Vaillant -150 years of innovations
Vaillant’s success story began in 1874: Johann Vaillant, the tenth child of a master tailor, broke new ground and founded his own craft business as a copper smith and pump maker in Remscheid. Today, Vaillant is the leading manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technology and has been convincing for 150 years with technological innovations and world firsts. Vaillant went around the world from Remscheid and is now present in 60 countries. Over 17.000 employees generate worldwide sales of around 3,7 billion euros. In order to meet the different requirements of the markets in the respective countries, 20 national companies are set up.
We are Vaillant Group International GmbH
The Vaillant Group International GmbH represents all the company's brands in countries where so far no separate Vaillant Group sales company is existing.The aim is to develop new and existing markets for the company. Sales office resp. branches in Porto, Vilnius and Almaty support this aim locally. Vaillant Group International GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of the Vaillant Group based in Remscheid, Germany.
The Vaillant Hare as the unmistakable face of the brand
An event on Easter Sunday 1899 also played a part in Vaillant's corporate success. Johann Vaillant picks up the newspaper to read in peace. While leafing through the monthly magazine "Old and New World", he suddenly comes across a curious picture: a hare hatches from an egg; red-cheeked gnomes and cute little animals stand around the egg and marvel at the miracle. Johann Vaillant is fascinated and decides to purchase the picture and copyright, because the hare is to become the trademark of his company. Since 1899 it has adorned Vaillant's products, catalogues and brochures, thus ensuring an unmistakable brand profile. Since then, people have associated the Vaillant brand with sympathy, innovative products of the highest quality and competent customer service. Today, the hare is the best-known heating technology logo in Europe. In Germany, 7 out of 10 people know him.
The hare in the egg has always kept up with the times
In its long history, the Vaillant logo has repeatedly adapted to the zeitgeist and new printing processes. The first redesign takes place in 1929 and sets the specifications, from which all subsequent revisions do not differ significantly: Clear lines and contours make the hare appear more stylized and fit the architectural understanding of the time. As a frame, the egg gives the logo a clearly defined shape. In addition, the logo now also contains the word “Vaillant” and becomes a so-called word-image brand. As a result, brand identification is strengthened.
At the beginning of the 1950s, the name Vaillant was well known in Germany. In 1953, the Vaillant lettering was given the addition "Geyser" (=boiler) to underline its importance. In the economic boom, the egg is placed in a protective box that expresses power, strength and competence. At the beginning of the 1990s, the logo with the green corporate color was given a further design dimension. After further rejuvenation cures in 1993 and 2003 - with separate lettering in company green - the time has come again in 2020: advancing digitization ensures that the Vaillant logo is not only displayed on products and in print media, but increasingly also digitally, for example on smartphones. That is why the Vaillant hare has taken on a new visual look. Sharpened cheeks and subtly elongated ears make him appear younger, fresher and smarter. The egg is now clearly recognizable as a contour. A modern, slimmer lettering with more space between the letters ensures better legibility, especially in digital media. The 3D effect with a color gradient that has shaped the Vaillant logo since 2009 has been eliminated. What has remained is the typical Vaillant green, which is a unique color with a strong recognition value. Vaillant has simply always been a green brand!
A company history shaped by innovations
The first invention, with which Johann Vaillant changed the market forever, was the gas bath heater "closed system" in 1894. For the first time, water is heated in a closed pipe by a gas flame - without coming into contact with harmful exhaust gases: the revolution in the bathroom. From now on, users can enjoy hot, clean water and also regulate the water temperature. The next great Vaillant invention provides more space in the bathroom: In 1905, Vaillant was the first manufacturer to bring the gas bath heater onto the market as a wall-mounted and space-saving device.
Around 20 years later, the next groundbreaking Vaillant innovation followed with central heating. Until now, every room had to be heated with its own stove or fireplace. With the so-called central heating boiler and the associated system, it was possible for the first time in 1924 to heat several radiators at the same time via a central distributor. In the years that followed, Vaillant conducted research in the heating segment from the point of view of space-saving and wall-hanging. With success: in 1961, Vaillant was the first company in the world to launch the “Circo-Geyser MAG-C 20” wall-mounted heater. A short time later, the "Combi-Geyser VCW 20" follows, which combines the heating and hot water supply in a compact and naturally wall-mounted manner. The device impresses with its short warm-up time and the heating output tailored to the respective needs.
Efficient, low in pollutants, environmentally friendly
As early as 1991, Vaillant went green with the new, low-pollutant thermoblock and set standards in terms of environmental compatibility. The device is the first fully premixing atmospheric burner with water cooling and is characterized by low emission values. Environmentally friendly technologies will from now on remain the focus of its own research and in 1995 Vaillant launched its first self-developed and produced condensing wall-mounted boiler on the market. The company is once again a pioneer. Vaillant emphasized the green project in 1997 when the company expanded its product portfolio for everything to do with renewable energies with the introduction of solar thermal systems for heating drinking water.
In 2001 Vaillant welcomed the new millennium with a completely new generation of environmentally friendly condensing boilers such as the ecoCOMPACT, which not only set new impulses in the area of efficiency, but also in design. The devices, which for the first time have a uniform user interface with the characteristic "Vaillant Smiley", are awarded the iF DESIGN AWARD.
Renewable, intelligent, networked
In the 2010s, Vaillant manifested its focus on environmental protection and concentrated its research on systems that use renewable energies. In production, too, Vaillant does not compromise on climate protection and is setting a good example: In 2015, the company will introduce the Green iQ label. The label identifies extremely environmentally friendly and efficient products that meet the highest sustainability standards over their entire life cycle. The first products to bear the Green iQ label are ecoTEC exclusive, flexoTHERM exclusive and flexoCOMPACT exclusive.
Another important factor for efficient heating and environmental protection is the perfectly coordinated use of central applications such as heating and ventilation, lighting, door communication as well as wellness and entertainment systems in the networked house. Therefore, devices with the Green iQ label must be smart so that they can be networked and operated via app at any time and from any location. This enables both intelligent remote control and predictive remote analysis and maintenance by the skilled tradesman.