Daikin

About the company

Daikin was founded in Osaka in 1924 and built Japan's first packaged air conditioner in 1951. In 1982 it introduced VRV (variable refrigerant volume), and it has since grown into one of the world's largest HVAC manufacturers.

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What do they do?

Daikin position themselves as air and climate specialists across heating, cooling, ventilation and refrigeration. For commercial buildings, their range covers VRV heat pump and heat recovery systems, chillers and air handling units, with centralised controls and cloud monitoring for operation and maintenance.

• What it does: VRV systems, heat pumps, chillers and air handling for commercial buildings.
• Integration: Centralised controllers with interfaces to the BMS, plus cloud monitoring.
• Proof point: Pioneered VRV in 1982, now a standard approach to air conditioning in commercial offices.

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Daikin suits owners planning to electrify heating and cooling, with heat pump and heat recovery options for most building types and a large UK installer and service network.