Groupe Atlantic

Public pool heater "Chaudière Guillot" (Lyon, Groupe Atlantic), from around 1969, replaced in 2016

The Groupe Atlantic is a French HVAC company. It was founded in la Roche-sur-Yon[1] (in Vendée region on the west coast of France) by Mr Radat and Mr Lamoure in 1968. Groupe Atlantic is based in 10 different countries with over 20 factories. The company has 20 factories, 10 of which are located outside France, and approximately 6,500 employees (as of March 2017),[2] of which approximately 2,900 are outside France[3]

Its mission is: "To transform prevailing energies into lasting well-being, by creating thermal comfort solutions that are ecologically efficient, accessible to all and suited to individual needs."[4] Groupe Atlantic also own Ideal Boilers located in Hull, UK.

## History

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1968 - Atlantic was founded by Paul Radat and Pierre Lamoure.

1973 - Guillot was acquired

1986 - Thermor & Sauter were acquired

1989 - Pacific was acquired

1993 - Elge was acquired

2000 - Ygnis (Switzerland) was acquired (the first acquisition outside France)

2002 - Franco-Belge was acquired

2004 - The Cairo (Egypt) site was created

2006 - Magnum was acquired

2006 - The Odesa (Ukraine) site was created

2007 - The Izmir (Turkey) site was created

2008 - Hamworthy (United Kingdom) was taken over

2008 - The Fontaine (France) site was created

2011 - Lazzarini (Italy) and Erensan (Turkey) were acquired

2013 - Feinwerk (Germany) and Austria Email (Austria) were acquired

2014 - The Rayong (Thailand) site was created

2015 - Ideal, Keston and Gledhill (United Kingdom) were acquired

2015 – The Billy-Berclau (France) site was created

2016 - The Trappes (France) site was created

2017 - Thercon (Belgium) and Orcon (Netherlands) were acquired

2017 - The Kutasi (Georgia) site was created

2017 - The Dehradun (India) site was created

2018 - The Izmir (Turkey) site was created

2019 - ACV (Belgium) was acquired

2021 - ThermicEnergy (Germany) was acquired (70%)

## Acquisitions

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Brand name  | Group member as of  | Country of origin  | Established

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Atlantic  | 1968  | France  | 1968
Atlantic Guillot  | 1973  | France  | 1897
Thermor  | 1986  | France  | 1931
Sauter  | 1986  | France  | 1915
Ygnis  | 2000  | Switzerland  | 1943
Hamworthy  | 2008  | UK  | 1914
Lazzarini  | 2011  | Italian  | 2004
Erensan  | 2011  | Turkey  | 1966
Austria Email  | 2013  | Austria  | 1855
Feinwerk  | 2013  | Germany  | Unknown
Gledhill  | 2015  | UK  | 1926
Keston  | 2015  | Romania  | 1994
Ideal Boilers  | 2015  | UK  | 1905
Ideal Commercial  | 2015  | UK  | 1905
Thermic Energy  | 2021  | Germany  | unknown

## Industrial sites

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EUROPE🇪🇺

FRANCE 🇫🇷

* Orleans -> Electric radiators
* Fontaine -> Electric, solar and heat pump water heaters
* St Louis -> Electric water heaters
* Billy-Berclau -> Domestic boilers, heat pumps, hybrid solutions
* Cauroir -> Commercial boilers and cylinders
* Merville -> Domestic boilers, heat pumps, hybrid solutions
* Aulnay-sous-bois -> Boiler Room Equipment
* Meyzieu -> Air conditioning, ventilation and fire protection
* Pont-de-Vaux -> Commercial boilers
* La Roche-sur-Yon -> Electric radiators, Bathroom radiators, electric and heat pump water heaters, Electronic control

AUSTRIA 🇦🇹

* Knittelfeld -> Sanitary hot water

EGYPT 🇪🇬

* Cairo -> Electric water heaters, Towels Drier
* Cairo (JV) -> Thermostats, heat rods

UKRAINE 🇺🇦

* Odesa -> Electric water heaters, electric convector heaters

UK 🇬🇧

* Hull -> Domestic and Commercial boilers
* Blackpool -> Stainless Steel and Copper water heaters
* Poole -> Commercial boilers and Sanitary hot water

ASIA

THAILAND 🇹🇭

* Rayong (JV) - Electric water heaters and heat pump systems

TURKEY 🇹🇷

* Izmir -> Bathroom radiators
* Yozgat (shareholding) -> Commercial boilers

## Commercial sites

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EUROPE🇪🇺

FRANCE 🇫🇷

* Bourg-la-reine
* La Roche-sur-Yon
* Meyzieu
* Orléans
* Toussieu

AUSTRIA 🇦🇹

* Knittelfeld

BELGIUM 🇧🇪

* Waterloo

CZECH REPUBLIC 🇨🇿

* Prague

GERMANY 🇩🇪

* Geldersheim
* Weiden i.d. OPf.

ITALY 🇮🇹

* Castronno, Varese
* Conegliano (JV)
* Faenza

NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱

* Veenendaal (JV)

POLAND 🇵🇱

* Warsaw
* Wloclawek

PORTUGAL 🇵🇹

* Lisbon

RUSSIA 🇷🇺

* Moscow

SPAIN 🇪🇸

* Castelldefels, Barcelona
* Mataró, Barcelona

SWITZERLAND 🇨🇭

* Ruswil
* Hergiswil (JV)

UKRAINE 🇺🇦

* Kharkov (JV)

UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧

* Blackpool
* Hull
* Poole
* Fife

ASIA

TURKEY 🇹🇷

* Istanbul

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 🇦🇪

* Dubai

VIETNAM 🇻🇳

* Ho Chi Minh City

AFRICA

EGYPT 🇪🇬

* Cairo

## References

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1. ^ Guimard, Emmanuel. "Atlantic développe sa stratégie "multi-énergie, multi-produit" dans le génie climatique". usinenouvelle.com. L'Usine nouvelle. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
2. ^ "ENGLISH - GROUPE ATLANTIC Presentation". youtube.com. Groupe Atlantic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
3. ^ "Groupe Atlantic Key Figures". Retrieved 9 August 2017.
4. ^ "Groupe Atlantic Mission". Retrieved 9 August 2017.

## External links

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* Official website