NEWS DYSON LOSE ENERGY
LABEL BATTLE Vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson has been unsuccessful in its bid to change European laws on energy labels.
The company has been vocal in its discontent surrounding the EU legislation since its introduction last year, and founder Sir James Dyson had argued that the laws were based on misleading tests, as vacuum cleaners were only tested when they were empty of dust.
He claimed that this misled ‘consumers on the real environmental impact of the machine they are buying’.
However, the EU’s General Court has dismissed Dyson’s action ‘in its entirety’ because of a failure from the Wiltshire-based company to show that there were more reliable and accurate tests on offer.
In a statement, it said: “Dyson states that the regulation misleads
IDEAL’S OWN FAMILY
GUY BAGS AWARD WIN Ideal Manufacturing had double the reason to celebrate at the Midlands Family Business Awards this year, as Phillip Kalli received a Highly Commended award in the Director of the Year (Under 40) category, whilst the Northampton-based company was selected as a finalist in the Employer of the Year category.
The winners were announced in front of 300 guests during a celebratory black tie dinner at Leicester’s Athena.
The Midlands Family Business Awards are the UK’s only independent and not-for-profit initiative for family businesses, created and organised by Wilsons. The awards showcase the achievements of family businesses and their leaders, giving the region’s best run and most innovative family businesses the chance to shine.
Phillip Kalli, son of founder and Managing Director Dr Mike Kalli, commented: “I was really
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overwhelmed by the kind comments from the judges and really honoured to have been recognised for all the effort, care and creativity that we’ve put into developing Ideal’s position in the laundry and textile care industry.
“We have a fantastic team – and there’s a genuine family business ethos at Ideal that extends way beyond my father and I. We love what we do and we have fun doing it – I hope it shows through.”
The judges were looking for individuals that have made a significant difference to their organisation along with evidence of achievement and how the family values have influenced the business.
Prior to the ceremony, all 44 shortlisted finalists faced a panel of judges, which included David Robinson, the President of Speedo International, Bobby Kalar of family business Yu Energy and Tim Storer of Pukka Pies.
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The court also went on to dismiss further claims from Dyson that the existing EU energy labelling laws ‘discriminate’ in favour of bagged cleaners.
Following the announcement, a spokeswoman from Dyson described the verdict as ‘deplorable’, saying that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) “endorses tests that don’t attempt to represent in-home use.”
consumers because the cleaning performance is tested only when the vacuum cleaner’s receptacle is empty and not during use.
“The court acknowledges that the suction performance and energy efficiency of a vacuum cleaner with a dust-loaded receptacle will be reduced due to dust accumulation.
“It observes, however, that the Commission could not use tests conducted on the basis of a dust- loaded receptacle, as they are not reliable, accurate and reproducible, as required by the regulation.”
The company went on to say: “By this judgement, the ECJ has given its support to unrepresentative tests devised by the Commission with a small group of European manufacturers which in our view disregards the interests of consumers in Europe.
“The judgement is all the more surprising in view of the revelations about car testing in the VW scandal where the tests do not reflect real life usage.
“We don’t believe the ECJ is acting in the interests of consumers and will continue to fight for testing and labelling, which is.”
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