GE Appliances News
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, announced a $62 million investment to expand production at its massive, 750-acre manufacturing complex in Louisville and the creation of 260 new jobs as each of the three major manufacturing plants at Appliance Park ramp up assembly lines to produce more washers, dryers, dishwashers and refrigerators. “The investments and new jobs we are announcing today are another demonstration of our commitment to continue enhancing our manufacturing footprint in t...
With back-to-school season for college students just around the corner, GE Appliances, a Haier company, is creating 150 new part-time production positions at Appliance Park as part of its GEA2DAY program. Established in 2018, GEA2DAY offers college students and others interested in part-time work the opportunity to join a weekly two-day workforce that provides a $14 an hour wage, real-world work experience and benefits that include up to $6,000 per year in college tuition assistance. As Applian...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, announced the launch of SmartHQ Solutions - the first solution in the industry that unifies its smart technologies to improve the entire product life cycle. As the number one smart appliance and service company, GE Appliances has more than 450 connected appliance products across brands, driven by its innovation provider, GE Profile. With SmartHQ Solutions, GEA will extend its footprint beyond smart appliances to improve distribution, fleet management, home...
GE Appliances, a Haier company, announced that Julie Burns will join the company as Executive Director, Monogram, effective this month. With 20 years of luxury marketing experience, Burns is well-poised to lead the ultra-premium Monogram brand and elevate it to new heights. “Julie will help to truly bring to life our new Monogram campaign The Mark of Luxury You Can See and Feel and ensure that the restage of our two product collections continues to gain momentum and deliver great results,...
Metro United Way (MUW) proudly announces Kevin Nolan, President and CEO of GE Appliances, a Haier company, as the 2020 Community Investment Chair. As such, Nolan will lead the organization’s efforts to create equitable, meaningful and lasting change throughout Greater Louisville. Amidst the recent events unfolding in the city and across the nation, Metro United Way remains committed to creating equitable outcomes for all. For decades, the organization has prioritized addressing the gaps t...
GE Appliances (GEA) will negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement in 2020 with approximately 3,800 production and boiler house workers at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Negotiations will take place in Louisville. The union representing Appliance Park production employees is the IUE-CWA, and the union representing boiler house employees is SEIU-32BJ. The year 2020’s contract negotiations have been delayed due to the COVID-19 situation and subsequent travel and meeting...
During these challenging times, GE Appliances, a Haier company, is increasing its support to the local communities where it operates. In Selmer, Tennessee, GE Appliances has partnered with several first responders and community-focused organizations to provide them with donations of new appliances and additional critical supplies. “People everywhere, including those on the frontlines of supporting our communities, are relying on their appliances to keep groceries and medicine safe, clothe...
Like many first responder organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic has led the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) to implement several new policies and procedures to help keep officers safe so that they can continue their essential job of protecting the community. As a result, officers at the department's Firearms Training Center have been limiting trips to the grocery store as well as limiting access to the facility by non-essential personnel to curb any unnecessary exposure. Through GEA4He...
During these challenging times, GE Appliances, a Haier company, is increasing its support to the local communities where it operates. In Decatur, Alabama, GE Appliances has partnered with several community-based nonprofit organizations to provide them with donations of new appliances and additional critical supplies. Supporting essential businesses “Now more than ever, people across the country, including those on the frontlines of supporting our communities, are relying on their applia...
From supporting the healthcare workers and first responders with new appliances to supplying personal protective equipment to hospitals and medical facilities, GE Appliances is banding together with communities during the COVID-19 crisis. Local community-Based agencies Over the last month, they have launched GEA4Heroes through which—in partnership with United Way Worldwide—a significant portion of the products that were made during the first two weeks of April will be donated to he...
Pallets of supplies from GE Appliances, a Haier company, have arrived at the Roper Corporation plant in LaFayette, Georgia, to help support employees there dealing with the impacts of weekend tornadoes and dangerous storms. A severe weather outbreak on Sunday caused significant power outages and damaged homes across southeast Tennessee and north Georgia, including the homes of several Roper employees. Additional relief efforts “Our hearts go out to all of the families during this time w...
At a time when most Americans are sheltering at home, families across the country are relying on their home appliances more than ever, keeping clothes and dishes clean and free from germs, preserving food and medicines in their refrigerators, and cooking several meals a day for the entire household. GE Appliances, a Haier company, feels they have a critical role to keep America safe at home, servicing, installing and making the appliances people need. GE Appliances continue manufacturing the ap...
GE Appliances, a Haier company, announced that it will donate 100,000 surgical masks to healthcare facilities in five states where it manufactures appliances essential to keeping American families safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally, GEA will donate 100,000 pair of industrial gloves to the Commonwealth of Kentucky to be distributed throughout the state where needed. Kentucky healthcare facilities will receive 90,000 masks, which is being coordinated through the Cabinet for Health an...
While University of Louisville (UofL) Health continues to maintain an adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE), donations are helping prepare for the still unknown future need. The N95 mask remains an essential tool for protecting front line health care workers, and it remains in short supply nationwide. Front lines protecting community “As soon as we heard about the need from Mayor Greg Fischer, we began working with our suppliers to see if we could secure masks for the do...
GE Appliances, a Haier company, announces that a significant portion of the products it makes over the next two weeks at its nine manufacturing sites in the United States will be donated to American heroes working across the country on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19. “These men and women are working around the clock to keep us safe. We’re relying on them, and they are relying on us and the products we make to keep their families safe and fed,” said Kevin N...
As part of the commitment to employees and the communities where all live and work, GE Appliances (GEA) is investing in the One Louisville: COVID-19 Response Fund. Created by Louisville Metro Government, the Community Foundation of Louisville, Metro United Way and other corporate and community partners across Louisville, One Louisville is an emergency response fund that will rapidly deploy resources to individuals and community-based organizations impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak in the region...
Like many, Kevin Nolan, CEO, GE Appliances and his leadership team continue to closely monitor the evolving situation regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) both in the U.S. and globally. While the circumstances of COVID-19 remain dynamic and uncertain, the company have taken and continue to take assertive, steady action to help ensure that the employees as well as the supply chain at GE Appliances remain healthy and strong. As always, the health and safety of the employees and those the company serv...
Today, GE Appliances, a Haier company, opened the first new logistics center in northwest Georgia near the Appalachian Regional Port, adding momentum to the expansion of the Port of Savannah and its Georgia ports. The new center, referred to as the Southern Logistics Center, accelerates GE Appliances’ supply chain, enabling the company to provide materials and components to its U.S. manufacturing plants. GE Appliances (GEA) builds more than 2,300 appliances per hour in nine U.S. plants, w...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, unveiled the completion of its $125 million investment at its refrigeration plant in Decatur, Alabama. The investment boosted production capacity by 25% and ensures early compliance with 2022 refrigerant changes, making the plant a super site for GE Appliances top-freezer refrigeration production. The expansion created 255 new jobs, bringing total employment to 1,300 at the plant. The investment allowed GE Appliances to increase production to meet growing d...
GE Appliances, a Haier Company, will debut the all new Haier MRV-5 Series, its latest Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system equipped with industry-first Multilink wire-free technology at the 2020 Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Expo (AHR Booth 2725) in Orlando, Florida, February 3 – 5. The Haier MRV-5 Series’ cutting-edge technology allows wire-free communication among indoor units. Delivering the best efficiency This wire-free technology will not only save our customer...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, will debut two newly redesigned wall air conditioners at the 2020 Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Expo (AHR Booth 2725) in Orlando from February 3-5. Available in 26” Built-in or 24” Through-The-Wall (TTW) models, these new units offer a sleek appearance and seamless ownership experience across all price points. “We’re excited to offer a complete refresh of our popular wall air conditioners,” says Brigitte Mader-Ursc...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, will debut its expanded lineup of heating and cooling solutions at the 2020 Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Expo (AHR Booth 2725) in Orlando from February 3-5. From residential to large-scale commercial applications and innovative new technology, GEA’s latest lineup delivers the features customers need with the reliability and product support they expect. Avoiding temperature fluctuation This wire-free technology allows the indoor units t...
GE Appliances comes with the first end-to-end smart solution that combines their full suite of services and appliances - making them easier to do business with, and their appliances easier to manage, use and service. Smart HQ Solutions unifies GE Appliances' smart technology to give the owners and partners total control of their headquarters, whether it’s their home, office or jobsite. With more than 450 connected appliances offered through Smart HQ Home, and a variety of brands designed...
GE Appliances is proud to announce that it has received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the third year in a row. This annual benchmarking tool assesses the equality of a company’s policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) employees. “The perfect score is a testament to our inclusive culture at GE Appliances,” said AJ Hubbard, Executive Director of Inclusion and Diversity. &ldq...
GE Appliances, a Haier company, will showcase the hottest innovations in cold storage for 2020 with new multi-door configurations in GE Profile™ and CAFÉ™ made for the way GE Appliances live at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS Booth #C6331) in Las Vegas, Nev. January 21 – 23. Life isn’t static, and neither are the refrigerators. GE Appliances make refrigerators that flex to accommodate the busy and ever-changing lives of the people who use them. New 4-doo...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, appointed Steve Eddy as Senior Vice President of Sales effective immediately, reporting to Rick Hasselbeck, Chief Commercial Officer for the company. Eddy, previously Vice President of Retail Sales for GEA, replaces Robert Rogers who decided to retire at the end of the year after a tremendous 33-year career in the appliances industry. With Eddy’s promotion, John Boyd was named the Vice President of Retail Sales and Dan Goldstein was named Vice Preside...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company officially opened the new product manufacturing assembly demonstration line for students in the manufacturing pathway at Doss High School. GEA Chief Operations Officer Melanie Cook, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) Superintendent Dr. Marty Pollio officiated the kick-off. “This community can always count on GE Appliances to help support students,” said Dr. Pollio. “From donating signage and technology...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, introduced the Cool Series of appliances designed specifically for recreational vehicles. GEA will showcase the new line, including rooftop air conditioners and 12-volt refrigerator at the Elkhart RV Dealer Open House this week. “We’ve been making appliances for over 100 years, so we’re bringing decades of innovation to a new category of products with the Cool Series,” said Brigitte Mader-Urschel, Commercial Director for GE Appliance...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, unveiled its newest Smart Distribution Center in Jacksonville, Florida. This warehouse is the latest addition to the company’s $150 million national investment to expand its smart distribution network, which also includes new facilities in Denver, Dallas, Atlanta/Northern Georgia and a planned warehouse in Northern California. GE Appliances Smart Distribution uses data and IoT technology to ensure the right product is available at the right time, for...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, will invest $60 million to create a Manufacturing Center of Excellence for production of water heaters at its Camden, South Carolina plant. Renovation and retooling efforts will transform the plant, which currently produces refrigerators, into a state-of-the-art, high-volume, water heater production facility with capacity for future growth. Since 2018, GE Appliances has invested more than $600 million in new products, U.S. manufacturing and its expanded sma...
