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2019
The Vaillant GmbH Supervisory Board has appointed Ralph Jakobs as a managing director of the company with effect from 1 November 2019. Ralph Jakobs will be succeeding Dr.-Ing. Norbert Schiedeck as Managing Director Technology.
The Vaillant Group increased its sales by 6 per cent in the 2018 financial year, reaching 2.5 billion euros. This means that the company recorded its highest revenue in history.
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Vaillant, the heating technology specialist from Remscheid, is working with Microsoft on the digitalisation of its heating systems. Vaillant is showcasing new developments for the Internet of Things at the Microsoft stand of the 2019 Hanover Fair.
As a global market and technology leader, heating technology specialist Vaillant is presenting a number of new, energy-saving and environmentally friendly products and comprehensive services at the ISH 2019 industry trade fair in Frankfurt am Main.
2018
One company, eight brands, around 13,000 employees and one vision: “Taking care of a better climate.”
Franz Wilhelm, Partner of the Vaillant Group and former long-term Managing Director, passed away on 13 September 2018 at the age of 92. As a passionate entrepreneur, he drove ahead the successful development of the family-owned company with great energy and untiring commitment.
2017 was a successful year for the Vaillant Group. Read more about this in our 2017 Annual Magazine. (PDF, 7 MB)
The Vaillant Group had a successful financial year 2017. Both in sales revenues and the operat-ing result (EBIT), the Remscheid-based family-owned company topped the level of the previous year.
The Partners’ Board of Vaillant GmbH has appointed Dr.-Ing. Norbert Schiedeck Chairman of the company’s Management Board with effect from 1 May 2018. Until the position will be filled, Dr.-Ing. Schiedeck also remains in charge of his previous tasks as Managing Director Technology.
Dr Carsten Voigtländer, CEO of the Vaillant Group, will leave the company on 31 March 2018 after almost nine years’ work. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Schiedeck, Managing Director Technology at the Vaillant Group, will take over the portfolio of Dr Voigtländer on an interim basis with effect from 1 April 2018 in addition to his current tasks.
At SHK Essen, three new heat pump models took centre stage at the Vaillant stand. In addition to electricity, Vaillant continues to focus on gas as an energy source.
2017
The Supervisory Board of Vaillant GmbH has appointed Dr Stefan Borchers a Managing Director of the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning specialist with effect from 1 January 2018. He will take over as successor to Dr Dietmar Meister the Group-wide responsibility for the Finance and Services divisions.
The World Climate Conference stops off at the Vaillant Group. Government officials, journalists and non-governmental organisations from three continents stopped by the company headquarters in Remscheid. An excursion programme put together for conference attendees by EnergyAgency.NRW provided an insight into various climate protection solutions, presented in a total of 36 projects across North Rhine-Westphalia.
Dr Jens Wichtermann, Director Corporate Communications, Sustainability & Politics of the Vaillant Group, gave a speech at the World Climate Conference in Bonn about the contribution of the company to achieving the climate goals. In his presentation, he explained both the need for efficient and sustainable heating technology for climate protection and the holistic approach of the company. The Vaillant Group sets standards in corporate responsibility with its new vision "Taking care of a better climate" and the multiple award-winning sustainability program S.E.E.D.S..
The Vaillant Group production site in Gelsenkirchen has been sold to Bleistahl, a medium-sized family-run company from Wetter (Ruhr). The handover will take place in the second quarter of 2018.
Heating technology specialist Vaillant invited young company founders to present their ideas and business models focused around the continued digitalisation of the HVAC industry.
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2016 was a good year for the Vaillant Group. It also was a year of change and transformation. Read more about this in our 2016 Annual Magazine. (PDF, 10,4 MB)
The Vaillant Group presented its company figures for 2016 and a forecast for the first quarter of 2017 at its digital annual press conference. Further topics are a double-digit revenue increase in China, strong growth for heat pumps as well as a greater focus on digital products and services.
The Vaillant Group inaugurated in Remscheid a new competence centre for digital 3D printing processes. The digital print process will be employed initially in pre-series production in the building of prototypes. It forms another interface of development activities and production at the Vaillant Group headquarters in Remscheid.
The Vaillant Group is now also producing heat pumps in Remscheid in large numbers.
Green, digital and customer-focused: these are Vaillant’s major points of emphasis at the ISH.
2016
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning specialist Vaillant Group celebrated the manufacture of its one millionth wall-hung, latest generation Vaillant ecoTEC condensing boiler in Remscheid.
Running again: Friedhelm Weidemann once again travelled the world as Vaillant’s climate champion. For the campaign “Places worth protecting”, the 57-year-old faced the world’s most challenging long-distance course, the Jungle Marathon through the Brazilian rainforest.
Today the Management Board of the Vaillant Group, together with Dr Philipp Vaillant, member of the Vaillant Group Partners’ Board, and the mayor of the city of Remscheid, Burkhard Mast-Weisz, laid the foundation stone for the new building of the research and development centre (R&D centre) at the company headquarters in Remscheid.
Dr Jens Wichtermann, Director Corporate Communications, Sustainability & Politics at the Vaillant Group (right) – current holder of the title “Germany’s most sustainable large company” –, congratulates UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on receiving the 2016 Honorary German Sustainability Award. In his acceptance speech, Ban Ki-moon emphasised the great importance of the 2050 climate targets, highlighting the need for a close-knit collaboration between politics, business and civil society.
The Vaillant Group’s STARTPLATZ grant awarded to start-up developer of a voice-control platform. The technology is potentially usable for voice-activated heating control.
Country Manager Mario Opačak has set up a sustainability strategy for the Croatian sales company. Based on S.E.E.D.S. as a Group-wide strategy and suited perfectly for Croatia.
The Vaillant Group publishes a new edition of its sustainability report.
South Korea is one of the world’s top 15 economies wih very high standard of living. The Vaillant sales company has been working there since August 2014.
The year 2015 was eventful and had many highlights. Also, the business of the Vaillant Group took a positive development. Read more about all of this in our 2015 Annual Magazine. (PDF, 9,5 MB)
The Vaillant Group is now hosting its annual press conference exclusively online as an interactive webcast. Topics are the business developments from 2015, an outlook for 2016 and the digital transformation of the company.
120 Vaillant xellPOWER fuel cell heaters installed, a new device in the Green iQ product line and market share gains in the area of condensing boilers – at the SHK trade fair in Essen, Vaillant appeared well-equipped for the future.
The Vaillant Group’s new corporate website has reaped another award: the www.vaillant-group.com portal clinched the German Design Award in Frankfurt.
Germans are champions when it comes to avoiding plastic bags, saving water and separating rubbish. This was revealed by an international study conducted by Vaillant, in cooperation with the market research institute TNS Infra-test. A total of 13,500 people from 13 countries were asked about their eco-friendly behaviour for the study.
2015
Vaillant has received the German Sustainability Award 2015 as Germany’s most sustainable large company.
In Remscheid, the headquarters of the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology specialist Vaillant Group, a new Research and Development Centre will arise by 2018. The total investment in building the centre is about €54 million.
The Vaillant Group, leading heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology specialist, is strengthening growth in its European core markets by major investments. The investments go hand in hand with efficiency measures to improve the costs structure.
The Vaillant Group wins the Econ Award.
The Vaillant Group publishes a new edition of its sustainability report.
The Vaillant Group has opened its first sales office in the South Korean capital, Seoul, thus making it the first European heating technology provider to start selling high-efficiency technologies in the country.
The employees of the heating, ventilation and climate control technology manufacturer Vaillant support the Mothers Group Mama mia of the Remscheid Child Protection Association.
The heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology specialist Vaillant has received excellent marks for its factory customer service from the certification company TÜV Saarland.
DemirDöküm asked kids where the warmest place in Turkey is. Find out the answers.
Karl-Ernst Vaillant, partner and long-time Managing Director of the Vaillant Group, the Remscheid heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology specialist, is celebrating his 80th birthday on 10 June 2015.
The Remscheid-based heating and ventilation engineering specialist Vaillant is systematically pressing ahead with merging its sales and service activities in Germany.
The year 2014 was an eventful year for the Vaillant Group with many highlights. Learn more about the Vaillant Group’s topics and highlights in 2014 in the Annual Magazine (PDF, 9,5 MB)
The Remscheid-based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology specialist Vaillant Group achieved sales revenues in financial year 2014 of €2.33 billion (2013: €2.38 billion). In a difficult market environment, the sales development was thus about 2 per cent below the previous year, although adjusted for currency exchange effects the sales matched the previous year’s level.
With the new Vaillant expo, we’re inviting our customers and partners to delve into the brand’s history and cast a glance into the future of green heating technology,” said Dr Carsten Voigtländer, CEO of the Vaillant Group, speaking at the opening ceremony.
Dr Tillmann von Schroeter assumes the position of Regional Director Sales, Marketing and Service Central Europe and Managing Director Vaillant Germany.
That's the way it is here. We are the Vaillant Group. The Family Company. In 400 seconds.
Green and intelligent: two words to describe the new products and services that Remscheid-based heating and ventilation engineering specialist Vaillant will be presenting at ISH 2015 in Frankfurt.
The Vaillant Group relaunches its corporate website
The story of a smile powered vending machine which helped Londoners to #KeepSmiling
2014
German marathon runner to run in the Antarctic.
At the Teo-Otto-Theater in Remscheid, the Vaillant Children’s Christmas Party took place last Saturday. There, children and grandchildren of Vaillant staff did not only meet Santa Claus and the Vaillant Bunny but as well got to know many countries in a children’s performance of Jules Verne‘s „Around the world in 80 days“. The play was performed by Westdeutschen Tourneetheater (WTT). Moreover, Santa Claus offered a small Christmas gift to each of the more than 400 attending children.
Parents and grandparents enjoyed the afternoon with talks, savouring coffee and Christmas stollen.
Every year, the Vaillant Children’s Christmas Party is organised by volunteering colleagues from the HR division and the Works Council. The Party has been held for almost 20 years now.
Employees of Vaillant have handed over home-made Christmas biscuits to the food charity organisation Remscheider Tafel. More than 30 Vaillant employees joined to bake heaps of biscuits on trays, full of crispy flakes, coconut macaroons, and orange crescent cookies for the good cause. Overall, about 114 tins were filled with Christmas cookies.
The Vaillant Group Supervisory Board has appointed Dr-Ing Norbert Schiedeck as a Managing Director of the company.
The Remscheid-based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology specialist Vaillant Group grew further in financial year 2013.
2013
The heating technology specialist Vaillant has joined forces with the city authorities and opened a day care facility at its headquarters in Remscheid.
Remscheid-based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology specialist the Vaillant Group continued to gain market share and grow in the financial year 2012.
Remscheid-based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology specialist Vaillant Group grew further in the financial year 2012.
At the 2013 ISH trade fair, heating, ventilation and air conditioning specialist the Vaillant Group has announced the formation of a partnership with SMA Solar Technology AG.
The Remscheid-based specialist heating technology company Vaillant is among the winners of the German Sustainability Awards 2013.
2012
Remscheid-based heating technology specialist Vaillant has published an updated version of its “Responsibility as a principle” brochure.
In its new Sustainability Report, Remscheid-based heating technology specialist Vaillant Group has communicated verifiable targets valid on a Group-wide basis for the first time.
The Remscheid-based specialist heating technology company Vaillant is among the winners of the German Sustainability Awards 2013.
The Remscheid-based heating technology specialist Vaillant has been honoured by the consumer organisation Verbraucher Initiative e.V. for its commitment to sustainability.
The ecoPOWER 1.0 micro-combined heat and power system (CHP) is the most sustainable product in the plumbing, heating and air conditioning sector.
The Remscheid-based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning specialist Vaillant Group took over on 2 May the Hamburg company Cogenon GmbH, which specialises in combined heat and power (CHP) systems for larger properties.
The Remscheid-based heating, ventilation and air-conditioning specialist Vaillant Group increased its sales in the first three months of this year to €563 million, a plus of 5 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2011. The operating result (EBIT) for the same period improved by 24 per cent.
Remscheid-based heating technology specialist Vaillant has taken part in Germany’s first nationwide “Green Day”.
Contacts
Jens Wichtermann
Director Group Communication, Sustainability & Politics
Phone: +49 2191 18-2754
Fax: +49 2191 18-2895
jens.wichtermann@vaillant-group.com