To celebrate Hitachi Ltd.’s 100th anniversary next month, Hitachi Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Group is giving its customer base the opportunity to receive a free 100 month warranty on any order of its cutting-edge Utopia Split System air conditioner unit.

Hitachi’s centenary birthday – on July 16, 2010 – will mark 100 years of innovation and success. Since its founding in 1910 as an electrical equipment repair shop, Hitachi Ltd. has evolved into a US$100 billion global corporation. From designing and manufacturing electric power plants to finger vein recognition and RFID technology, to innovative air conditioning and refrigeration solutions, Hitachi remains unmatched in its technical diversity. Hitachi Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Group’s centenary product promotions mean that the first 100 customers who telephone quoting ‘Centenary’ when ordering a Utopia wall mounted air conditioner, will receive a free 100 month warranty. With heating and cooling capabilities from 5.0kW to 11.2kW, the Utopia is energy efficient and cost-effective with a COP of 4.83 and EER of 4.03 and enables ultra low noise levels of 20 dB(A) (NR30). Caroline Hayes, UK Marketing Communications Manager at Hitachi Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Group, said: “We want to congratulate our parent company, Hitach Ltd, for 100 years of amazing growth and achievement. It’s fantastic that the three core founding values of Hitachi - harmony, sincerity and pioneering spirit - still exist and are actively adhered to today across all Hitachi Groups, including here at Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. To mark this important time in Hitachi’s history we are rewarding our customers with product offers, along with our employees taking part in exciting social, community and charity activity.”