Baxi strengthens heat network offering

BDR Thermea Group has acquired heat network company

Fortes Energy Systems. The Baxi parent company aims to strengthen its expertise through Fortes, which specialises in collective heat and cold networks.

Its products include heat interface units, delivery stations for heat and cold distribution systems, and distributors for underfloor heating and cooling. For Baxi in the UK, the acquisition represents a strengthening of its sustainable heating expertise and technologies to support with the energy transition in homes and commercial premises.

Karen Boswell, managing director of Baxi UK and Ireland, says: “With acquisitions such as these, we can provide our customers with the products, expertise and training they require to decarbonise heat in the UK.

“We know there is no silver bullet technology, so the stronger we can be across heat networks, heat pumps, hybrid systems and hydrogen technology, the better we can support in the energy transition.”