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PRESS RELEASE
September 30,2008
Fujitsu General Limited
(NO.08-Y06-21)
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Winning Gold Award (Category: HVAC & PLUMBING) in "Readers' Choice Awards, Product of the Year 2007" as air conditioner of high energy-saving performance in the United States |
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On August 31, 2008, our inverter type multi air conditioner "AOU24/36RML" won Gold Award in "Readers' Choice Awards, Product of the Year 2007" from the product information magazine for commercial and public facility construction market "COMMERCIAL BUILDING PRODUCTS" in recognition of high energy-saving performance, inverter technology, low noise operation and flexible installation in the category of "HVAC & PLUMBING".
The "Readers' Choice Awards, Product of the Year 2007" which was set up in 2005 is the awards given to the manufacturers chosen by the product information magazine "COMMERCIAL BUILDING PRODUCTS" (Circulation: about 41,200/month) which introduces building materials and HVAC & PLUMBING equipments in the United States through the vote of the magazine subscribers such as building owners, architects, installers. The Awards was established to commend the manufacturers developing and supplying the excellent products to help buyers and designers who select the equipment to build better commercial facility. The products are classified into 6 categories of "HVAC & PLUMBING", "Exteriors", "Interiors", "Lighting & Electrical", "Security & Life Safety" and "Window & Doors", and "Gold Award", "Silver Award" and "Bronze Award" are given for each category.
This time, our inverter type multi air conditioner "AOU24/36RML" won "Gold Award" in the category of "HVAC & PLUMBING". The awarded product is inverter type multi air conditioner which can control air conditioning for 2 to 4 rooms individually with one outdoor unit. In the same category, American manufacturers, "York" and "Carrier", won "Gold Award" in the past, but we are the first Japanese manufacturer to win the Awards.
In the air conditioner market in the United States., ducted central air conditioning system is mainline at present, but the situation is changing as the environmental consideration such as energy saving is becoming an important theme.
In order to respond to such change of the market, FUJITSU GENERAL AMERICA, INC. (hereinafter "FGAI") has been offering a ductless air conditioning system (individual air conditioning system).
The awarded product "AOU24/36RML" adopts a ductless air conditioning system and realizes such features as high energy-saving performance by inverter technology and individual air conditioning, low noise operation, flexible installation.
Our company and FGAI are gaining the top class market share in the category of the ductless system in the United States. Taking the opportunity of winning the awards, we will aim to further improve the energy-saving performance and expand the business.
Reference
1. About FUJITSU GENERAL AMERICA, INC.
- Company name:
- FUJITSU GENERAL AMERICA, INC.
- Chairman:
- Hirofumi Fuji
- Number of employees:
- 50
- Head office location:
- 353, Route 46 W., Fairfield, N.J. 07004 U.S.A.
- Capital:
- 100% by Fujitsu General Limited
- Line of business:
- Sales and maintenance service of room air conditioners and packaged air conditioners in America
2. Outline of "COMMERCIAL BUILDING PRODUCTS" magazine
- Publishing company:
- CBP Magazine
- Name of magazine:
- COMMERCIAL BUILDING PRODUCTS
- Contents of magazine:
- Product information magazine for commercial and public facility construction market (e.g. building material and air conditioning & sanitary products)
- Main subscribers:
- Building management companies, building owners, architectural designers & developers
- Number of subscribers:
- 41,200
- Circulation per year:
- 41,200 copies × 9 issues per year = Total 370,800 copies
(Our company's estimation)
3. Contents of Awards
- Awarded product:
- Inverter type multi air conditioner (AOU24/36RML)
- Name of Awards:
- Readers' Choice Awards, Product of the Year 2007 (Category: HVAC & PLUMBING)
- 2007 Excellent Product Grand Award chosen by subscribers (Gold Award)
- Silver Award and Bronze award given from 2008 in each category in addition to Gold Award
- In the past, American manufacturers, "York" and "Carrier", won the awards in the category of "HVAC & PLUMBING". We are the first Japanese manufacturer to win the awards.
- Category:
- Total 6 categories (HVAC & PLUMBING, Exteriors, Interiors, Lighting & Electrical, Security & Life Safety and Window & Doors)
4. Reason for award (Point of evaluation)
- High energy-saving performance and low noise operation
- Inverter technology
- Superiority in individual air conditioning (Individual air conditioning possible for 4 rooms with one outdoor unit)
- Flexible installation
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