Newsletter 9/2/2012

Dear  what a week this has been for news!

The lead stories that triggered this newsletter are opposite and, wow, who would have though that 2012 would have kicked off like this.

Of course right now in the industry there is not only the upheaval shown to the left but also a lot of uncertainty about the future. The Euro woes seem to dog us, the ever present shadow of recession and, while these events affect us all, there is a lot also happening within the industry that we operate in.

In fact, 2012 looks as if it will be a very interesting year, even if it isn't all good news.

The good news we can share is that all the current news, events, rumours and support that has been available for years from UK whitegoods for everyone in the industry will continue without a glitch and, may well get much, much better in coming weeks.

If you want to know more about what we're doing to make the site better and, services better we will be announcing a few things at the upcoming whitegoods Conference, make sure you don't miss it.

GoLocal, a new search engine for local repairers goes under the members microscope here

Insane footage of a Hotpoint washing machine being completely destroyed and subsequent discussion here

Discussion about all things Comet are here in the Rumour Mill which is well worth a read

More discussion on the upcoming meeting is available here

A lighthearted but often very useful look at iPhone and iPad apps for engineers here

Discussion about the OFT's investigation into extended warranties here

Yet another service call referral service pops up here

Forum members try to work out what's the most stupid things customers say here

And of course there is much, much more!