Fabriano is a town and comune of Ancona province in the Italian region of the Marche , at 325 metres (1,066 ft) above sea level . It lies in the Esino valley 44 kilometres (27 mi) upstream and southwest of Jesi ; and 15 kilometres (9 mi) east-northeast of Fossato di Vico and 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of Gubbio (both in Umbria ). Its location on the main highway and rail line from Umbria to the Adriatic make it a mid-sized regional center in the Apennines . Fabriano is the headquarters of the giant appliance maker Indesit (partly owned by Whirlpool ).
57-570: Indesit Company ( / ˈ ɪ n d ɪ s ɪ t / ; Italian pronunciation: [ˈindezit] ) is an Italian company based in Fabriano, Ancona . It is one of the leading European manufacturers and distributors of major domestic appliances (washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, fridges, freezers, cookers, hoods, ovens and hobs). Founded in 1975 and listed on the Borsa Italiana between 1987 and its 2014 purchase by Whirlpool Corporation ,
114-649: A 60% stake in Indesit and its owner Hotpoint, which was a market leader in Italy, the United Kingdom and Russia, from the Merloni family to further expand outside its U.S. home market. Following the buyout, Indesit was delisted from Borsa Italiana on 3 December of that year. In 2017, police investigation pointed to an Indesit made Hotpoint fridge freezer , model FF175BP of 2006-2009 (discontinued since then), caused
171-561: A 60% stake in the Italian rival Indesit . In December Whirlpool completed a successful mandatory tender offer for the remaining shares and de-listed Indesit from the Milan Stock Exchange , becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Whirlpool Italia Holdings S.r.l. In January 2017, Whirlpool announced that it would cut about 500 jobs from its Europe, Middle East, and Africa dryer manufacturing units by 2018. This decision provides
228-420: A bit unfair on a local authority such as Peterborough to have to take responsibility for what is a national issue.” In response to the criticism, a council spokesman said: “An independent review, which began earlier this month, is currently taking place and we would expect the company to fully comply with the outcome. We will strongly defend our position if Which? is granted a judicial review and bearing in mind
285-596: A distribution center. In August 2013, Whirlpool announced it would acquire a 51% majority stake in China's Hefei Royalstar Sanyo (a joint venture between Japan's Sanyo Electric Co, now a unit of Panasonic Corp , and Hefei State-Owned Assets Holding Company Ltd, the investment arm of the local state government) for $ 552 million and give the company leverage to expand in the Chinese appliance market. In July 2014, Whirlpool announced it would pay €758 million ($ 1 billion) to buy
342-435: A fault in the gear transmission led the customer to threaten their return. After the machines were recalled and repaired, Federal Electric doubled the order. They remained a customer for three years, then they began producing their own washers. The loss of Federal Electric forced Upton to diversify until, in 1916, they landed Sears, Roebuck & Co. as a customer. Sears began selling two types of Upton wringer washers under
399-632: A fire started by faulty domestic appliances nearly once every day and issued a five-point notice concerning Whirlpool's advice on faulty appliances: In September 2016, Andy Slaughter , the MP for Hammersmith whose constituency includes Shepherd's Bush said the government had failed to stand up to the “powerful industry lobby” representing white goods manufacturers. He was reported to have urged ministers to instruct Whirlpool and other companies to change their advice to customers, and insisted that faulty appliances that may cause fires be recalled and replaced. In
456-552: A major television producer for Sears. The purchase also included the division Thomas Organ Company. Whirlpool exited the television market in 1976 by selling the operations to Japan's Sanyo Electronic Co., but retained the organ business for the electronic technology. By 1978, annual revenues exceeded $ 2 billion. In 1986, Whirlpool acquired KitchenAid , a division of the Hobart Corporation . It also announced that it would close most of its manufacturing facilities in
513-505: A patent to a manual clothes washer. He approached Emory to determine if he could add an electric motor to the design. With the aid of a $ 5,000 investment from retailing executive Lowell Bassford, they began producing electric motor-driven wringer washers. Soon after its founding, Lou's younger brother Fred joined the company. Their first customer, the Federal Electric division of Commonwealth Edison , ordered 100 machines, but
570-633: A product recall. Whirlpool offered to fix faulty machines or replace tumble dryers at a cost of £99 - an offer met with derision with consumer groups and in the press. Parliament discussed widespread difficulties with getting faulty machines fixed or replaced, including long wait times and poor service. On Friday 19 August 2016, a fire broke out on the seventh floor of an 18-storey Shepherds Court building in Shepherd's Bush Green resulting in hundreds of residents being evacuated. London Fire Brigade said 20 fire engines and 120 firefighters were sent to tackle
627-467: A session of parliament on 13 September 2016, Slaughter revealed that he had "tracked down 750 fires caused by Whirlpool dryers and by dryers from brands owned by Whirlpool between 2004 and 2015. We know about 127 models, but Whirlpool will not publish the full list." The same month, following the publication of the investigation results into the Shepherd's Bush blaze that concluded the faulty tumble dryer
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#1732790861492684-606: A subsidiary of Spirea srl, by Armando Campioni, Adelchi Candellero and Filippo Gatta in 1953), its biggest rival on the Italian market which also had a certain international presence, as well as 33% of Philco Italy. In 2005, Merloni Elettrodomestici was renamed Indesit Company S.p.A. In 1988, Merloni, under the Ariston and Indesit brands, had a turnover of USD 1.059 billion, becoming the fourth largest European manufacturer of home appliances. The following year, it acquired and absorbed
741-517: A “fiasco” and claiming that it has failed millions of consumers across the UK by not enforcing product safety laws. Peterborough City Council had been dealing with Whirlpool because its UK head office is located in the city. The move was considered unusual as it was the first time Which? had made a formal legal move involving trading standards "in order to assess the lawfulness of its decision to allow householders to continue to use faulty machines, despite
798-580: Is the best known of the Group's brands outside Italy. At the beginning of 2007, Indesit Company launched the group's new brand architecture, Hotpoint, and combined with Ariston to form the Hotpoint-Ariston brand. On 31 July 2009 the Indesit closed its plant at Kinmel Park, Bodelwyddan Denbighshire, Wales, UK due to a "continuing decline" in the market. The factory employed 305 workers. Andrea Merloni, from 2010, succeeded his father Vittorio to lead
855-569: The Grenfell Tower fire . In 2022, Whirlpool Corporation and Arçelik reached an agreement to merge their European home appliance operations. 75% of this new entity will be owned by Arçelik subsidiary Ardutch N.V. and 25% will be owned by Whirlpool. Indesit posted sales of €2.9 billion in 2012. Indesit Company has eight production sites, of which three are in Italy (Fabriano, Comunanza and Caserta), and five elsewhere (two in Poland, one in
912-529: The "Allen" brand, one for $ 54.75 and a deluxe model for $ 95. Sales grew quickly, and in 1921 Sears appointed Upton as their sole supplier of washers. To avoid becoming over-reliant on Sears, Upton began marketing a washer under their own brand name. The increasing volume of sales led Upton to merge with the Nineteen Hundred Washer Company of Binghamton, New York in 1929, adopting the name Nineteen Hundred Corporation. The company
969-625: The 1959 American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park, Moscow, Brooker presided over the Whirlpool kitchen. The Whirlpool kitchen inspired the Kitchen Debate between then Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev . In 1966, Whirlpool dropped the RCA name, with the brand then being known as Whirlpool. The following year, the company introduced a 24-hour helpline. Also in 1966, Whirlpool purchased Warwick Electronics,
1026-588: The Americas, the Hotpoint brand is controlled by Haier ). In its domestic U.S. market, Whirlpool has eleven manufacturing facilities which employs about 15,000 workers. On November 11, 1911, Louis Upton (1886–1952), who worked as an insurance salesman, and his uncle, Emory Upton, who owned a machine shop , founded the Upton Machine Company. Following a failed business venture, Lou acquired
1083-503: The CMA's final report found that the deal would not likely result in a substantial lessening of competition in the UK. The merger is expected to create value for European consumers by combining the companies' manufacturing expertise, distribution networks, and product pipelines. Supermicro will replace Whirlpool in the S&;P 500 starting at market open March 18, 2024. It was possible after
1140-611: The European appliance businesses of both companies, including brands like Hotpoint and Indesit. Ownership: Arçelik owns 75% of Beko Europe, and Whirlpool owns 25%. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) approval: The CMA provisionally approved the deal in February 2024, and confirmed its final approval in March 2024. The CMA was concerned that the merger could reduce competition, leading to higher prices or lower quality products. However,
1197-510: The French company Scholtès. In 1990, Merloni capital entered Marcegaglia, its supplier of steel tubes, which detected 7% of the shares. In the same year the company had approximately 6,000 employees in various establishments including France, Portugal and Russia. In 1994, Merloni had a turnover of 1,920 billion lire with a market share of 10% in Europe. The following year took over one third of
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#17327908614921254-796: The RCA-Whirlpool brand name. Whirlpool acquired International Harvester Company 's refrigeration plant in Evansville, IN in 1955. In 1956, a 100-acre (0.40 km ) administrative center was opened in Benton Harbor, Michigan . In 1957, the RCA Whirlpool Miracle Kitchen was introduced with an estimated 15 million television viewers. The company changed its name back to Whirlpool Corporation and brought in Robert Elton Brooker as president. At
1311-476: The Shepherd’s Bush fire but we may not be so lucky if it happens again.” In October 2016, Margot James , the government's consumer minister , said: “Customer safety must be the number one priority for manufacturers. I acknowledge that Whirlpool are making great efforts to modify and replace at-risk machines, but I believe additional action is required to reassure customers and the public. I will be writing to
1368-617: The St. Joseph, Michigan area by the end of 1988. In 1987, Whirlpool began selling compact washers in India and acquired a majority interest in Inglis of Canada. In 1988, Whirlpool bought a 53% stake in the large-appliance division of Philips N.V. , creating a joint venture called Whirlpool International. The purchase made Whirlpool the world's largest manufacturer of major appliances, with annual sales of approximately $ 6 billion. The remaining 47% stake
1425-595: The U.S. Justice Department approved the merger in 2006, the company acquired Maytag, including the Maytag, Jenn-Air , Amana , Jade, Magic Chef , Admiral , Hoover , and Dixie-Narco brands. It sold Dixie-Narco to Crane Co. , and Amana Commercial to AGA . In 2007, Whirlpool sold Hoover to Techtronic Industries , TTI Floorcare, and Jade Appliances to Middleby Corporation . It also closed plants in Newton, Iowa , Searcy, Arkansas , and Herrin, Illinois , resulting in
1482-754: The UK, one in Russia and one in Turkey) counting 16 thousand employees. Fabriano, Ancona Fabriano, with Roma, Parma, Torino and Carrara, is an Italian creative city (UNESCO). The town is in the category Folk Arts (for the Fabriano's handmade paper production). Fabriano appears to have been founded in the early Middle Ages by the inhabitants of a small Roman town 5 kilometres (3 mi) south at Attiggio (Latin Attidium ), of which some slight remains and inscriptions are extant. In 1276, Fabriano became one of
1539-548: The Whirlpool Corporation was mired in controversy in the UK for its decision not to recall faulty items that have caused deadly fires. On October 10, 2014, Bernard Hender, 19, and Doug McTavish, 39, died following a fire at a flat in Llanrwst , North Wales. Coroner Dave Lewis ruled that the cause of the fire was “on the balance of probabilities” an electrical fault with the door switch on the dryer. He described
1596-411: The appliances and stop using them until they were repaired. Whirlpool was also required to publicise the changed advice to consumers through advertisements in national newspapers , through social media and in stores . The enforcement notices had been originally issued on 16 January 2017, and were rejected by Whirlpool, which filed for an appeal that was then rejected. Had the company not complied with
1653-519: The blaze at 3.44pm, and that it was under control by 5.30pm. The occupants were at home when smoke started pouring out of the tumble dryer and they alerted fire crews, with the fire later confirmed as being caused by a faulty Indesit branded Whirlpool tumble dryer. At the time Whirlpool advised customers that ”You may continue to use your tumble dryer whilst waiting for the modification, however, we require that you do not leave your dryer unattended during operation as an extra precaution (i.e. do not leave
1710-448: The brands Hotpoint, Indesit, Creda, Swan and Proline and manufactured over an 11-year period between April 2004 and September 2015 present a fire risk. An estimated 5.3 million tumble dryers were bought in the UK over the time period. Originally, and even after several fires were confirmed as being caused by faulty devices, Whirlpool advised customers that using such devices was safe provided they were not left unattended but would not issue
1767-462: The capital of Star S.p.A. (Società Trevigiana Apparecchi Riscaldamento), an Italian company of Conegliano Veneto producer of kitchen hoods, which will be fully acquired in 2002 and merged with the Company in 2003. In 1999, through Fineldo, the holding of Merloni family, acquired Panini, manufacturer of collectible stickers. In 2000, Indesit took over the entire capital of Philco and acquired Stinol,
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1824-680: The closure of the plant in Amiens , France, which became an issue in the 2017 French presidential election , with both Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron visiting the workers on strike before the second round. In October 2017, Whirlpool and retailer Sears Holding Corp. reportedly ended their 101-year old association that allowed Whirlpool branded appliances to be sold at Sears stores, and later at Kmart . The companies reportedly were unable to come to an agreement on pricing issues. Whirlpool will continue to supply Kenmore appliances manufactured for Sears. In March 2020, Whirlpool Corporation announced
1881-621: The company acquired a majority stake in Embraco , a Brazilian maker of compressors for refrigeration. In 2000, it acquired Brazilian appliance maker Multibrás, owner of the brands Brastemp and Consul, including its stake in Embraco. In 2001, Inglis Ltd. changed its name to Whirlpool Canada. Whirlpool continues to market Inglis appliances to this day. By 2004, annual revenues exceeded $ 13 billion. In 2005, Maytag Corporation shareholders voted to accept Whirlpool Corporation's stock purchase. After
1938-486: The company as the new chairman. On 9 June 2010, the company announced an investment of 120 million over the three-year period 2010–2012 to consolidate its presence in Italy and simultaneously the closure of the two plants Brembate (Bergamo) and Refrontolo (Treviso). In May 2011, the company signed sponsorship deals with Arsenal Football Club , of London. In October 2012, Indesit signed a supply agreement with Waterlogic for advanced water purification devices. The agreement
1995-505: The company launched a range of home laundry products including wringer and automatic washers, dryers, and irons. In 1949, The Nineteen Hundred Corporation was renamed as the Whirlpool Corporation. In 1951, the philanthropic Whirlpool Foundation was established. To better compete with more diversified manufacturers, in 1955 Whirlpool acquired Seeger Refrigerator Company and RCA 's air conditioner and cooking range lines. The company changed its name to Whirlpool-Seeger Corporation and began using
2052-414: The company to set out my concerns and expectations.” In December 2016, the UK's largest customer advocacy group, Which? , who had previously produced a list of the 113 models of tumble dryer at risk, took the unusual step to seeking a judicial review of Peterborough Trading Standards - the agency named as responsible for handling of the faulty tumble dryers sold by Whirlpool - labelling the handling as
2109-1493: The earliest places in Europe to produce paper . Since the 13th century and even today, the town has a reputation for fine watermarked paper. This led to Fabriano's prosperity in the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance , and was also one of the factors that led to the establishment of nearby Foligno in Umbria as one of the earliest printing centers in Italy in the 15th century, from 1470 onwards. The municipality borders with Cerreto d'Esi , Costacciaro ( PG ), Esanatoglia ( MC ), Fiuminata (MC), Fossato di Vico (PG), Genga , Gualdo Tadino (PG), Matelica (MC), Nocera Umbra (PG), Poggio San Vicino (MC), Sassoferrato , Serra San Quirico and Sigillo (PG). The hamlets ( frazioni ) of Fabriano are: Albacina, Argignano, Attiggio, Bassano, Bastia, Belvedere, Borgo Tufico, Cacciano, Ca' Maiano, Campodiegoli, Campodonico, Cancelli, Cantia, Castelletta, Ceresola, Ciaramella, Coccore, Collamato, Collegiglioni, Colle Paganello, Cupo, Fontanaldo, Grotte, Marena, Marenella, Marischio, Melano, Moscano, Nebbiano, Paterno, Poggio San Romualdo, Rufano beach, Precicchie, Rocchetta, Rucce, San Donato, San Giovanni, San Michele, San Pietro, Sant'Elia, Serradica, Valgiubbola, Vallemontagnana, Valleremita, Vallina, Varano, Viacce, Vigne. Fabriano's wealth and commitment to
2166-511: The evidence presented at the inquest by Whirlpool as “defensive and dismissive” and stated the company's approach was an “obstacle” to finding steps to prevent future fires. Safety warnings about tumble dryers published on the Indesit and Hotpoint websites in 2015 advised customers that “In some rare cases, excess fluff can come into contact with the heating element and present a risk of fire.” Condensers and vented tumble dryers sold under
2223-866: The fine arts in the late medieval period have left it with many monuments. Whirlpool Corporation Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan , United States. In 2023, the Fortune 500 company had an annual revenue of approximately $ 19 billion in sales, around 59,000 employees, and more than 55 manufacturing and technology research centers globally. The company markets its namesake flagship brand Whirlpool alongside other brands including Maytag , KitchenAid , JennAir , Amana , Gladiator GarageWorks, Inglis , Estate, Brastemp, Bauknecht , Ignis, Indesit , Consul, and, in Europe, Hotpoint (in
2280-518: The first Russian producer of household appliances. On 21 December 2001, Indesit was bought by the British company Hotpoint for £121m. The company of Fabriano in 2002 entered the consumer electronics industry with the purchase of Sinudyne. In 2005, Indesit Company closes its French industrial site in Thionville . In February 2005, Merloni Elettrodomestici was renamed Indesit Company: Indesit
2337-655: The food and waste management system for Project Gemini . The company later developed freeze-dried ice cream in 1968 under contract to NASA for the Apollo missions . Returning to work with NASA under the Johnson Space Center 's Advanced Exploration Systems Logistics Reduction and Repurposing project in 2021, Whirlpool developed a zero-gravity refrigerator in partnership with Purdue University and Air Squared to investigate long term food storage for deep space exploration. According to The Guardian newspaper
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2394-616: The former KarstadtQuelle brand Privileg from Otto GmbH . In 2011, Whirlpool announced the closure of the Fort Smith Arkansas plant. The following year Whirlpool opened a manufacturing plant in Cleveland, Tennessee replacing a 123-year-old facility. The $ 200 million project added about 130 jobs to an established workforce of 1,500. The 1-million-square-foot (93,000 m ) facility manufactures premium cooking appliances for Whirlpool's portfolio of brands. The project includes
2451-529: The group posted sales of €2.7 billion in 2013. It has eight industrial areas in Italy, Poland, the UK, Russia and Turkey, and 16,000 employees. Since 2022 the majority of the company is owned by the Turkish company, Arçelik . The company was founded in 1975 as Merloni Elettrodomestici SpA by Vittorio Merloni as a spin-off from Industrie Merloni. In the 1980s, with other Italian companies having been taken over by foreign appliance manufacturers, Merloni became
2508-531: The house or leave the dryer on whilst asleep)” but would not issue a product recall. On 26 August 2016, London Fire Brigade advised the public to stop all use of faulty tumble dryers immediately and through its Total Recall campaign, called on Whirlpool to change its advice to customers and promote a product recall, advice also issued by Which? and the "Expect It's Safe" campaign set up by lawyers representing victims of fires started by faulty appliances. The London Fire Brigade commented that they get called out to
2565-507: The loss of 4,500 jobs in the affected communities. In 2008, Whirlpool announced the closure of plants in La Vergne, Tennessee , Reynosa , Mexico, Oxford, Mississippi , and Jackson, Tennessee . In 2009, Whirlpool acquired WC Woods from bankruptcy and closed the company's Evansville, Indiana plant. In 2011, Whirlpool celebrated its 100th anniversary and unveiled its 100th anniversary logo and an updated corporate logo. It also took over
2622-573: The notices at this point, it would have been taken to court. According to The Guardian , the latest action followed “an escalation” in the number of incidents caused by affected machines. On Wednesday 25 April 2018, BBC One television consumer show Watchdog broadcast further allegations regarding Whirlpool's safety recall of tumble dryers. The show explained how tumble dryers that had already been modified and supposedly made safe were still catching fire. Furthermore, newer models which were deemed “safe” by Whirlpool were actually being manufactured with
2679-645: The official opening of a new Factory Distribution Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma . In November 2022, Whirlpool acquired the Wisconsin-based garbage disposal manufacturer InSinkErator . April 2024 - Merger with Arçelik A.Ş. (controlling the brand Beko ) Whirlpool Corporation and Arçelik A.Ş. completed a merger on April 2, 2024, to create Beko Europe B.V., a new European appliance company: Beko Europe: The new company has over 20,000 employees and can produce around 24 million home appliances per year. It combines
2736-442: The ongoing independent review we consider that this action is premature.” On 22 February 2017, Whirlpool received two enforcement notices from Peterborough Trading Standards following the trading standards internal review. 15 months after Whirlpool advised customers that it was safe to continue using faulty tumble dryers providing they were not left unattended, it was required to update its advice to customers advising them to unplug
2793-584: The premier domestic producer in the industry. From 1981 the company went through a period of crisis, which ended in 1984, when Vittorio Merloni , having concluded his presidency of Confindustria , returned to managing Indesit. Profits and revenues of the company grew, and this led the Merloni family to decide in 1986 in favor of the company's entry into the stock market. In 1987, Merloni Elettrodomestici, already publicly listed, acquired Indesit (founded in Torino as Ind ustria E lettrodomestici S pirea It alia SpA,
2850-718: The refrigerator market as well. That same year, the company acquired major shares in TVS joint venture, and in 1996, the Kelvinator and TVS acquisitions were merged to create Whirlpool of India Limited. This expanded the company's portfolio on the Indian subcontinent to include washing machines, refrigerators, microwave ovens, and air conditioners. Whirlpool of India Limited is headquartered in Gurgaon , and it owns three manufacturing facilities at Faridabad , Puducherry and Pune . In 1997,
2907-510: The risk of them bursting into flames". Leon Livermore, Chief Executive of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute was critical of Whirlpool not recalling faulty tumble dryers, urging "Whirlpool to recall the millions of potentially faulty tumble dryers in people's homes", but came to the defence of Peterborough Trading Standards, saying, "The whole system has been overwhelmed by the size of this, and it’s
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#17327908614922964-400: The same flaws of previous unsafe models. BBC Watchdog attempted to speak to a spokesman from Whirlpool but the company did not provide anyone to answer these allegations on the show. On 17 December 2019, Whirlpool issued a recall of over 500,000 Hotpoint- and Indesit-branded washing machines due to risk of fire. The machines were demonstrated to be prone to overheating and catching fire due to
3021-410: The sequential decline in Whirlpool's market cap, from 14,2B in the end of 2021 to less than 6B in March 2024. Whirlpool Corporation reported Total CO2e emissions (Direct + Indirect) for the twelve months ending December 31, 2020 at 663 Kt (-21 /-3.1% y-o-y) and is committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2030. In 1962, the company's research laboratories won a contract from NASA to develop
3078-643: Was purchased from Philips in 1991, completing the acquisition. In 1989, Whirlpool acquired the Roper brand and Bauknecht of Germany. Whirlpool entered the Indian market in the late 1980s as part of its global expansion strategy. It founded a joint venture with the TVS Group and established the first Whirlpool manufacturing facility in Puducherry , where it manufactured washing machines. In 1995, Whirlpool acquired Kelvinator India Limited, marking an entry into
3135-506: Was relatively unaffected by the Great Depression . During WWII, its factories were converted to armament production. In 1947, it introduced an automatic, spinner-type washer sold by Sears under the " Kenmore " brand. A year later it was sold by the company under the "Whirlpool" brand name. Lou retired as president in 1949 and was replaced by Elisha "Bud" Gray II. In response to the post-war consumer demand for convenience products,
3192-515: Was to blame for starting the fire and other fires across the UK, pressure grew on Whirlpool and the government to do more to reassure the public. Dave Brown, London fire brigade's director of operations, said, “This fire has highlighted just how dangerous faulty white goods can be... disappointingly though, Whirlpool have still not changed their advice to consumers. We are now appealing once again for them to change their advice and bring it into line with our own. Thankfully there were no serious injuries in
3249-561: Was valid until 2015. In 2012 Indesit Company announced its entry into the Small Domestic Appliances market. In 2013, with reference to the year 2012, the maximum A+ application level was reached in the Sustainability Report. In May 2013 Marco Milani was appointed Chairman of the group, maintaining simultaneously the role of CEO. In 2014, Whirlpool Corporation agreed to pay 758 million euros to buy
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