Onward and outward
By the mid-1970s, Whirlpool Corp.’s initial international investments had started to pay off. The company was shipping up to a million units overseas every year, including to Australia through a […]
By the mid-1970s, Whirlpool Corp.’s initial international investments had started to pay off. The company was shipping up to a million units overseas every year, including to Australia through a […]
Because of John Platts’ experience as a manufacturing worker, he was uniquely qualified to deal with one of the era’s most contentious issues: labor relations. The 1960s ushered in a […]
A Whirlpool veteran to his core, John Platts joined the company as an assembly line worker in 1941. Advancing quickly through the ranks, he oversaw major improvements in the company’s […]
Attitudes toward conservation shifted as the U.S. environmental movement gained momentum in the midst of the 1970s energy crisis. In 1970, Whirlpool established its Office of Environment Affairs, which set […]