Dirt Devil isn't the only vacuum brand that's been sucked up by Techtronic Industries. The Whirlpool Corporation sold the US division of Hoover to Techtronic Industries in 2007 for $107 million (£54.5m) in cash. The international arm of the Hoover brand was originally owned by Italian appliance maker Candy, but that was taken over by Chinese consumer electronics firm Haier in 2019. That means the entire Hoover brand is now under Chinese control.