Showing posts with label australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label australia. Show all posts

Friday, 27 January 2012

Thursday, 24 March 2011

Panasonic Air Conditioning Best Selling Air Conditioning Company In Australia After Out Selling Fujitsu

EXCLUSIVE: Fujitsu invented the plasma TV, Panasonic took it to #1 in Australia, now Panasonic has snared Fujitsu’s air conditioning crown according to GFK data by taking over the #1 slot for retail sales of air conditioning.

Fujitsu invented the plasma TV, Panasonic took it to #1 in Australia, now Panasonic has snared Fujitsu's air conditioning crown according to GFK data by taking over the #1 slot for retail sales of air conditioning.

"We took over the #1 slot in the air conditioning market November 2010 and we have continued to grow share" said Panasonic CEO Steve Rust who believes that his Company now has a major advantage due to their recent acquisition of Sanyo.

"The air conditioning market in the future is going to be all about control. Utility Companies are now working with Federal Government and State Governments to introduce new ways to control air condition and in the future that may mean Utility Companies having the power to control air conditioning in both winter and summer".

"Both Panasonic and Sanyo have control technology that is specifically designed to help consumers lower the cost of running an air conditioning system, which is often the biggest contributor to power use on a grid. We have already had blackouts in Sydney and both power utilities and Governments are away of the issues associated with air conditioning use." Rust said.

"Utility Companies in Australia are already trialling control technology linked to air conditioning systems which in the future, they will be able to control when demand on the grid reaches a peak. Consumer running an air conditioner at 16 degrees may find it reset to 19 degrees and in winter the heating cut back" said Rust.
Rust said that while the 2010/2011 season for air conditioning sales in Australia had been "difficult" he claimed that he was confident that the Japanese Company could hold onto their market share.

"We are looking to expand our air conditioning operation as a result we are looking to hire additional people. We are looking to expand our commercial offering and the business we get via installers" he said.

He claimed that a move to merchandising installer's vans and the offering of marketing incentives had led to a surge in installers wanting to sell Panasonic air conditioning solutions.
According to GFK data Panasonic now has 25% of the Australian retail, air conditioning market.

Thursday, 17 February 2011

Fujitsu donated total about 4.5 million yen as a relief money to the Australian Government through FUJITSU GENERAL (AUST.)

We would like to express our heartfelt sympathy to the sufferers of the flood disaster occurred in the State of Queensland, Australia and the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil due to the abnormal weather in the Southern Hemisphere from the latter half of December last year and sincerely hope for the earliest possible restoration of the suffered area.

Fujitsu General Group donated total about 4.5 million yen as a relief money to the Australian Government through FUJITSU GENERAL (AUST.) PTY LIMITED and the Brazilian Red Cross through FUJITSU GENERAL DO BRASIL LTDA. for the sympathy to the sufferers of the disaster and support for the restoration.


Reference
Our inverter air conditioners are maintaining high market share in Australia and Brazil.
In Australia, we are supporting sales to the whole area of Australia through the sales network of 5 sales braches of FUJITSU GENERAL (AUST.) and in Brazil, we are expanding the sales of inverter air conditioners since 2008.
About FUJITSU GENERAL (AUST.) PTY LTD.
Company name :
FUJITSU GENERAL (AUST.) PTY LTD.
Managing Director :
Kenji Shimizu
Number of employees :
104
Head office location :
Eastern Creek Drive, Eastern Creek NSW 2766 Australia
Capital :
100% by Fujitsu General Limited
Line of business :
Sales and maintenance service of room air conditioners and packaged air conditioners in Australia.
Established :
1978
About FUJITSU GENERAL DO BRASIL LTDA.
Company name :
FUJITSU GENERAL DO BRASIL LTDA.
President :
Katsuya Fujii
Number of employees :
32
Head office location :
Rua Treze de Maio, 1633-2º andar - Bela Vista São Paulo, SP, CEP 01327-905 Brasil
Capital :
100% by Fujitsu General Limited
Line of business :
Sales and maintenance service of room air conditioners and packaged air conditioners in Brazil and other South American countries.
Established :
1980

Saturday, 18 December 2010

Fuel Cell Micro CHP units have the edge over Air Source heat pump options

Fuel Cell Micro CHP units have the edge over Air Source heat pump options


With the introduction over the next few years of the micro CHP unit based on fuel cells where the unit combines heating the building with electricity production the heating market is on the cusp of a whole new technology and combining of building trades.


BlueGen is the latest breakthrough in small scale electricity generation - a modular style fuel cell generator that can be configured to suit a range of different markets and installations. For markets that require an alternative product approach to fully-integrated 'European style' systems, such as Japan, Northern America and Australia - BlueGen™ bridges that gap.

The Bluegen comes with
the added bonus of sell back to the grid incentives such as the MCS in the UK. Germany offers incentive to buy the new fuel cell units as well as sell back to the grid incentives. The fuel cell units need a natural gas supply where the Air source heat pumps require electricity and produce heat from the outside air with operating ranges down to -20 DegC. In very cold weather they do have their limitations.

Bluegen Data can be found here

Air Source Heat Pump Data can be found here

Currently Not Available In The UK or Ireland