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The overall construction cost index for apartment buildings rose by 14.6 percent in July this year compared to July 2021. For June, the corresponding increase rate was 14.1 percent, Statistics Sweden announced on Monday. This is the largest change in annual rate since 1980.

Electrolux is committed to contributing to the circular economy by integrating a circular approach to the company’s white goods. As an industry leader, Electrolux is launching an Appliance-as-a-Service program for landlords and has signed a contract with one of Sweden’s largest landlords, SKB – Stockholms Kooperativa Bostadsförening, as its first customer. Rental companies are throwing away white goods unnecessarily. A white good […]

Autumn is said to be a strong sales month for washing machines and dryers, but is that true? APPLiAnytt has looked at the development over the past seven years in terms of sales with regard to how they are distributed over the months of the year. What a summer we have had! Many of us have thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful weather and relieved […]

According to Ehandeln.se, it is the classic brands that holidaymakers in Sweden are searching for and shopping online. Using data from Pricerunner, they have compiled which product categories are most popular and which products have sold best via online channels since June 1st of this year.

We are not yet quite as far along in reality as in Isaac Asimov's "I, Robot" (nine short stories connected into a novel, written in the 1940s and set from 1998 to 2052), but we have access to two robots that can make our lives easier – the robot vacuum cleaner and the robot lawnmower.

Sure, you can clean the inside of your car with a ”regular” vacuum cleaner, provided you have a power outlet nearby, but it is undeniably easier to do it with a stick vacuum cleaner. Last year, approximately 830,000 vacuum cleaners were sold in Sweden, and the vast majority (just over 60 percent) of them were traditional floor vacuum cleaners with a bag. Bagless floor vacuum cleaners were […]

A blender is probably one of the most versatile kitchen appliances. It can be used to make smoothies, crush ice, make summer drinks, blend soups, and much more. But perhaps most importantly, it is a tool that can make it easier to get your daily intake of fruits and vegetables, which for many people can otherwise be […]

We are in the middle of the holiday season with nice and warm winds. And what better way to cool off in the summer heat than with a tasty cold brewed coffee or iced tea? This year's summer started with a real heat wave, and with the heat, iced coffee is on everyone's lips as an alternative to the steaming hot ones. APPLiAnytt welcomes […]

Somewhat sensationally, the government investigation SOU2022:14 by Karolina Skog proposes that Public Utility Companies are hampered by the Public Procurement Act (LOU) and should therefore be exempted from its rules. In a broad sense, this means that municipal housing companies would be equated with private property companies when it comes to the procurement mechanism and transparency in how procurements are carried out. The proposal is embedded in […]

The demand for industry products that cool food and/or keep it frozen for longer storage during the summer months is driven by several factors. One is of course the renovation enthusiasm in mainly holiday homes during the holiday season. The more important factor, however, is the weather-dependent factor.

The electronics tax has faced harsh criticism since it was introduced in 2017. Even before the tax was introduced, the Swedish Tax Agency warned about the design of the tax. In 2020, the Swedish Tax Agency and the Chemicals Inspectorate conducted an evaluation of the tax that identified major shortcomings. But how strong is the support for the tax today? APPLiA has reviewed the official positions of the parliamentary parties and interviewed the party spokespersons. Criticism has grown The […]

High environmental ambitions or focus on tax revenues – how does the government choose when revising RoHS and REACH are relevant? The EU has now opened up for revisions of the directives Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) and Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) in the environmental area. New proposals can […]