Vaillant has extended its UK manufacturing facility after seeing record demand for heat pumps.
Based in Belper, Derbyshire, Vaillant Industrial UK will begin manufacturing heat pumps alongside its UK range of high efficiency boilers from 2022.
Vaillant is one of the only heating appliance manufacturers to produce both high efficiency gas boilers and heat pumps in the UK, it said.
The company stated it believes “no one single technology will address the decarbonisation challenge. A combination of hydrogen gas boilers, heat pumps and hybrid systems along with controls and internet connected solutions will be key to meeting the government’s targets”.
Vaillant Group UK currently manufactures around half a million natural gas and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) appliances at its Belper plant for the UK market.
From 2022, the capacity will be increased to include the aroTHERM plus air-to-water heat pump, first launched in 2020.
Klaus Jesse, managing director for Vaillant Group UK and Ireland, said: “As a leading heating manufacturer, we take our responsibility to support the decarbonisation challenge very seriously. Having been at the forefront of research and development of high efficiency gas appliances as well as heat pumps, Vaillant is also investing heavily in future hydrogen and green gas technology. There will not be one technology which singularly addresses the climate challenge, and it’s important that both the government and the heating industry recognise and educate the market on the benefits of each technology, based on the needs of the customer and the property.”