35 Facts About Whirlpool Corporation

Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances, headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States.

Whirlpool Corporation approached Emory to determine if he could add an electric motor to the design.

Whirlpool Corporation changed its name to Whirlpool-Seeger Corporation and began using the RCA-Whirlpool brand name.

Whirlpool Corporation acquired International Harvester Company's refrigeration plant in Evansville, IN in 1955.

Whirlpool Corporation changed its name back to Whirlpool Corporation and brought in Robert Elton Brooker as President.

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The Whirlpool Corporation kitchen inspired the Kitchen Debate between then Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.

In 1966, Whirlpool Corporation purchased Warwick Electronics, a major television producer for Sears.

Whirlpool Corporation exited the television market in 1976 by selling the operations to Japan's Sanyo Electronic Co.

In 1986, Whirlpool acquired KitchenAid, a division of the Hobart Corporation.

In 1987, Whirlpool Corporation began selling compact washers in India and acquired a majority interest in Inglis of Canada.

Whirlpool Corporation entered the Indian market in the late 1980s as part of its global expansion strategy.

In 1995, Whirlpool Corporation acquired Kelvinator India Limited, marking an entry into the refrigerator market as well.

In 2007, Whirlpool sold Hoover to Techtronic Industries, TTI Floorcare, and Jade Appliances to Middleby Corporation.

In 2008, Whirlpool Corporation announced the closure of plants in La Vergne, Tennessee, Reynosa, Mexico, Oxford, Mississippi, and Jackson, Tennessee.

In 2009, Whirlpool Corporation acquired WC Woods from bankruptcy and closed the company's Evansville, Indiana plant.

In 2011, Whirlpool Corporation celebrated its 100th Anniversary and unveiled its 100th Anniversary logo and an updated corporate logo.

In 2011, Whirlpool Corporation announced the closure of the Fort Smith Arkansas plant.

The following year Whirlpool Corporation opened a manufacturing plant in Cleveland Tennessee replacing a 123-year-old facility.

In January 2017, Whirlpool Corporation announced that it would cut about 500 jobs from its Europe, Middle East and Africa dryer manufacturing unit by 2018.

Whirlpool Corporation will continue to supply Kenmore appliances manufactured for Sears.

In March 2020, Whirlpool Corporation announced the official opening of a new Factory Distribution Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Whirlpool Corporation has seven employee-run diversity networks that are involved with business, employee, and community projects to address the needs of the groups they represent.

At the time, Whirlpool Corporation was the first and only major appliance manufacturer to be awarded a perfect score.

Whirlpool Corporation was the first appliance maker to feature same-sex families in its advertising in the United States.

Whirlpool Corporation is a principal supporter of Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building low-cost, affordable housing.

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In November 2006, Whirlpool Corporation started the annual Building Blocks program, designed to raise awareness and help eliminate substandard housing in the US.

The program kicked off in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006 when Whirlpool Corporation united 100 local residents with 100 Whirlpool Corporation employees and volunteers from 100 Habitat affiliates.

Whirlpool Corporation built nine homes near Phoenix, Arizona, in May 2007, and nine more homes in Dallas, Texas in October 2008.

Whirlpool Corporation later developed freeze-dried ice cream in 1968 under contract to NASA for the Apollo missions.

Whirlpool Corporation described the evidence presented at the inquest by Whirlpool as “defensive and dismissive” and stated the company's approach was an “obstacle” to finding steps to prevent future fires.

Originally, and even after several fires were confirmed as being caused by faulty devices, Whirlpool Corporation advised customers that using such devices was safe provided they were not left unattended but would not issue a product recall.

Whirlpool Corporation offered to fix faulty machines or replace tumble dryers at a cost of £99 - an offer met with derision with consumer groups and in the press.

On 22 February 2017, Whirlpool Corporation received two enforcement notices from Peterborough Trading Standards following the trading standards internal review.

Whirlpool Corporation was required to publicise the changed advice to consumers through advertisements in national newspapers, through social media and in stores.

Furthermore, newer models which were deemed “safe” by Whirlpool Corporation were actually being manufactured with the same flaws of previous unsafe models.