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Fujitsu’s Key Success Factor: Structural Reform
Fujitsu General has forecast record-high net profit of ￥10 billion (about US$ 100.6 million) on a consolidated basis in fiscal 2012 (end March 2013), representing a year-on-year increase of 93%. To f...
Goodman Prepares to Soar with Inverter Technology
Following Daikin’s acquisition of U.S.-based Goodman last year, JARN interviewed Takeshi Ebisu, Daikin member of the Board and senior executive officer. This year, JARN visited Goodman at the company’...
Hitachi Bolstering Sales of VRF Products
Ten years ago, Hitachi Appliances turned its eye to the large Chinese VRF market and formed a joint venture with leading Chinese appliance manufacturer Hisense to undertake local production. After 10 ...
Mitsubishi Electric: Expanding Globally Step by Step
It has been eight months since Yoshiomi Araki was appointed general manager of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems Division, Mitsubishi Electric. JARN visited Mitsubishi Electric in mid-Dec...
Hisense: Growing Steadily in China and Overseas --Interview
In 2003, Hisense and Hitachi founded the joint venture Hisense-Hitachi, and in 2007, Hisense acquired Kelon. How has the company developed between now and then? What are its plans for the residential ...
Daikin: Dreaming without Limits
-- Second Installment of Interview, November Issue The first of two installments of an interview with Mr. Ebisu was published in JARN’s October issue. This November issue carries the second installmen...
Haier: Building its Own Brand through Innovations and Soluti
JARN visited Haier headquarters in Qingdao and interviewed Wang Li, director of commercial air conditioners for Haier. Ms. Wang talked about the penetration of the Haier brand in markets at home and o...
Bitzer: At the Heart of Freshness Refrigeration and Air Cond
Bitzer has been producing refrigerant compressors, condensing units and pressure vessels for refrigeration and air conditioning appliances for nearly 80 years. Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Michae...
Rechi: Sailing against the Current
-- Interview with Liu Jinxi, Chairman of Rechi Successfully grasping the opportunity afforded by the high-speed growth in the air conditioning industry in mainland China, Rechi doubled its compressor...
Daikin: Dreaming without Limits
-- Interview with Takeshi Ebisu, Daikin Senior Executive Officer Takeshi Ebisu, senior executive officer Daikin pursued becoming the No. 1 HVAC manufacturer in the world for several years before accom...
Teaming up with Hitachi, Temperzone Develops Market Down Und
At the beginning of May, a reporter from JARN went to Australia to attend ARBS 2012 and met with manufacturers active in the Australian market. One of these was Temperzone, the largest local manufactu...
Samsung: Listening to Market, Improving Service
At the 2012 edition of ARBS, the Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Building Services Trade Exhibition held at the beginning of May in Melbourne, Australia, JARN talked with Simon Coates, business u...
