Appliance NewsAppliances news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Whirlpool, AIBD Announce Competition Winners- August 15, 2008 August 14, 2008 - Whirlpool Corporation and the American Institute of Building Design have announced that Allen Beaumont, president of B&D Design Studio, Inc., and David Pillsbury, of Morales-Keesee Design ...http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/whirlpool-aibd-announce-competition-winne... Black and Decker Corporation - SWOT Analysis - www.companiesandmarkets.com adds new report- August 14, 2008 The report examines the company's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/black-and-decker-corporation-swot-analysi... Vestel eyes European market- August 13, 2008 Vestel, a Zorlu Group subsidiary that is one of Turkey's biggest home appliances suppliers, has bought Denmark's Vestfrost, which is one of Europe's and Russia's biggest appliance brands.http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/vestel-eyes-european-market?fromrss=1 GE Appoints New Company Officers- August 12, 2008 GE announced it appointed four company officers. They include: Charles P. Blankenship Jr., 42, was recently named GE's new vice president and general manager of Commercial Engines at GE Aviation.http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/ge-appoints-new-company-officers?fromrss=... Electrolux names new financial chief- August 12, 2008 Electrolux AB has appointed Jonas Samuelson as its new financial chief, the Swedish appliance maker said Monday.http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/electrolux-names-new-financial-chief?from... Blackstone, China's Qingdao Haier to bid jointly for GE unit: report- August 11, 2008 The newspaper said Blackstone is drawing up plans to invest with Qingdao Haier, as it hopes to build a global enterprise to compete with rivals such as Maytag and Electrolux AB .http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/blackstone-chinas-qingdao-haier-to-bid-jo... Laundry Holdings reports 2Q revenue jump- August 10, 2008 Alliance Laundry Holdings LLC, the Ripon manufacturer of Ajax, Huebsch and Speed Queen commercial laundry equipment, announced Friday that net revenue for the quarter ended June 30 increased $5.5 million, or ...http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/laundry-holdings-reports-2q-revenue-jump?... Continue reading "Here's the scoop: Cat box patent fight gets down and dirty"- August 9, 2008 Now, this is a cat fight. OurPets Co . of Fairport Harbor is entrenched in a patent infringement lawsuit with Applica Inc .http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/continue-reading-heres-the-scoop-cat-box-... Is Jarden's Basket Of Brands A Value Trap- August 8, 2008 What do the brands Rawlings, Ball, Hoyle, Oster, Mr. Coffee, K2 and Berkley have in common They're a few of the more than 100 brands owned by Jarden Corporation .http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/is-jardens-basket-of-brands-a-value-trap?... Data warehouse appliances -- in a nutshell- August 7, 2008 The data warehouse appliance industry is changing -- with vendor acquisitions and increased appeal to preconfigured data warehouse appliances.http://www.topix.net/business/appliances/2008/08/data-warehouse-appliances-in-a-nutshell?f... |