A group photo of Daikin MEA employees and officials during the opening ceremony

DUBAI, UAE, 7 August, 2019: HVACR manufacturer, Daikin has relocated the head office for the company’s Middle East and Africa Division, in line with plans to support growth and expand throughout the region, the company said through a Press release.

Located in JAFZA-Dubai, the facility will be the base of operations for 250 staff members from sales & operational functions, the release said. The new facility is situated on 22,000 square metres of land, with the building and warehouse amounting to 7,500 square metres, and combines the Training Academy, air-handling unit (AHU) factory and the company’s experience centre, the release said. The office also features an array of new technological HVAC innovations, including a chiller system, smart variable refrigerant volume (VRV) system, along with AHU, fan-coil unit (FCU) and BMS systems, the release added.

Tuna Gulenc

Tuna Gulenc, Vice President-Sales, Daikin MEA, said: “The opening of this brand-new facility reaffirms our commitment for long-term business expansion, and emphasizes to the market that we believe in both the growth potential of the MEA region and vision of the UAE.”

According to the release, in the last 13 years since Daikin’s first office was established in the emirate, the business has grown from USD 30 million to exceed USD 300 million in the MEA region. Since then, the release said, the small office has grown to become a full-fledged MEA headquarters with sales, service, logistics and manufacturing operations. The business has been expanded by establishing companies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, while developing an effective and proficient sales network across the MEA region, the release said. Daikin MEA has since evolved to employ more than 400 people from just 10, the release added.

New Daikin MEA office in Dubai