Daikin buys Phoenix-based contractor

USA: Daikin Applied has taken a majority stake in Varitec Solutions, a Phoenix-based contractor and long-standing partner specialising in designing, developing and installing large-scale HVAC systems for commercial buildings.

Varitec was established in 1975 as Climatec, the company being rebranded as Varitec in 2015. It has more than 170 employees who support the HVAC and buildings industry in Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, El Paso and the surrounding areas.

With the acquisition, they will be joined by 30 regional service technicians from Daikin Applied. As a member of Daikin group it will continue to trade as Varitec Solutions, the combined team delivering a full range of HVAC solutions.