Midea
Midea were established in 1968 and¸ with global sales revenue exceeding $22 billion USD in 2011¸ are one of the largest manufacturers of air conditioning and HVAC equipment in the world. Midea have manufacturing plants in China¸ South America¸ South East Asia¸ Africa and Europe and employ over 150¸000 people worldwide. In June 2004 Midea formed four joint ventures with Toshiba Corp. of Japan.