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Home | World News | Mitsubishi Electric buys Irish agent

Mitsubishi Electric buys Irish agent

20th December 2024
Completing the deal (left to right): Crystal Air MD Domnick Ward, Mitsubishi Electric Europe Living Environmental Systems president Masami Kusano and David O’Brien, Crystal Air contracts director

NETHERLANDS/IRELAND: Mitsubishi Electric Europe is to acquire all the shares of its Irish agent – air conditioning installation and maintenance company Crystal Air Holdings Ltd. 

Established in 1997 and headquartered in Clane, Co Kildare, Crystal Air principally serves the commercial and industrial building sector, with wide experience in the data centre marketplace. The company employees 123 of which around 85 are installation and service engineers. 

Mitsubishi Electric sees the acquisition as a means to meet the growing demand for IT cooling for data centres across Europe. It will also enhance its one-stop service offering, combining air conditioning equipment sales with installation, operation, and maintenance services with a view to expanding its business and penetration in the data centre market.

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