Abu Dhabi Quality Conformity Council grants certification to Daikin AC
GCC: Daikin’s VRV IV Series
of air conditioning systems has received the Abu Dhabi Trustmark for Environmental
Performance from the Abu Dhabi Quality Conformity Council (QCC). The company
said its VRV IV series, which is equipped to handle the heat of the Middle
East, constantly monitors ambient temperatures and adjusts both the flow and
temperature of the refrigerant to achieve maximum efficiency and minimum power
consumption. The product line also received ‘The Green Building Product of the
Year 2016’ award from the Emirates Green Building Council. The QCC
Certification and Emirates GBC Award were presented to its regional dealers at
an annual meeting, where the company presented awards to over 73 dealers across
the UAE for their sales performance in 2015.
According to TechSci Research, the region’s
government are increasingly focusing upon regulations in order to improve the
energy efficiency as well as reducing the emission of harmful gases. Which has
increased the competition as well as focus on research and development among
the players in the market. The company has also been trying to comply with the
standards set by other regional regulators such as ESMA, ESTIDAMA, QCC, SASO,
MEW and others.
According
to a recent report by TechSci Research
“GCC Air Conditioners Market By
Product Type (Split, Chiller, Window, VRF and Others), By End Use Sector
(Commercial and Residential), By Country (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Oman,
Kuwait and Bahrain), Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2011 – 2021”,
the market for air conditioners in GCC is forecast to grow at a CAGR of over
10% during 2016–2021. Saudi Arabia dominates GCC air conditioners market, on
account of large population size and continuing growth across various sectors
in the Kingdom. Split air conditioners dominated demand for air conditioners in
the GCC region in 2015. The air conditioners market in the region is dominated
by players such as LG, Daikin, Toshiba Carrier, Zamil and Samsung. However, GCC
air conditioners market is majorly import driven due to limited manufacturing
plants of major air conditioner players in GCC countries.