What Taconova does

Taconova is a Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of hydronic components for heating, sanitary, and solar thermal systems, founded in 1961 and operating as Taconova Group AG from Zürich. Its product portfolio spans five core categories — hydronic balancing valves (TacoSetter, TopMeter), pump technology (TacoFlow2 and TacoFlow3 families of high-efficiency circulation pumps with permanent magnet synchronous motors), area heating systems (TacoSys manifolds, TacoDrive/TopDrive/NovaDrive actuators, NovaStat/NovaMaster thermostats), system technology (TacoTherm decentralized and centralized heat interface units, TacoHeat pump groups, TacoSol solar stations), and valves and accessories (NovaMix thermostatic mixing valves, TacoVent air separators, NovaZone electric zone valves). Underlying technology centers on mechanical and electro-mechanical fluid control with embedded electronic control in newer smart variants (TacoFlow2 ADAPT auto-adjusting pumps, TacoFlow2 eLink wireless control, TacoTherm Dual Piko Smart Hybrid with building automation interface). The group operates two production facilities in the Czech Republic (Velešín and Boršov nad Vltavou) and wholly-owned sales subsidiaries in Switzerland, Germany, Poland, the UK, with additional sales presence in France, Italy, and Spain.

The company sells primarily to professional heating and sanitary installers, contractors, and building/facility managers through a hybrid model combining its own regional subsidiaries and third-party distributor networks across Europe. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with products positioned on energy efficiency, hygienic potable water supply (Legionella prevention via flow-through heating), and simplified installation. Taconova runs a parallel OEM/whitelabel business designing and manufacturing hydronic components for other building technology OEMs, sustained for more than 30 years. Marketing is conducted via a multi-language website, downloadable technical documentation (including VDI 3805 BIM-compatible product data sheets), a YouTube channel, email newsletters, and industry events. Certifications include DIN/ISO 9001, DIN/ISO 14001, and IQNet international quality management across the group.

Taconova is privately held with no venture capital, private equity, or public market presence referenced in available data. Its legal structure is a Swiss Aktiengesellschaft (Taconova Group AG) with wholly-owned operating subsidiaries in Germany (Taconova GmbH), the Czech Republic (Taconova Production s.r.o.), Poland (Taconova Polska Sp. z o.o.), and the UK (Taconova UK Ltd., also referenced as serving Spain). The company has 101-250 employees and was not involved in any disclosed mergers, acquisitions, or restructuring events in the available source material.

Name

Taconova

Legal name

Taconova Group AG

Website

https://taconova.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Taconova is a Swiss-headquartered manufacturer founded in 1961 that produces hydronic balancing valves, high-efficiency circulation pumps, heat interface units, and solar stations for heating, sanitary, and solar applications, selling primarily to professional installers, contractors, and facility managers across Europe through subsidiaries and distributor networks, with a parallel OEM/whitelabel business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HVAC Components and Hydronic Solutions

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Heat Exchangers, Coils & Hydronic HVAC Components (IMADANAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Refrigeration Components & Controls (Compressors, Valves, Sensors) (IMAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Hydronic balancing valves
• Circulation pumps
• Heat interface units
• Underfloor heating systems
• Solar thermal stations

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. HVAC Equipment Sales: Sale of hydronic balancing valves, circulation pumps, heat interface units, and system technology products for heating and sanitary applications. Products are sold to installers, contractors, and building managers through distributor networks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Taconova manufactures and sells hydronic balancing valves, high-efficiency circulation pumps, heat interface units, underfloor heating manifold systems, and thermostatic mixing valves for residential, commercial, and public building heating, sanitary, and solar thermal applications. The product portfolio is sold under brand families including TacoFlow (circulation pumps), TacoTherm (heat interface units and fresh water stations), TacoSetter (balancing valves), TacoSys (underfloor heating manifolds), NovaMix (mixing valves), TacoVent (air separators), and NovaZone (zone valves), with OEM manufacturing services for third-party-branded building technology equipment.

Product overview

Taconova is a comfort solutions company offering a comprehensive portfolio of hydronic balancing, area heating systems, system technology, valves and accessories, and pump technology products. The product ecosystem centers around the TacoFlow3 and TacoFlow2 circulation pump families (GenS, DUO, MAX, PURE, SOLAR, ADAPT, eLink variants) for heating, cooling, solar thermal, and potable water applications. Area heating solutions include TacoSys Pro and TacoSys manifold systems with TopMeter balancing valves, TacoDrive/TopDrive/NovaDrive actuators, and NovaStat/NovaMaster thermostats. System technology spans TacoTherm Dual Piko series (Smart Connect, Smart Hybrid, Nano2, Femto2, Zepto) for decentralized heat interface units and TacoTherm Fresh (Mega3, Peta2, Circ) for centralized fresh hot water stations, complemented by TacoHeat Mix/Smart pump groups and TacoSol Circ solar stations. The valve portfolio features TacoSetter balancing valves (Bypass, Inline, Rondo, Hyline, Tronic), NovaMix mixing valves (Value, Standard, High Capacity, Compact), TacoVent air separators (AirScoop, HyVent, Vent), and NovaZone zone valves (Ball, Valve). All products are designed for residential, commercial, and public building applications with a focus on energy efficiency and hygienic water supply.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TacoFlow: High-efficiency circulation pumps for heating, cooling, and potable water applications including TacoFlow3 and TacoFlow2 product lines.
• TacoTherm
• TacoSys
• TacoSetter
• TacoVent
• NovaMix
• NovaZone
• TopMeter
• TacoSol
• TacoHeat

Products and services

• TacoFlow3 Circulation Pumps High-efficiency circulation pump series with permanent-magnet synchronous motor technology for heating, cooling, and potable water applications. Includes TacoFlow3 GenS (maintenance-free, no gasket replacement), GenS Solar (solar thermal), DUO (dual pump for hot water and solar), and DUO HYBRID (heating and DHW combined). Offers two connection options (Plug & Play or TacoSmart), higher performance, better energy efficiency, and more compact dimensions than prior generation. Sold through professional distributor networks to heating installers and OEMs.
• TacoFlow2 Circulation Pumps Wet-run circulation pump family for heating, solar thermal, and potable water applications in residential and commercial buildings. Includes TacoFlow2 SOLAR (solar thermal), PURE (drinking water circulation preventing Legionella), ADAPT (TacoAdapt self-adjusting performance), and eLink (wireless configuration via smart device). Targeted at installers and facility managers seeking efficient building technology circulation.
• TacoFlow3 MAX and MAX PRO Circulation Pumps Wet-run circulation pumps for hot water heating, air conditioning, cooling, geothermal, and solar systems in residential and commercial buildings. MAX offers a larger performance spectrum with rotary wheel for function setting. MAX PRO adds a display showing volumetric flow, heat quantity, and current electricity consumption for advanced monitoring. Sold to commercial-scale installers and facility operators.
• TacoTherm Dual Piko Heat Interface Units Compact decentralised heat interface unit family with modular design, 450mm width and 110mm installation depth. Variants include PM2 (HIU and 2/4-pipe unit with up to 12 heating circuits), Smart Connect (electronically controlled hot water heating with integrated heat distribution), Smart Hybrid (electric auxiliary hot water heating with building automation interface), and Dual Zepto (decentralised flow-through hot water heating and indirect heat distribution). Targeted at residential developers, installers, and building operators needing hygienic instantaneous water heating in space-constrained installations.
• TacoTherm Fresh Decentralised Hot Water Stations Decentralised potable water stations for hygienic flow-through heating of drinking water. Nano2 is a pre-mounted replacement unit for compact construction. Femto2 is designed for use with residential transfer stations for remote draw-off points. Both serve installers and facility managers needing point-of-use hygienic hot water in residential and commercial buildings.
• TacoTherm Fresh Centralised Hot Water Stations Centralised fresh potable water stations for hygienic flow-through heating of drinking water in larger residential and commercial buildings. Mega3 features innovative control technology and cascade capability for wide power ranges. Peta2 offers optional two-zone stratification on the buffer storage return. Circ Mega/Peta circulation modules combine with hot potable water stations for demand-driven circulation. Sold to installers and facility operators of multi-unit residential and commercial buildings.
• TacoHeat Heating Circuit Pump Groups Ready-to-connect pump groups for heating circuits. Mix includes mixer, actuator, high-efficiency pump and shut-off ball valves with thermometers. Smart is a DN40 system pump group with thermostatic mixing valve, high-efficiency pumps and TacoTherm Dual Piko Control regulator. Sold to installers of residential and commercial heating systems.
• TacoSol Solar Stations Solar transfer stations with high-efficiency pumps, balancing valves, and safety groups for solar thermal systems. Circ ER HE (one-rise) and Circ ZR HE (two-rise with venting unit). Sold to installers and contractors of residential and commercial solar thermal installations.
• TacoSetter Balancing Valves Classic hydronic balancing and measuring valves since 1985. Bypass shows flow rate on scale directly on sight glass. Bypass Solar variant handles high thermal resistance up to 185°C. Inline offers multi-system regulation, display and limitation of flow. Rondo is a space-saving valve for radiators and distribution branches. Hyline is Swiss-developed glass fiber-reinforced plastic with tool-free installation. Tronic provides digital flow and temperature measurement with electronic system control integration. Sold to heating installers and facility managers for static hydronic balancing.
• TopMeter Balancing Valves for Manifolds Balancing valves for direct regulation, display and limitation of flow in heating and cooling circuits on manifold supply and return registers. TopMeter Plus features reproducible hydraulic balancing setting value. Standard TopMeter is the first-choice solution for setting manifold systems. TacoCheck is an indicator valve for displaying and closing flow. Sold to installers of underfloor heating systems.
• TacoSys Underfloor Heating Manifold Systems Stainless steel manifold systems for 2 to 12 heating circuits with pre-mounted TacoDrive actuators featuring First-Open function and TopMeterPlus balancing valves. TacoSys Pro is the premium stainless steel variant. Standard TacoSys is the modern manifold system. Includes manifold cabinets made of hot-dip galvanized steel plate and TacoSys Piko pre-mounted heating module. Also offered as Mixing Station TacoSys for supplying distributors with required volumetric flow. Sold to underfloor heating installers and developers.
• TacoDrive, TopDrive, and NovaDrive Actuators Actuators for area heating circuits. TacoDrive combines valve and thermal servo drive into a compact valve-with-drive unit with First-Open function. TopDrive is an electrothermal actuator with power-off closed mode. NovaDrive offers both power-off open and power-off closed modes. Used by installers in underfloor heating and radiator applications.
• NovaStat and NovaMaster Room Thermostats Smart manifold technology heads controlling electrothermal actuators NovaDrive and TopDrive. NovaStat EL is the wired version. NovaMaster EL works with expandable connection modules for complex climate control requirements in wired versions. Targeted at installers of residential climate control systems.
• NovaMix Thermostatic Mixing Valves Thermostatic mixing valves that limit and maintain constant mixed medium temperature in systems, providing scald protection without auxiliary energy. NovaMix Value, Standard, High Capacity, and Compact variants cover different flow rate requirements and installation space constraints. Sold to plumbing installers and sanitary contractors.
• TacoVent Air Separators and Vents Air separation and venting solutions for heating systems. AirScoop provides continuous air separation. HyVent combines air separation and venting. Vent is an automatic air vent. All increase system efficiency and reduce energy consumption and operating costs. Sold to installers and facility managers of heating systems.
• NovaZone Electric Zone Valves Electric zone valves for controlling volumetric flows in hydraulic heating, solar, or cooling systems. NovaZone Ball is a motorized ball cock available as 2-way or 3-way valve. NovaZone Valve controls flow of various liquids in heating, air conditioning and cooling systems. Sold to installers of zoned heating and cooling systems.
• TacoControl FlowMeter Fast, accurate and easy method for measuring flow rates in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and cooling systems with compact construction for limited-space installation. Sold to installers and HVAC technicians for system commissioning and balancing verification.
• OEM Manufacturing Services Taconova constructs, manufactures, and optimizes OEM products for building technology equipment under third-party brands for more than 30 years. Designs custom hydronic solutions for equipment manufacturers who brand products under their own names, leveraging in-house R&D and Czech Republic manufacturing capacity with ISO 9001/14001 quality and environmental certifications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings through efficient circulation pumps and hydronic balancing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OEM CustomerscoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerTaconova has been constructing, manufacturing, and optimizing OEM products for building technology equipment as a service provider for more than 30 years. They design custom solutions for other equipment manufacturers who brand the products under their own names.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Grundfos: Global leader in circulation pumps for HVAC, heating and water applications. Directly comparable to Taconova's TacoFlow3 high-efficiency pump range, serving the same installer/contractor channel with overlapping product categories.
• Wilo: Major European manufacturer of high-efficiency circulators (Stratos, Stratos MAXO) and HVAC pumps. Competes head-to-head with Taconova in residential and commercial heating circulation and is a primary direct rival in the DACH market.
• Caleffi: Italian manufacturer of components for heating, plumbing and air-conditioning, including balancing valves, air separators, and hydro-thermal interfaces. Directly comparable product portfolio and installer channel to Taconova, with overlapping European market presence.
• IMI plc: UK-listed HVAC and flow-control group (IMI Critical Engineering, IMI Precision Engineering) with strong hydronic balancing and valves exposure. Comparable in hydronic balancing valves and dynamic valves for heating systems, both serving installers and OEM customers.

Broad incumbents

• Danfoss: Global HVAC and refrigeration controls and components group. Overlaps with Taconova in balancing valves and pumps but operates at much larger scale with broader portfolios including drives and full building controls systems.
• Xylem: Global water technology group whose Bell & Gossett and Grundfos-adjacent brands compete in HVAC pumps and hydronics. Much larger incumbent in the same broad category as Taconova's pump and balancing portfolio.
• Watts Water Technologies: US-listed manufacturer of plumbing, HVAC and water-quality products including balancing valves, mixing valves and circulation components. Directly relevant incumbent competitor across multiple Taconova product categories.

Regional players

• Oventrop: German manufacturer of valves, controls and systems for heating, plumbing and solar. Closely comparable hydronic balancing, regulating and HIU portfolio, primarily serving German-speaking and surrounding markets where it is a direct competitor to Taconova.
• ESBE: Swedish manufacturer of thermostatic mixing valves, actuators and controls for heating systems. Comparable product set to Taconova's NovaMix and TacoTherm lines, with primarily Northern and Central European market presence.

Emerging players

• Reflex Winkelmann: German specialist in heating expansion, pressurisation and water-side components (Reflex, Variomat brands). Adjacent to Taconova's pumps and system technology with overlapping installer channel in DACH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TaconovaGroupAG
• Facebookfacebook.com/taconova
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taconova-group-ag
• Instagraminstagram.com/taconova.pl

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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