PH air-con maker earmarks P200M for expansion
Concepcion Carrier Air-conditioning Co. (CCAC) is spending as much as P200 million this year to finance the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Laguna to accommodate the growing demand for quality cooling solutions both here and abroad.
At the sidelines of the Condura Extreme model launch Thursday, CCAC chief executive officer Raul Joseph Concepcion said the capital expenditure budget for 2012 would allow the company to expand its production capacity by 15 to 20 percent from the about 400,000 air-con units a year.
“We continue to invest in facilities to increase the capacity for export and also because of how the market in the Philippines has been changing,” Concepcion said.
The CCAC official stressed the need to continuously invest in new facilities not only to suit the changing needs and wants of the Philippine market, but also to enable the company to “really compete in the market place.”
“To be able to compete, you have to improve current production. Air-con prices are going down. What we are looking in our expansion activities is how to increase productivity. Also, consumer preferences are changing—people want energy efficiency, less noise, filters,” Concepcion said.
EMCID miles to go
Parmer asked for reimbursements to networking luncheons, lunch with board members, the bank, errands, golf tournaments, and to restaurants to get food for the office. She also listed hundreds of miles to pick up supplies for many functions such as the office Christmas open house, attending luncheons, cellular telephone bills and delivering Christmas gifts. Hundreds of dollars are claimed as out of pocket expenses on trips. Parmer drove many times to Fed Ex and to, Hobby Lobby, WalMart, to the dry cleaners, Ironically, there are numerous request for mileage to discuss the budget while out at lunch at various restaurants. Seelye listed hundreds of trips to pick up and drop off mail, on a near daily basis. She also attended numerous luncheons, and on 8-30-09, reported a trip to the Earthquest apartment to box up. Seelye drove to WalMart for hot dogs, to Chi-fil-A, Walgreens, schools and to area businesses for coupons, flyers, snacks for the office. She attended luncheons, events, and meetings at numerous restaurants for meetings. Seelye claimed EMCID mileage for driving to volunteer at the community Sawmill Festival, to pay a utility bill and to pick up checks. She even claimed a half mile to drive to the high school, located on the same property as EMCID. She also asked for cell phone reimbursements and numerous trips to the airport.
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FE-1 also continued the current round of the monthly preventive maintenance of RS ventilation systems, today inspecting & cleaning SV dust filters in the MRM1 module with the vacuum cleaner, after taking photos of the fan screens.
