Global leader in developing and manufacturing air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration (HVAC-R) products and solutions, Daikin Industries of Japan, has reaffirmed its commitment to expansion and growth in the Nigerian market.

Chairman/ Managing Director of Daikin India, Kanwaljeet Jawa, made the pledge when he led a high-powered delegation on a visit of the factory and assembly plant of its Nigerian partner – Sacral Industries Limited – located in Isolo, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos, yesterday.

According to Jawa, Daikin has made significant investments in the Indian market to prepare for the export market, especially to the African continent.

He stressed that the company was committed to taking advantage of market opportunities in line with its aspiration to becoming a dominant brand in the African market.

“India can cater to the Nigerian market very well because the needs are similar, if you look at it from the standpoint of price, people’s requirements, processes, systems and brand.

So, the combination of innovative Japanese technologies and the partner’s understanding of the local market will help a great deal in becoming number one in the market,” he said.

While expressing satisfaction with the enormous work done by its partner, DaiTech Nigeria Limited, in the areas of knowledge transfer through skill enhancement and training, production scaling, and delivery of eco-friendly products in the market, Jawa acknowledged that the penetration of air conditioning was still low in Nigeria.

He stated that Daikin India has enormous capacity to deliver the right innovative products to meet the Nigerian market’s demands since the needs of both countries were similar.

“I am highly impressed with what I have seen in the factory and training centre facilities. With this, I think I can boldly say that Nigeria is ready to deliver for Daikin. For me, this is the right time for us to take off and move the Daikin brand to the next level. We strongly feel that we can now supply the products from India since we have a ready market here in Nigeria,” he added.

The team leader said the company will continue to invest in technology, research and development, with the goal of

In his remarks, Chairman of Sacral Industries Limited, Bhojraj Rupani, expressed excitement about the renewed partnership, noting that the collaboration was poised to deliver the best quality and affordable products to Nigerian customers.

Rupani said given its established presence and potential in the Nigerian market, he was confident that Daikin would make consistent progress.