Japan

2013.03.01

Fujitsu appoints new technical support

6 March 2013 FG Eurofred has appointed Ian Simmonds as a new Fujitsu technical support engineer to provide help to customers both over the telephone and on-site.   Ian, who has been in the air c...

2013.03.05

Daikin Reports 3Q Results

Mar 4, 2013 HVAC maker Daikin Industries (Osaka, Japan) reported net sales of 286.3 billion yen in the third quarter of its fiscal year 2012, up from 283.6 billion yen in 3Q fiscal year 2011. The thir...

2013.03.03

Hitachi announces new ‘affordable, premium-efficiency’ split

4 March 2013 Hitachi Air Conditioning Europe SAS has launched its new Utopia IVX range for small to medium sized applications where VRF capacities and heat recovery options are either not needed, or w...

2013.02.28

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. : Two New Series of Reside

-- Eleven High-performance and Standard Models Incorporate Numerous Innovations and Improvements -- Tokyo, February 28, 2013 -- In March Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) will progressively int...

2013.02.20

Panasonic Launches 100,000 Solar Lantern Project

Feb 28, 2013 Panasonic Corp. launched the 100,000 Solar Lantern Project, to donate a total of 100,000 solar LED lanterns to people in regions of the world without electricity. The donations are schedu...

2013.02.28

R32 air conditioner boosts Daikin sales in Japan

27 February 2013 JAPAN: Sales of its first air conditioner running on R32 have helped boost Daikin’s residential sales in Japan, according to the company’s latest financial results. Daikin’s R32 air ...

2013.02.10

Energy Conservation Grand Prize for 2012 Decided

The Energy Conservation Center, Japan, announced the Energy Conservation Grand Prize for 2012 granted to commend highly energy-efficient products and business models. Out of 164 applications, 25 to th...

2013.02.10

KHI Launches Centrifugal Chiller Using Water as Refrigerant

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has commercialized a small centrifugal chiller that uses water as refrigerant instead of fluorinated gas for the first time in the world, commencing its sales activitie...

2013.02.10

Toshiba Releases Daiseikai RACs New 3 Series

On February 12, Toshiba Home Appliances released ‘Daiseikai’ room air conditioners 7 models of EDT series, and released 4 models of EDX series on February 20. In addition, the company will release 5 m...

2013.02.09

MHI to Establish Subsidiary to Oversee AC&R Business in Euro

Effective April 1, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will establish Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioning Europe (MHIAE) in London, the United Kingdom, to oversee its air conditioning and refri...