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We believe in energy efficiency. We believe in energy-saving cooling and heating – and that the two go together. We believe in systems. We believe in simplicity. We believe in renewable energy. We believe in cooperation. We are Glen Dimplex Thermal Solutions.

Igdts. Introducing the new brand. 76 Five advantages. One system. + Radically attractive and functional, + Radically intuitive, + Radically quiet, + Radically efficient, + Radically comfortable, 8 History. From I860 to today... 14l Interview. F ergal Naughton, CEO of Glen Dimplex Group, Deputy Chairman Neil Naughton, and CEO of GDTS Jochen Engelke talk about the GDTS strategy, 20 Manifesto. What drives us at GDTS, 22 Sites. At home on three continents, 30| A changing world. Trends, facts, figures, 34| Future. F DTS Marketing Director Henrik Rutenbeck and Chief Developer Dr Klaus Hanl answer our...

GDTS. Introducing the new brand.

The GDTS magazine. Introducing the new brand. HybdridChiller, The best of both worlds,

The year 2017 marks the beginning of a new era in efficient solutions for heating and cooling: radically simple, simply versatile. The new brand Glen Dimplex Thermal Solutions has a long and fascinating history. In the German town of Kulmbach, that history stretches back to the nineteenth century and a certain master well builder. We’ve experienced much and learned a great deal – from Upper Franconia to Dublin, from Michigan to Shenyang. That wealth of experience is found in every GDTS system.

The GDTS magazine. Introducing the new brand. 2017 Glen Dimplex Deutschland, Dimplex Thermal Solutions in the United States and Shenyang Dimplex Electronics in China join forces within the Glen Dimplex Group to form the new brand Glen Dimplex Thermal Solutions, bundling our expertise in cooling and heating – and making us even more international in the future.

Kulmbach / Master well builder Christian Weiss founds the company later known as ASK. The firm specialises in civil engineering and pipe systems, but heating technology is also one of its core competences. ASK designs and builds the heating system for the Kulmbach town hall – one of the first central-heating systems in the world. Kulmbach / At the new industrial site located at “Am Goldenen Feld 18”, ASK starts production of industrial water pipes, heating and ventilation systems. The headquarters of the company is still at this address today. Kulmbach / ASK starts production of storage heaters...

Dublin / Glen Electric acquires Dimplex, the British market leader in electrical heating, a company at the time eight times its size. Through the acquisition Glen Dimplex is created. Dublin / Glen Dimplex grows rapidly, becoming the market leader in all areas of heating technology in the British Isles. Kulmbach / Siemens realises the great potential of heat pump technology and acquires 100 % of KKW. Since then, ASK has concentrated on gas, water and sewer line construction, which remain its focus to this day. set up the joint venture Kulmbacher crisis, KKW engineers start thinking Klimagerate-Werk...

Kulmbach / KKW acquires Riedel Kaltetechnik in Nuremberg, considerably expanding the cooling systems product segment. 1986 Kulmbach / Refrigerant circuits form the technical heart of heat pumps, as they do for compression-based refrigeration machines. Siemens takes the next logical step and starts also building refrigeration units for medical and industrial applications in Kulmbach. Kulmbach / Siemens withdraws from electrical heating and cooling technology. The Irish-based Glen Dimplex Group acquires a 51 % stake in KKW. One year later it takes over the company completely. Initially the name...

Shenyang / The Glen Dimplex Shenyang / SDE realigns. Group and a local Chinese power Production focus is now on cooling company create the joint venture SDE systems for industrial and medical - Shenyang Dimplex Electronics. The technology. company produces heating systems for the Asian market. Kulmbach / KKW develops the first high-temperature heat pump with a flow temperature of 75 °C for restoring older buildings. 2000 Kulmbach / The cooling technology division Riedel moves from Nuremberg to Kulmbach. KKW‘s expertise in refrigeration is now all located at a single site. 2003 Kulmbach...

Neil Naughton Deputy Chairman, Executive Board, Glen Dimplex Group Jochen Engelke CEO, Glen Dimplex Thermal Solutions Fergal Naughton CEO, Glen Dimplex Group Glen Dimplex Thermal Solutions is a new brand. It brings together what belongs together: heating and cooling expertise, employed in intelligent and maximally efficient system solutions – whether it’s for managing temperature and ventilation in buildings or precision cooling technologies and processes.

The GDTS magazine. Introducing the new brand. “We cool, heat and ventilate the future. Powered by electricity.” Much lies behind the new brand. Decades of experience. Specialist knowledge. Ideas. Ambition. Passion. Embodied in people across three continents, working together for Glen Dimplex Thermal Solutions. The brand belongs to the Glen Dimplex Group in Dublin, the global market leader for electric heating – a family-led, debt-free company. We wanted to find out more about the strategic background to the realignment and what the Group hopes to achieve through it. So we arranged to speak to...

Neil, Fergal, at what point in your life did you know that you would be working for the Group? Fergal Naughton There was never any certainty that either of us would enter the Group. It was always hoped that we would, but our father never put any pressure on us. It was made very clear to us in our early years that it would be our decision. We also had to be qualified to join the Group. We had to have both the desire and the capability. Neil and I were fortunate that we had the training within the company and the education that helped us and prepared us for the jobs that we do today. Jochen, Neil...