Development and production of heat pumps, hot water heaters and ventilation units for energy-efficient indoor climates
NIBE AB
Markaryd (SE) · Skånes Fagerhult (SE) · Ljungby (SE) · Trollhättan (SE) · Herning (DK)New on Amplifa
About NIBE
NIBE AB is a Swedish company headquartered in Markaryd (Småland) that develops and produces intelligent, energy-efficient solutions for heating, cooling, hot water and ventilation. The product range includes ground-source heat pumps, air/water heat pumps, exhaust-air heat pumps, stainless steel hot water heaters, buffer and storage tanks, ventilation units and smart home connectivity via myUplink. The value chain ranges from in-house development and design through sheet metal working, painting, welding, pickling, polyurethane casting and assembly including refrigerant filling and functional testing to sales and service. Materials used are particularly stainless steel, sheet metal and polyurethane. NIBE has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap (NIBE Industrier AB) since 1997 and on the SIX Swiss Exchange since 2011; the NIBE Group, with more than 200 companies, achieved revenue of over SEK 40 billion with an average of 21,000 employees. As a business area of the group, NIBE supplies residential and commercial properties as well as industry and infrastructure with components for intelligent heating and control. Production and product development have been concentrated in Markaryd since the company's founding in 1952, with additional plants in Ljungby, Skånes Fagerhult and Trollhättan.
- Site
- 285 21 Markaryd
- Processes
- Sheet metal working, Painting, Welding, Pickling, Polyurethane casting, Assembly, Assembly of heat pumps incl. refrigerant filling and functional testing, Production of stainless steel hot water heaters
- Materials
- Stainless steel, Polyurethane, Sheet metal, Refrigerant, Sheet metal (steel sheet)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001, UN Global Compact (since 2014)
- Founded
- 1952
- Employees
- 21,000 (NIBE Group,
- Industries
- Residential buildings, Commercial properties, Industry (components for intelligent heating and control), Infrastructure
- 01
Development and design
- 02
Sheet metal working
- 03
Welding
- 04
Painting
- 05
Pickling
- 06
Polyurethane casting
- 07
Assembly incl. refrigerant filling and functional testing
- 08
Sales and service
Materials & Processes
Stainless steel
Used for hot water heaters as well as sheet metal and welded parts.
Sheet metal (steel sheet)
Base material for housing and attachment parts in sheet metal working, painting and welding.
Polyurethane
Processed using the polyurethane casting process, among other things for insulating components.
Refrigerant
Filling and functional testing during heat pump assembly.
Locations
Markaryd
SEHeadquarters, development and production (water heaters, heat pumps, sheet metal working, ventilation units)
- Materials
- Stainless steel, sheet metal, polyurethane
- Sheet metal working
- Painting
- Welding
- Pickling
- Polyurethane casting
- Assembly with refrigerant filling and functional testing
Ljungby
SESheet metal working (Näsvägen 10)
- Materials
- Sheet metal
- Sheet metal working
Skånes Fagerhult
SEDispatch warehouse (Örkelljunga 22)
Trollhättan
SEDevelopment and design of energy-efficient system solutions (Gunnar W Anderssons Passage 3)
Herning
DKSales and service (Vølund Varmeteknik A/S)
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet metal workingForming | – | – | – | – | Sheet metal, Stainless steel |
| PaintingSurface | – | – | – | – | Metal/sheet metal |
| WeldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Sheet metal |
| PicklingSurface | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Polyurethane castingPlastics | – | – | – | – | Polyurethane |
| AssemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly of heat pumps incl. refrigerant filling and functional testingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Refrigerant |
| Production of stainless steel hot water heatersAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Production of ventilation unitsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Sheet metal |
| Development and design of energy-efficient system solutionsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality & Certification
NIBE works according to the "Zero Errors" principle in all process steps; the quality systems of the production and R&D sites are certified to ISO 9001 or an equivalent standard, and the production sites are additionally certified to ISO 14001. Certified by DNV Business Assurance Sweden AB (certificates C584265 and C584264).
| Evidence | Markaryd |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| ISO 45001 | |
| UN Global Compact (since 2014) |
History
- 1952
NIBE-Verken founded in Markaryd by Nils Bernerup; production of the water heater begins.
- 1981
Presentation of the first NIBE heat pump (exhaust-air heat pump), production start in Markaryd.
- 1997
Stock exchange listing as NIBE Industrier on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap; launch of the first ground-source heat pump.
- 2002
Introduction of the first air/water heat pump.
- 2011
Secondary listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
- 2014
Joining the UN Global Compact.
- 2019
Intelligent connected heat pumps become part of the smart home.