Talk:The Hoover Company

The Hoover Company

There are a lot more vacuum cleaner manufacturers competing with Hoover than Dyson which is a very small niche brand! 213.202.169.222 03:15, 11 August 2007 (UTC) There were a lot more Hoovers built in the 20's-50's, early models were metal, model 26 bakelite, later model 28 steel housings. Is this because of rubber rationing in the forties? Model 305, model 27, model 61, model, 29, model 63. These established Hoover well before The Convertible.24.253.220.182 (talk) 23:34, 18 August 2010 (UTC) In Europe, Dyson won the market share for high-end residential floor care sweepers. Dyson used word of mouth advertising, whereas Hoover Europe used expensive media advertising. Dyson also built an M.C. Esher style 'water moving upward against gravity' display that captured the home and garden show press, made international news, and trumped Hoover Europe's costly advertising campaign. --Sponsion (talk) 03:56, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

This page is clearly doctored by Hoover 21SEP08 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.250.6.243 (talk) 12:08, 21 September 2008 (UTC)

Added some project banners to bring more expertise here. -- Mjquin_id (talk) 05:29, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Will bring this article to the attention of X-Hoover employees at our next meeting. Will bring substantiation and add facts to this page. --Sponsion (talk) 02:00, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Hoover is a term used to describe a U.S. military jet with vertical take-off capability, from the sound it makes when hovering. --Sponsion (talk) 02:13, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Although this is a floor care entry, Hoover WWII production included top secret military devices. e.g. radio distance fuse for aerial bombs and other detonators. --Sponsion (talk) 02:31, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Hoover brought many of its English employees children to Ohio for the duration of WWII. --Sponsion (talk) 02:31, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Hoover displayed a military fighter plane on the front lawn as part of a WWII war bond campaign. --Sponsion (talk) 02:31, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Hoover partnered with an Israeli company to produce a robot carpet sweeper, but stopped the project after investing millions of dollars. --Sponsion (talk) 02:36, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Hoover engineers produced the dirt finder sweeper without engineering management's permission. It became a best seller. --Sponsion (talk) 02:38, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

This discussion is a bit one sided. I put it here for others to tell me where it belongs.

Hoover North Canton purchased two brush lacing machines to brush lace agitators. Hoover engineers designed an automation system to quickly load and unload these machines. Hoover North Canton produced all the laced agitators used in America.

Hoover management charged Hoover North Canton to move one brush lacer to Mexico, where it produced very few brushes. North Canton still produced the majority of brushes used in America.

The Mexican facility could not keep it working. Hoover management brought the brush lacer back to North Canton and connected it to power. It had been badly damaged while in Mexico. Apparently hammers and serrated jawed pliers were used to make adjustments to this precision machine. It sat in Ohio until it was shipped overseas to be refurbished by its Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). It was returned to Ohio, connected to power, and high quality parts were again laced for a short period of time. Hoover management again shipped this brush lacer to Mexico.

The IBEW union proved that these two machines with the automation system produced agitators cheeper than separating these two machines and operating one by the hand fed method.

Hoover management charged Hoover North Canton for all costst to ship one brush lacer to Mexico, pay for its connection in Mexico, pay for its return to Ohio, pay for its connection and test in Ohio, pay for its shipment overseas, pay for its refurbishment, pay for its shipment back to Ohio, pay for its connection and test in Ohio, pay for its shipment to Mexico, and pay for its connection in Mexico.

Hoover management claimed that it cost less to operate the brush lacer in Mexico, since Hoover North Canton had to pay for all the costs related to its moving around the world. Go figure. --Sponsion (talk) 02:59, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

William Henry Hoover

How on earth is it possible that this article does not make reference to William Henry Hoover? Bueller 007 (talk) 01:26, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

For all those of you who have a better-than-average knowledge of the Hoover Company in general, please contribute to this page. WikiPro1981X (talk) 20:49, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Hoover Dirtsearcher Junior

This article currently suggests that no Dirtsearcher Junior variation was sold in North America. Wrong! Why? There were 110V versions of the Dirtsearcher Junior sold in Canada (such as the 1354A and possibly the U1016 and U1040), along with some standard Junior variations (1346A, U1012, U1036). All you Canadian Hoover fanatics, please contribute to this article. WikiPro1981X (talk) 20:51, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

I've just now corrected the article to reflect there were Dirtsearcher Juniors sold in Canada. WikiPro1981X (talk) 20:54, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

Dyson

this company got sued over a dispute with james dysons company. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.139.107.26 (talk) 18:23, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

History

This entire section is un-cited garbage. Frankly, it would be better to remove the entire section and have no history, than for it to be left as it is. It reads like it was copy/pasted from hoover.com agentlame (talk) 07:15, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

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I live in North Canton, Ohio. Here are a few Hoover history facts from my records. I will gather more and post them here in this talk article. The North Canton Historical Society and the Hoover museum have numerous documents that cover the Hoover history. I will find citations and documents to substantiate the information I contribute to this talk article.

The Hoover Company ownership transitions: Hoover / Chicago Pacific / Maytag / Whirlpool / TTI Floorcare.

Hoover Family owned until 1940 when it became publicly traded. 1985 purchased by Chicago Pacific Corp. 1989 purchased by Maytag. 2004 consolidated with other Maytag holdings. 2006 acquired by Whirlpool. 2007 Feb 2, purchased by Techtronic Industries (TTI) 2007 TTI closed the North Canton manufacturing facility. 2011 TTI continues to manufacture products mostly in China and Mexico.

Hoover owned manufacturing and distribution facilities in North Canton, Ohio, in Canton, Ohio, and in numerous countries... Whenever the foreign-exchange rate made sense, Hoover imported or exported Hoover products between their foreign factories and the U.S. factory in North Canton, Ohio. They profited by the ability to manufacture and test foreign voltage motors at each factory.

Sponsion (talk) 11:22, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Logo

The Hoover logo is wrongly angled. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.103.22.112 (talk) 04:34, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

It looks very much like the logos on both the Hoover US and Hoover UK pages - please explain more what's wrong? Mauls (talk) 12:23, 12 October 2012 (UTC)