{"id":225,"date":"2018-11-20T13:53:25","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T13:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ar2013.www.ttigroup.com\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2018-11-27T13:41:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T13:41:56","slug":"floor-care-and-appliances-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ar2013.www.ttigroup.com\/executive-summary\/floor-care-and-appliances-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Floor Care and Appliances Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"powerHighlightsContent\" class=\"innerPageCenterDiv\">\n<div class=\"oneColumnPageHeaderContainer\">\n<div class=\"headlineTitle\">Floor Care and Appliances Overview<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mainBannerContainer\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ar2013.www.ttigroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2013\/floorcare\/img_floor_care.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"486\" \/> <a id=\"btn_banner_findoutMore\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"findoutMoreBannerContent\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"contentDiv\">\n<div class=\"findoutMoreTitle\">WE REMOVED THE CORD BUT KEPT EVERYTHING ELSE.<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s a simple change that changes everything. <span class=\"nowrap\">LITHIUMLIFE\u2122<\/span> battery technology provides 50 minutes<sup>*<\/sup> of runtime with no plugs required. Now get the power of a <span class=\"nowrap\">HOOVER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/span> upright \u2013 set free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><sup>*<\/sup> on average on carpet and hard floors using two batteries<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Floor Care and Appliances had a successful year. The business realigned its cost base to increase efficiencies, and invested significantly in product development and marketing. The result was a significant increase in sales and margin improvement. We generated sales growth of <span class=\"nowrap\">17.0%<\/span> over 2012 to <span class=\"nowrap\">USD1.2 billion<\/span> with double digit growth in all geographic markets. Profitability moved higher on positive contributions from new product launches, the reorganization of our operations, and cost improvements. The business accounted for <span class=\"nowrap\">26.9%<\/span> of group turnover against <span class=\"nowrap\">25.6%<\/span> in 2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-bottom: 0.5em;\">To find out more, click on the photos below:<\/p>\n<div id=\"findOutMoreContainer_floorcare\" class=\"clearfix powerEquipmentTableContainer\">\n<table id=\"findOutMoreBtn\" class=\"powerEquipmentTable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"btn_hoover\" href=\"http:\/\/ar2013.www.ttigroup.com\/executive-summary\/floor-care-and-appliances\/hoover\">HOOVER<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"btn_oreck noMarginRight\" href=\"http:\/\/ar2013.www.ttigroup.com\/executive-summary\/floor-care-and-appliances\/oreck\">ORECK<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"btn_vax\" href=\"http:\/\/ar2013.www.ttigroup.com\/executive-summary\/floor-care-and-appliances\/vax\">VAX<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a class=\"btn_dirt noMarginRight\" href=\"http:\/\/ar2013.www.ttigroup.com\/executive-summary\/floor-care-and-appliances\/dirt-devil\">DIRT DEVIL<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floor Care and Appliances Overview &nbsp; WE REMOVED THE CORD BUT KEPT EVERYTHING ELSE. It&#8217;s a simple change that changes everything. LITHIUMLIFE\u2122 battery technology provides 50 minutes* of runtime with no plugs required. 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