17-514: The Vaillant Group is a company that develops products for heating, cooling and hot water. The company employs ~17,000 people worldwide and generates an annual turnover of approximately 3.7 billion euros. This makes the Vaillant Group one of the largest companies in its sector in Europe. The family-owned company is a global market leader in the wall-hung boiler segment. The Group's activities focus on
34-404: A full-range supplier. Vaillant's core range includes wall-hung and floor-standing condensing boilers , solar thermal systems for hot water and heating, heat pump technologies, ventilation systems for low-energy houses, control technology, gas and electric water heaters, air-conditioning systems, radiators and related services. The Vaillant Group has won several awards over the years, including
51-399: A master fitter's business. In 1894 Johann Vaillant patented a new "closed-system" gas-fired bathroom boiler. This was the first device that made it possible to heat water hygienically, without contaminating it with combustion gases. This was a great technical innovation at the time and Johann Vaillant had a lasting impact on the development of heating technology. At the same time, he opened up
68-411: A new market segment. In 1924 a further technical milestone was reached, with the development of the first central heating boiler. This device made it possible to heat a whole building with a central heating unit and several radiators in various rooms – a system that is still in use to this day. Notable landmarks in the company's history include the launch of the first wall-hung circulation water heater,
85-641: Is carried on today with the Hazet tool company which has three factories in Remscheid. Remscheid was part of the Prussian Rhine Province from 1822 to 1945. On 31 July 1943, during World War II , Remscheid was almost completely destroyed during a British bombing raid which caused a firestorm . This bombing raid was the final operation of RAF's Battle of the Ruhr involving 273 aircraft. Today around one third of
102-528: The Circo Geyser, in 1961, and the first wall-hung water heater with condensing boiler technology that was developed and produced in-house in 1995. 2001 saw the internationalisation and expansion of the Vaillant Group's brand and product portfolio and its sales and production network, following the acquisition of the British Hepworth Group. The company continued down this path of internationalisation with
119-747: The UK, the group markets both the Vaillant and Glow-worm brands. The Group has ten sites for R&D and manufacturing in five European countries, Turkey and China. There are three sites in Germany ( Remscheid , Bergheim , Roding ). In Slovakia there are three manufacturing plants in Trenčín , Skalica and Senica . Further sites include Nantes (France), Belper (UK), Vitoria (ES), Bozüyük (Turkey) and Wuxi (China). The Vaillant Group's products cover heating, ventilation and air-conditioning. The company has thus positioned itself as
136-571: The acquisition of a majority stake in the Turkish heating and air-conditioning technology specialist Türk Demir Döküm Fabrikalari in 2007. For several years the Vaillant Group has increasingly focused on technologies based on renewable energies. In 2006 the company began to produce heat pumps and in 2008 solar thermal collectors independently and on an industrial scale. Today, products based on gas condensing technology and heat pumps as well as systems which combine several building technologies constitute
153-406: The city consists of buildings from before World War II. During 14 and 15 April 1945, Remscheid was captured by the 78th Infantry Division (United States) . An A-10 Thunderbolt II crashed in the city on 8 December 1988 . Six people died. As of 31 December 2019, the city's population was 113,703, of which 92,726 (81.6%) were German citizens and 20,977 (18.4%) were non-Germans ( Ausländer ); of
170-652: The company's main business. The Vaillant Group has eight international brands. The company's brands are managed separately in the European and non-European markets and can be found in more than 60 countries. The Vaillant Group brand family includes the following: The Glow-worm brand in the United Kingdom and the Saunier Duval brands in France were part of Vaillant's acquisition of British competitor Hepworth Limited in 2000. In
187-451: The development of green products, and energy-saving and environmentally friendly products in particular, with the aim of achieving sustainable and profitable growth. The Vaillant Group's headquarters are located in Remscheid , North Rhine-Westphalia. The company is still one-hundred per cent family owned today. The history of the Vaillant Group dates back to 1874, when Johann Vaillant set up
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#1733086187633204-618: The following: The Vaillant Group publishes an annual magazine with information about the company's development and an annual sustainability report. Alongside these corporate reports, the Group also publishes the employee magazine Life and the Internet blog "21grad". Remscheid Remscheid ( German pronunciation: [ˈʁɛmʃaɪt] ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . It is, after Wuppertal and Solingen ,
221-484: The non-German population, the top 10 nationalities represented were as follows: The current mayor of Remscheid is Burkhard Mast-Weisz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2020. The most recent mayoral election was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: The Remscheid city council governs the city alongside the mayor. The most recent city council election
238-587: The right to use that title. In contrast, the generally smaller German municipalities that do not use this title, and are thus not included here, are usually just called Gemeinden . Historically, the title Stadt was associated with town privileges , but today it is a mere honorific title. The title can be bestowed to a municipality by its respective state government and is generally given to such municipalities that have either had historic town rights or have attained considerable size and importance more recently. Towns with over 100,000 inhabitants are called Großstadt ,
255-556: The third-largest municipality in Bergisches Land , being located on the northern edge of the region, on the south side of the Ruhr area. Remscheid had around 109,000 inhabitants in 2015. At the end of 2019 it had 113,703 inhabitants. Remscheid comprises four boroughs, Alt-Remscheid , Remscheid-Süd , Lennep , and Lüttringhausen . Its highest point is the Brodtberg (378 m). Remscheid
272-407: Was founded in the 12th century, but remained a small village until the 19th century. Early spellings for the city included Remissgeid (1217), Rymscheyd (1351), Reymscheyd (1487) and Rembscheid (1639). The economic growth of the entire Rhine-Ruhr region led to an increase of the population of Remscheid. Mechanical engineering and toolmaking were the main industries practised within the town. This
289-587: Was held on 13 September 2020, and the results were as follows: Remscheid is twinned with: Remscheid also cooperates with Mrągowo County , Poland and Schmalkalden , Germany. List of cities and towns in Germany This is a complete list of the 2,056 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 January 2024). There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany ) that has been given
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