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White goods manufacturers are continuously developing their products to become more energy efficient, and in several product categories they now easily meet the requirements for the best energy label, energy class A, even though it has only been a little over two years since the new energy label was introduced. The energy label on refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and dishwashers has been in place since the middle of […]

 AtEase is the name of Electrolux’s new subscription-based product service, which is part of the company’s efforts to reduce electronic waste and contribute to the circular economy. The service allows consumers to subscribe to a refurbished or new product. Electrolux states that AtEase is an all-inclusive service that covers everything needed to […]

A wine cooler integrated into a traditional fridge, a fridge-freezer with a 32-inch display and Matter, a fridge with inner walls made of 70 percent recycled plastic and a trio of energy-efficient models with energy class A – these are some of the recent innovations in the fridge-freezer segment. French doors and wine cooler Last year, Siemens launched a fridge-freezer […]

In mid-August, IFA Management GmbH was able to announce that IFA 2023 is fully booked, every square meter of the 130,000 square meters of exhibition space is filled. 2,059 exhibitors, of which 70 percent are returning and 30 percent new, from 48 countries will be on site in the 26 exhibition halls from September 1-5. IFA made a comeback as […]

Pizza ovens became popular during the pandemic, and interest is still high and sales are increasing. The range is now both large and varied. You can make your pizza at home in many different ways, for example in a regular oven or on your grill, in both cases a pizza stone is recommended. Now you can also […]

Interior design and lifestyle trends are often the focus of design fairs, and when it comes to white goods, there are products that definitely have something to contribute in those areas. Electrolux attended a design fair in Madrid recently and Samsung has just held its Bespoke event. Both companies are launching new, innovative products where the focus is largely on […]

With just over two months left until the countdown to the world’s largest technology trade fair, IFA is pleased to announce that it is pleased to present several returning home appliance brands as exhibitors and sponsors. IFA lists Bosch, Hama, Jura, Liebherr, Miele, Siemens and Vestel in its newsletter – and writes that this is just a taste of the remarkable lineup for […]

In April, El-Kretsen released its sustainability report for 2022. In addition to the fact that nearly 155,000 tons of material have been collected and processed, the report shows several important measures taken during the year to promote El-Kretsen's sustainability work. El-Kretsen, which is the nationally approved collection system for electrical waste and batteries, has recently released its sustainability report for the 2022 financial year. A […]

The annual meeting began with a lecture on IT security and what preventive measures companies can create in their own companies to reduce the risk of intrusion, sabotage or kidnapping for ransom. The speakers were Caroline Forssblad and Lennart Kanth from Omega Point who shared their experiences and security measures. We then informed our members about last year’s major […]

This is an argumentative text from Applia's chairman Kent Oderud with the aim of influencing. Listen and be amazed – the ceiling for the electronics tax amount per product will be reduced by 1.6 percent as of July 1 this year. This is to compensate for the other changes to the right to deduct that will take place on the same date. But is there any compensation at all […]

The RUT deduction for repairs of white goods was introduced in 2017. The industry organization APPLiA annually monitors how this deduction is used for repairs of refrigerators, freezers, washing machines and the like in Swedish homes. Some new categories have been added to the RUT system since 2021 – see green text in the diagram above. Of these, the furnishing and assembly of furniture category has succeeded best with […]

On April 19, the Riksdag voted on two motions from members of parliament in the government parties that were discussed in the Tax Committee and both of which proposed that the Riksdag should issue an announcement that the government would evaluate the electronics tax – in the Riksdag called the chemicals tax. The motions are described as follows in the Tax Committee’s summary: “In motion 2022/23:1816 by Sten Bergheden (M) it is proposed […]