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Miele’s Reinhard Zinkann Elected CECED President

  

Members of European appliance association CECED elected Reinhard Zinkann, Executive Director and Co-Proprietor for Miele, to be CECED’s new President. The vote took place during the association’s annual General Assembly.

“It is a great honor for me to take on the challenge of spearheading CECED’s outreach as its President over the next two years,” said Zinkann. “I will use my mandate to promote further understanding within Europe of industry’s position on key topics such as energy, environment and safety policy. I will also highlight the household appliance industry’s achievements such as the promotion of energy saving and resource efficiency through the use of modern energy and resource efficient appliances. The household appliance industry is a positive, forward-looking industry that is a force for good within the European Union.”

Outgoing CECED President Fabio De’Longhi, of Italian-based appliance maker De’Longhi, now becomes a CECED vice president.

CECED represents the household appliance manufacturing industry in Europe. Member companies are mainly based in
Europe.

Electrolux Group

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The Electrolux Group received six international Plus X Awards for its line of vacuum cleaners and small appliances, including three Best Product of the Year awards.

Electrolux was also named in the category Most Innovative Brands of the Year.

The Plus X Award recognizes innovative technologies and sport and lifestyle products, judged in the categories of innovation, high quality, design, ease of use, functionality, ergonomics, and ecology.
The Most Innovative Brand designation goes to the companies with the most awards.

The products awarded are:
• Ergorapido vacuum cleaner (Best Product of the Year)
• Creative Range of small kitchen appliances (Best Product of the Year)
• Precision4Safety iron (Best Product of the Year)
• UltraOne vacuum cleaner
• Rapido vacuum cleaner
• Éspria coffee maker

Miele’s Scout RX1 robotic vacuum cleaner

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Miele’s Scout RX1 “sets new standards” in robotic vacuum cleaners Miele’s Scout RX1 robotic vacuum cleaner incorporates a Smart Navigation system that uses the principle of ‘systematic’ navigation but with enhanced electronics and software, which the German brand says makes it a “benchmark” product in terms of navigation capacity.

The system features an integrated gyro sensor that measures and registers the turning movements, with a high-quality digital camera scanning the ceiling of the room several times a minute to ensure precision. The Scout RX1 also benefits from seven infrared sensors that scan 180 degrees in front of the robovac to avoid collisions, and has a further three sensors beneath to avoid falling off steps. It is claimed to have good traction on all common floor coverings is able to negotiate height differences of up to 2cm. The Triple Cleaning System has two long rotating side brushes that target difficult areas along the walls of rooms or furniture items and sweep dirt towards the centre of the unit, where a removable beater bar picks up the coarse particles. In the third cleaning stage, a fan transports the finer dust into a removable dust box with 0.6L capacity. An AirClean filter ensures clean air in the room. http://www.miele.co.uk/

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Glen Dimplex is investing in the 45,000 sq ft industrial unit at Buckley in Flintshire to manufacture medical and commercial refrigeration units.

The investment, supported by business finance from the Welsh Government, will create 50 new manufacturing jobs over the next year and recruitment will get underway immediately.

As well as manufacturing electrical heating appliances, Glen Dimplex holds significant market positions in domestic appliances, cooling, ventilation, and renewable energy solution industries worldwide.

Mark Abbott, managing director of Glen Dimplex Professional Appliances and its leading medical refrigeration brand, Lec Medical, said: “As well as enabling us to consolidate our manufacturing base in the UK, this new facility will enable us to capitalise on new and lucrative business opportunities. It’s exciting times all round.

“Our new production facility also places us right at the heart of a manufacturing hub, enabling us to better serve our UK and International client base. As such, our customers will benefit from the opening of this new factory as we can provide them with a much enhanced service.”

Headquartered in Ireland, the company has built up a collection of prominent appliance brands including Dimplex, Stoves, New World, Belling, Lec, Redring Xpelair, Goblin, Roberts Radio and others since its founding in 1973.

With an annual turnover of €1.5bn, the group employs 10,000 people globally, with operations in North America, Germany, Holland, Japan, Poland, Belgium, France, China, Australia and Scandinavia.

The new Welsh facility will form part of the company’s professional appliances division which supplies refrigeration units for hospitals, pharmacies and laboratories.

First Minister Carwyn Jones met with Glen Dimplex founder and owner Martin Naughton at the headquarter offices in Dublin during a visit in November 2013.

Economy Minister, Edwina Hart said: “Glen Dimplex’s decision to expand to Buckley is great news for the area. I am very pleased that we have been able to work with the company to secure this project in Wales.

“It fits well with our aspirations to attract new inward investment companies, especially in the manufacturing sector which is the focus of the nearby Deeside Enterprise Zone.”

The landlord Whitley Estates was advised by commercial agents Legat Owen. Glen Dimplex will be hiring for a wide variety of roles ranging from production operatives to facilities maintenance.

Glen Dimplex new jobs

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Glen Dimplex is investing in the 45,000 sq ft industrial unit at Buckley in Flintshire to manufacture medical and commercial refrigeration units.

The investment, supported by business finance from the Welsh Government, will create 50 new manufacturing jobs over the next year and recruitment will get underway immediately.

As well as manufacturing electrical heating appliances, Glen Dimplex holds significant market positions in domestic appliances, cooling, ventilation, and renewable energy solution industries worldwide.

Mark Abbott, managing director of Glen Dimplex Professional Appliances and its leading medical refrigeration brand, Lec Medical, said: “As well as enabling us to consolidate our manufacturing base in the UK, this new facility will enable us to capitalise on new and lucrative business opportunities. It’s exciting times all round.

“Our new production facility also places us right at the heart of a manufacturing hub, enabling us to better serve our UK and International client base. As such, our customers will benefit from the opening of this new factory as we can provide them with a much enhanced service.”

Headquartered in Ireland, the company has built up a collection of prominent appliance brands including Dimplex, Stoves, New World, Belling, Lec, Redring Xpelair, Goblin, Roberts Radio and others since its founding in 1973.

With an annual turnover of €1.5bn, the group employs 10,000 people globally, with operations in North America, Germany, Holland, Japan, Poland, Belgium, France, China, Australia and Scandinavia.

The new Welsh facility will form part of the company’s professional appliances division which supplies refrigeration units for hospitals, pharmacies and laboratories.

First Minister Carwyn Jones met with Glen Dimplex founder and owner Martin Naughton at the headquarter offices in Dublin during a visit in November 2013.

Economy Minister, Edwina Hart said: “Glen Dimplex’s decision to expand to Buckley is great news for the area. I am very pleased that we have been able to work with the company to secure this project in Wales.

“It fits well with our aspirations to attract new inward investment companies, especially in the manufacturing sector which is the focus of the nearby Deeside Enterprise Zone.”

The landlord Whitley Estates was advised by commercial agents Legat Owen. Glen Dimplex will be hiring for a wide variety of roles ranging from production operatives to facilities maintenance.

Ao expansion

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AO World PLC, the online domestic appliance retailer that listed in London at the end of February, Thursday said it is planning a big expansion into Europe, starting in Germany and then into neighbouring countries like the Netherlands and Belgium

Ao.com

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Ao.com Operating profit before exceptional items was down from £8.4m to £8.2m, however, it incurred costs of £15.4m for its flotation earlier this year bringing it to a £7.2m operating loss.

Ao.com sales surged 40% to £384.9m in the year to March 31, driven by increased order volumes at “slightly higher” average order values to the previous year.

Ao.com added that the 2015 financial year has “started well with trading in line with our expectations in all respects”.

Ao.com chief executive John Roberts said: “I am delighted by the achievements the Ao team has delivered over the course of the last year and the progress we have made in positioning our business structurally and financially to realise the very exciting opportunity we have ahead of us.

“Our UK business continues to build strongly aided by a successful rebranding, introduction of same day delivery and entering the small domestic appliance and television markets. 
“We are making great strides in preparing for our launch into Germany as the first step to becoming a leading European online electrical retailer.”

Ao.com’s capital expenditure for the year was £7.5m, up from £3.3m last year, as it invested in a new head office and its supply chain.

Gross margin increased to 19.3% from 18.5%.

The etailer said it benefited from introducing same-day delivery, extending the cut-off times for next-day delivery from 10pm to midnight, and the extension of services for cooking appliances to include gas and electrical installation.

 

 

 

Little Swan

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GE Appliances and China-based washing machine maker Little Swan have been working cooperatively to “promote development and sale of large-capacity front-loading” washers in the United States.

Little Swan, which is the Laundry Division of appliance maker Midea and goes by the acronym WET, has long served as a contract manufacturer of GE Appliances front-load washing machines sold in the United States. However, GE has opened its own United States plants to make front-load washers; it is not clear to what extent WET will continue to supply GE with front load washers.

Panasonic

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Panasonic  is planning to shift production of some “white goods” appliances for domestic consumption back to Japan due to higher import costs stemming from the weakened yen, company sources said Thursday.

The company is considering starting production of induction heating cookers at a plant in Kobe and washing machines and air conditioners at a plant in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, this summer, they said.

Panasonic has been importing these products from China and other countries where manufacturing costs are relatively low.