) and housewares products for its owned and licensed portfolio of brands. As well as Tower, Black+Decker, Morphy Richards, Akai and Carmen and RKW distributes for leading brands including Breville, Russell Hobbs, Swan, Hoover, Lavazza and The Funky Appliance Company.
WMF German pro coffee experts coffee machine for the consumer business.
Since 1927, WMF has been producing premium coffee machines for the hotel and restaurant industry, and now, in a major announcement, the company has declared it is launching a fully automatic coffee machine for the consumer business.
“The World of Coffee” includes a whole range of products relating to coffee enjoyment. An outstanding component is the first WMF Perfection 800 coffee machine series. With almost 100 years background in the industry, the high-end German manufacturer is aware that brewing and enjoying a cup of coffee is one of the most sensual things a person can experience. The new fully automatic coffee machines therefore provide a coffee pleasure for all the senses – touch, taste, sight, smell and sound – appeal to all coffee lovers who are seeking this “sensorial” enjoyment at the highest level.The WMF Perfection 800 offers perfect customisation when it comes to “feeling”: Through up to 18 pre-set beverage options, up to 16 customisable user profiles and other variable adjustment options can be adjusted to the individual coffee feeling in the most comprehensive way.
Depending on the machine, users can choose from espresso, ristretto, lungo, cafe cream, double espresso, Americano, breakfast coffee, cappuccino, latte macchiato, cafe latte, flat white, milk coffee, espresso macchiato, recipes for ground coffee, frothed milk, hot milk, hot water and tea (black tea, white tea and green tea).
The new WMF Perfection 800 meets every user’s personal taste with its extensive customisation options in terms of aroma strength, grinding degree (5 levels), and water quantity. The coffee enjoyment experience is rounded off by intuitive operation via a high-resolution TFT touchscreen.
Innovation you can taste…
With its innovative technology, the WMF Perfection 800 delivers an outstanding taste experience: the unique WMF double thermoblock technology enables an outstanding coffee quality – in this technology, the second thermoblock is optimised for heating milk and tea. This ensures excellent temperature accuracy, an optimal distribution of the heated water and perfect milk foam. The milk system is automatically self-cleaning and thus ensures reliable hygiene – cup by cup, day by day.
The outstanding result of the new fully automatic coffee machine can not only be tasted -the impressive aroma can also be smelt: The WMF Aroma Perfection System provides an olfactory experience that makes one want to enjoy coffee. In this system, the thermoblock and the brewing unit are combined, which ensures that the brewing process starts directly with heated water without heat loss.
a patented process, the optimum amount of coffee is ground and pressed into the brewing chamber under high pressure. In the first stage, the ground coffee is pre-cooked with a little water. Then the brewing process is carried out with hot water, in which the coffee flows – wonderfully fragrant – into the cup.
Pleasure begins for WMF even before the first sip – pleasure that one can see: The extraordinary design of the new WMF Perfection 800 is immediately eye-catching: The coffee machine impresses with its high-quality WMF design in Cromargan with anti-fingerprint, which is perfectly staged through a modern illumination by the LED ambient light.
Quality you can hear…
To create a holistic coffee experience, the ears are also pampered with harmonious sound engineering. The WMF Perfection coffee machine has additional damper technology on the pump. The solid honeycomb structure of the inner construction ensures less vibration. The double-layer sandwich housing made of plastic frames inside and Cromargan cladding on the outside, which is connected to a damping material, completes the optimal sound – not too loud, not too quiet, but simply perfect.
Three machines for a world of sensations…
The launch of the new WMF fully automatic coffee machines takes place as a series with three devices: The WMF Perfection 800 is available in the following versions: WMF Perfection 840L, WMF Perfection 860L and WMF Perfection 890L.
The machines differ in terms of the user profiles that can be stored and the customisation options that can be set. The tea
specialities and the premium glass milk container are only available from the 860 versions. The top model 890L is also delivered exclusively with a matt black stainless steel housing.
Key Selling Points:Superior coffee quality thanks to unique WMF double thermoblock technology;Impressive aroma thanks to WMF Aroma Perfection System;Perfect customisation with up to 18 pre-set beverage options & up to 16 customisable user profiles for up to 8 beverage favourites.
The WMF Perfection 800 fully automatic coffee machine series will be available from April 2022.
RRP:
WMF Perfection 840L: €1,599;WMF Perfection 860L: €1,799;WMF Perfection 890L: €1,999.
