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Haier invests €40m in new dishwasher plant
STRENGTHENING ITS position in the European market, Chinese appliance giant Haier has opened a new dishwasher plant in Turkey. The new factory, on its
existing
190,000sq m site in Eskisehir in Turkey,
expands the company’s
manufacturing base in Europe and represents an investment of €40 million (£34.6m).
The new facility is capable of producing one million units a year. Haier says the new plant in Turkey establishes the company as one of the top three appliance manufacturers in the region and makes Turkey the company’s largest production and export centre in Europe to serve European and global markets. It is also
intended to improve product availability. The new factory is equipped with solar panels to reduce its environmental footprint and boasts improved production capability thanks to high levels of automation, with 100% automatic measuring systems, leakage detection and full traceability of critical components. Said Haier Europe chief executive
Yannick Fierling: “Haier Europe keeps overperforming the market in terms of products and brand leadership and it is the fastest-growing company in Europe. The expansion of our industrial park in Turkey marks another step in the company’s growth strategy, and the investments are fully in line with our zero distance to consumers philo-
sophy as they are aimed at providing users with rich and meaningful experiences.” He added: “We are committed to further driving growth and consolidating our presence by counting on a competitive industrial footprint and
strong R&D and hi-tech capabilities, with the aim of becoming among the top three home appliance manu- facturers in the region.”
The new dishwasher plant follows
Haier’s opening of a new tumble-dryer factory in 2021.
Insinkerator participates in a sustainable housing project
INSINKERATOR HAS supplied food
waste disposers to a
sustainable housing project in Oceanhamnen in Helsingborg, Sweden. The project aims to be an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable urban development.
Moores donates kitchen to Getaway Girls charity
MOORES FURNITURE Group has donated a kitchen to Leeds-based charity Getaway Girls, which featured in a Children In Need special episode of DIY SOS: The Big Build.
The kitchen is part of a large-scale transformation of the Leeds headquarters of the girls’ and young women’s charity.
Getaway Girls charity was set up in 1987 and became a registered charity in 1990. It aims to empower girls and young women to support each other to build confidence, resilience, raise aspirations, develop new skills in an environment that offers cooperation and support. The charity has so far supported more than 134,500 young women to learn new skills.
Moores chief executive Mike Barrett commented: “Here at Moores, we are passionate about supporting our local communities and charities. The Getaway Girls project was a fantastic initiative to be a part of, and we are thrilled to support a charity that supports young women in the region.”
Commenting on the donated kitchen from Moores, Getaway Girls director Flavia Docherty said: “A massive thank you to Moores for the kitchen donated as part of Getaway Girls DIY SOS/Children in Need. Everyone who has seen the kitchen says it is absolutely beautiful. The girls and staff all love the kitchen and cannot wait to start cooking together. As part of our Healthy Holidays programme, we will be able to provide meals for the girls and the groups will enjoy learning to cook healthy, affordable meals. Thank you again for your generosity and support, which will make a difference in the lives of girls and young women in Leeds.”
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The project is at its first stage and has 350 residential apartments and three offices. By the end, there will be 1,200 residential apartments and 40,000sq m of offices, a hotel and other services like shops, a dentist and GP surgery.
One of the critical areas of the project is the sewerage system that collects waste through three separate wastewater streams. This is where InSinkErator’s waste disposal units come into play, as the food waste from the drains will be direct their food waste to RecoLab, a specially designed wastewater treatment facility.
With this system, there should be a reduction in greenhouse gases of 50%. Using waste disposals is said to help reduce greenhouse gases forming in a landfill.
Anne Kaarlela, InSinkErator’s mar - keting communications and customer service manager fpr Europe, said: “We are thrilled to be part of the Oceanhamnen project, providing residents with a hygienic and sustainable solution to managing their food waste while also ensuring the food waste generates biogas instead of producing methane in landfill. “It’s important to us at InSinkErator to participate and support projects that aim to enhance consumers’ livess.” NSVA (Nordvästra Skånes Vatten
och Avlopp/North West Scania Water and Waste Water) conducted an independent survey of the project’s residents and found that 96% would want to own a waste disposer again.
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