Viessmann
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| GmbH & Co KG | |
| Industry | HVAC |
| Predecessor | Hans Viessmann |
| Successor | Martin Viessmann |
| Founded | 1917 |
| Founder | Johann Viessmann |
| Revenue | 2.1 billion € (2013) |
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Number of employees
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11,400 (2013) |
| Website | www.viessmann.com |
The Viessmann Group is an international heating systems manufacturer headquartered in Allendorf (Eder), Germany. The group controls 27 production and project management divisions in 11 countries, its products are available in 74 countries, owns 32 subsidiaries and 120 sales offices around the world. Viessmann is a major winter sport and motorsport sponsor.
The company was founded in Hof an der Saale in 1917 by Johann Viessmann, and has been family owned for three generations. The President and CEO today is Dr. Martin Viessmann. As of 2013 the company employs 11,400 people and reports annual sales of € 2.1 billion. Today Viessmann provides an extensive range of HVAC products.
for commercial, industrial, and residential purposes ranging from 1.5 to 120,000 kW.
The Viessmann Group originated in Hof on the banks of the Saale, where Johann Viessmann set up a small workshop in 1917 specialising in the construction of steel boilers. In 1937 he moved operations to Allendorf (Eder) in northern Hesse. After World War II, Hans Viessmann took over his father's company and modernized it by introducing series production and industrial processes. In the 1950s and 1960s, oil replaced the previously used solid fuels, whilst steel boilers became increasingly important. Viessmann seized these growth opportunities and developed into a medium-sized industrial enterprise with 1,400 employees.
The 1970s were a time of expansion. In 1972, Viessmann opened its first foreign factory in Faulquemont (France), followed by Waterloo, Ontario (Canada), the first site outside Europe, in 1978. With the development of new technologies, the company responded to the challenges of the energy crisis: In 1976, the first solar collectors were produced, followed by the first heat pumps in 1978.
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 opened up new markets – initially in the former East Germany and later in Eastern Europe. At the end of 1991/start of 1992, Dr. Hans Viessmann handed the company over to his son Dr. Martin Viessmann.
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