Fast-growing facilities management group, Bermuda Aviation Services (BAS), has added another company to its fold.BAS yesterday launched its latest subsidiary, Efficient Technologies Bermuda Ltd, trading as Eff-Tech, and employing at least six staff at its Smith’s warehouse, a number which it expects will soon grow to the mid-teens.Eff-Tech is a BAS start-up rather than acquisition and expands BAS’s service capability into the HVAC field.In addition, Eff-Tech was appointed as a distributor for Mitsubishi Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) products in Bermuda. Eff-tech and GSC are the two dealers for Mitsubishi HVAC in Bermuda.BAS president and CEO Kenneth Joaquin said the company was going a step farther by setting up an on-site training programme at its new Lolly’s Well Road leased warehouse.Mr Joaquin said the start-up was part of BAS’s aim to be Bermuda’s premier one-stop shop service company, “servicing any company from the ground to the ceiling”.“We could not have asked for a better partner than Mitsubishi as we expand BAS’s service capability into HVAC,” Mr Joaquin said. “Mitsubishi produces superlative products backed by a support network that is second to none.”He noted Mitsubishi has been the premier supplier of cooling and heat pump air conditioning systems in Bermuda.“Mitsubishi has been the premier supplier of cooling and heat pump air conditioning systems in Bermuda,” he said. “Mitsubishi’s systems are the most energy efficient and quietest heating and cooling systems available. Their range of Mr. Slim and City Multi air conditioning equipment has over the last quarter of a century provided years of trouble free operation under Bermuda’s harsh ambient conditions.“Eff-Tech, through its association with Mitsubishi, is able to provide Mitsubishi air conditioning systems for the smallest residential application through to: office complexes, tourism developments, healthcare facilities, schools and other specialised applications. There is no project that Mitsubishi does not have an application for.”Stephen Savage, sales and marketing manager for Eff-Tech added, “With our new purpose built facility in Smith’s, we have been given the enviable task of distributing Mitsubishi air conditioning systems and parts here in Bermuda.“We are committed to maintaining ample inventory of both equipment and parts, as we believe local inventory is paramount to providing world-class service.”Mr Savage added Eff-Tech’s focus was quality service, customer relationships and competitive pricing.“We will be focused on both short and long-term training programs ensuring our sales and technical teams are equipped with the knowledge and understanding to select, install and service the best system for our client’s particular application,” Mr Savage said.Reynaldo Benzor, International Business Unit manager for Mitsubishi, said, “Mitsubishi Electric Cooling and Heating congratulates Eff-Tech for the distributorship of all our HVAC products for Bermuda. Furthermore, we look forward to our partnership with Eff-Tech and wish them every success in the future.”Mr Joaquin said Eff-Tech was the first company in Bermuda to establish a full Mitsubishi training centre and facility geared to train local contractors and staff in Mitsubishi equipment preparation and maintenance. The centre will also run a full apprenticeship programme aimed at bringing in younger people interested in technical work to training in HVAC.The BAS group now includes Aircraft Services Bermuda Ltd (ASB), BAS-Serco Ltd, International Bonded Couriers Ltd (IBC), Weir Enterprises Ltd, Otis Bermuda Ltd, CCS Group Ltd, Integrated Technology Solutions Ltd, Bermuda Energy Service Company (BESCO), which it acquired just last month, and now Efficient Technologies Bermuda Ltd. (Eff-Tech).