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Indonesian air conditioning set to boom
Bisset warns of recovery pitfalls
BRUCE BISSET, president of the Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES), has reminded industry colleagues in the USA that, traditionally, more firms go to the wall during a recovery than fail in the depths of a recession.
ACCORDING TO a report published by TechSci Research, the Indonesian air conditioning market is set to grow by 13% between now and 2018.
Indonesia Air Conditioner Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018 says that technological advancements along with the introduction of eco- friendly air conditioners are fuelling demand for air conditioners in the country. Indonesia is one of the leading markets for air conditioners in South Asia and the increasing number of households coupled with the rising per capita income is boosting the market.
In addition, the country’s growing retail sector is helping to drive demand. The Java region is the largest contributor to the country’s air conditioner market revenues because of its booming commercial and industrial sectors. The report reveals that air conditioner market is controlled by air conditioners such as split, portable and cassette air conditioners, with split air conditioners accounting for the highest demand. However, with
increasing awareness of energy conservation, new technologies such as VRF and solar air conditioners are expected to gain market share.
The air conditioners with inbuilt air purification based functionality are also anticipated to gain market share because of rising air pollution concerns in the country.
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Speaking at the annual convention of the Mechanical Contractors’ Association of America (MCAA) in Scottsdale, Arizona, Mr Bisset told his international audience that the reason lay in the fact that an upturn in construction activity tended to occur at a relatively late stage in the overall economic recovery cycle – and that the great bulk of building engineering services work was focused on a similarly late stage in the construction process itself. “This means that the cost of labour and materials will
already have begun to rise long before the start of a building engineering services project – while client expectations will continue to hold down prices and keep margins tight,” said the president.
He added that taking
advantage of opportunities for growth was likely to require “an investment in people, assets, equipment and business infrastructure” – but that, while turnover might have improved, cash flow could become overstretched, to the extent that any unforeseen circumstance could lead to collapse.
On a brighter note, Mr Bisset reported that the findings of the most recent state of trade survey carried out among B&ES members had indicated that business opportunities had increased in the second
Pinsent guests with BSRIA
SPEAKERS have been confirmed for the BSRIA Briefing at The Brewery on 14 November. The theme for this year’s event will be ‘Smarter Ways to Better Buildings’. The event focus will review how services in the built environment increasingly require integrated solutions.
There is a need for designers, builders and installers to work more collaboratively and engage in new technologies and processes in order to supply the UK with the working solutions needed in a low carbon future.
Speakers will be discussing how smart technologies are impacting the design, construction and operational phases of a building; it will look at some of the technical and commercial opportunities and barriers combined with the psychological issues surrounding their introduction and implementation. Latest confirmed speakers for the event are:-
■ Briefing chair Julia Evans, chief executive of BSRIA (at time of event)
■ Munish Datta, head of facilities management and Plan A, Marks & Spencer
■ Professor David Philp, head of BIM, Mace Group, also head of BIM HM Government BIM Task Group
■ Philip Ross, chief executive of UnGroup ■ Ian Orme, Sustainable Construction Group, team leader, BSRIA
The after dinner speaker is Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE, four times Olympic Gold Medalist and ten times World Championship Gold Medalist.
half of 2013 – with more firms acknowledging a rise in both orders and enquiries compared with the previous six months, and half of respondents reporting a rise in their turnover levels.
A measure of optimism regarding future prospects was also seen to have consolidated – while the number of firms recruiting apprentices and trainees grew modestly but significantly during the period. “Encouragingly, our findings appear to be in line with those of other surveys carried out recently in adjacent industry sectors – which, taken together, provide evidence of a sustained, if still modest, process of recovery, the president concluded.
CIBSE awards Fujitsu
accredition
FUJITSU AIR Conditioners has received accreditation from CIBSE for its Continuing Personal Development (CPD) course on VRF Application and Design.
The free course, which contributes an hour towards CPD, covers the features and benefits of VRF air conditioning systems, the basic operating principle of VRF systems and how to design and select VRF systems. Fujitsu VRF business manager Tony Nielsen said: “We believe it is important for the prosperity of the whole industry for manufacturers and consultants to communicate, and this type of course is one of the best ways of doing that.”
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