Climate Control Middle East speaks to Nawaf Al Masoud, CEO of Huntair Arabia, to gain an overview of the company and its strategies and outlook in the region

Could you give us a short overview of Huntair Arabia?

Huntair Arabia is a joint venture, established in 2010, between Alessa Advanced Projects Company (AAPC) and HUNTAIR. AAPC is a subsidiary of Alessa Industries Group, founded in 1935 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The group is the mother company of Alessa Refrigeration and Air conditioning Company (ARAC), which manufactures and produces air conditioners and refrigerators in its factory in Riyadh and Hamad Abdullah Alessa and Sons (HAASCO), the commercial arm of the group for home appliances. AAPC specialises in domestic, commercial and industrial cooling systems, in addition to air handling units and, recently, in data centers and computer rooms cooling.

HUNTAIR is a subsidiary of the CES Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nortek. The CES Group of affiliated companies provides custom-engineered air conditioning solutions.

What is Huntair Arabia’s view of the GCC/Middle East region?

The GCC market is booming, particularly Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi in the UAE and Qatar. We think that the positive trend for these areas will continue in the next five years.

What are your company’s strategies vis-à-vis the region?

Our strategy is to have a presence in all GCC countries and to open sales and marketing offices to serve all of our clients, including the Government, contractors and consultants.

Do you still have plans of expanding your operations in the Middle East?

Our strategy is to be in all of the GCC and Middle East countries. We are also looking to work closely with the biggest consultants and contractors that operate in such countries.

Could you speak to us about some of the projects you are working on?

We are working on several projects in the UAE, including the Burj Alhilal, and in Oman.