The Shenzhen-based control systems supplier also provides products and services to worldwide household appliance manufacturers Electrolux and Siemens.

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The leading household appliance brands, by contrast, are cheaply priced domestic makers such as TCL, Changhong and Little Swan.

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The London Fire Brigade told the BBC that fridge freezers are the most dangerous household appliance when involved in a fire.

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They are in constant demand and have recently advertised an international household appliance company as well as an Indian telecoms company.

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Modern fridge freezers are the most dangerous household appliance when involved in a blaze, a London Fire Brigade (LFB) report has found.

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Dreamhack's record breaking 120Gbps connection was fast enough to replace a certain household appliance, but next to what's Norway's cooking up it looks almost antiquated.

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Swedish household-appliance leader, Electrolux (nasdaq: ELUX - news - people ), will rebound, too.

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One executive of a large household-appliance manufacturer in the Midwest told me that customers like his washing machines and dryers.

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They tried to force a household energy storage system to be a refrigerator-sized appliance.

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Low household energy costs dampen demand for energy efficiency and most home-appliance manufacturers have hugely reduced their energy consumption in other ways.

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