Name

Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation

Legal name

Glen Dimplex UK Limited

Website

https://gdhv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Equipment

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Heating Equip, Except Elec & Warm Air; & Plumbing Fixtures (3430), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Air Handling Units (AHUs) & Rooftop Units (RTUs) (IMADANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Exchangers, Coils & Hydronic HVAC Components (IMADANAF), Louvers, Vents & Architectural Grilles (IMADAIAM)

Keywords

• Heating solutions
• Ventilation systems
• Heat pumps
• Electric heating
• Fan coil units

Headquarters

HQ city

Southampton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Heating and ventilation hardware sales: Primary revenue stream from the manufacture and sale of heating products (storage and panel heaters, heat pumps, fan coil units, electric fires), showers, hot water solutions and ventilation systems (MEV, MVHR) to residential and commercial markets via direct sales, wholesalers and distributors.
2. International OEM and distribution licensing: Revenue from international partners, importers, OEMs, national distributors and contractors served through the Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation International division across China, Africa, Middle East and Europe.
3. Connected product and IoT app services: Recurring value from connected heating and flame products paired with the Dimplex IoT platform (Dimplex Control, Flame Connect, ConfigR, Dimplex Capa, Capa Connect, Atmo) enabling remote control, energy reporting and diagnostics.
4. Product warranties, servicing and after-sales support: Revenue tied to product warranties, product servicing, and after-sales support flows referenced in the privacy policy and product servicing terms and conditions.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation (GDHV) designs, manufactures and supplies electric heating, hot water, ventilation and fire products for residential and commercial customers. Its portfolio spans storage and panel heaters, heat pumps, fan coil units, air curtains, mechanical extract ventilation (MEV) and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) systems, electric showers, boiling water taps, and electric fires, delivered through brands such as Dimplex, Ability, Xpelair, Creda, Nobo, Adax, Valor, Redring, Faber, Burco and Glamox Heating.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dimplex: Smart electric heating systems using the latest control and communication technologies; flagship storage and panel heater ranges including Quantum high heat retention storage heaters.
• Ability by Dimplex
• SmarterDM by Dimplex
• Xpelair by Dimplex
• Creda
• Nobo
• Adax
• Glamox Heating
• Valor
• Redring
• Faber
• Burco

Products and services

• Dimplex Electric Heating Systems Range of smart electric heating products including Quantum off-peak high heat retention storage heaters, panel heaters, radiators and connected control products marketed under the Dimplex brand for residential and commercial use.
• Ability Fan Coil Units (Matrix and EVO ranges) Industry-leading fan coil unit ranges (Matrix and EVO) supplied under the Ability by Dimplex brand, with GDHV described as the UK's number one supplier of fan coil units for commercial heating and cooling applications.
• Xpelair Ventilation Systems (MEV and MVHR) Domestic and commercial ventilation product portfolio encompassing Mechanical Extract Ventilation (MEV) and Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) solutions under the Xpelair brand.
• Zeroth Energy System Commercial-scale heating product offering branded as Zeroth, positioned as an energy-efficient system for commercial and large-scale residential developments.
• Redring Electric Showers and Hot Water Solutions Range of electric showers (including the Selectronic range) and hot water products (including the Reditap 3-in-1 boiling water tap) supplied under the Redring brand for residential kitchens and bathrooms.
• Optiflame, Opti-myst and Opti-V Electric Fires Electric fire product ranges using proprietary flame effect technologies: Optiflame (the world's most popular flame effect), Opti-myst (3D flame effect) and Opti-V (digital flame effect), marketed across the Dimplex electric fire portfolio.
• Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation International OEM and Distribution Supply International supply offering for OEMs, importers, national distributors and contractors spanning China, Africa, the Middle East and Europe, providing GDHV heating and ventilation products for branded and private-label distribution.
• Dimplex Connected (IoT Heating and Flame Control Apps) Suite of free mobile applications (Dimplex Control, Flame Connect, ConfigR, Dimplex Capa, Capa Connect and Atmo) that connect Dimplex heating and flame products via Bluetooth Low Energy and cloud services, enabling remote control, energy reporting, BLE commissioning and diagnostics.
• Glamox Heating, Nobo, Adax, Creda, Valor, Faber and Burco Heating Brands Complementary heating product brands within the GDHV portfolio, providing panel heaters, storage heaters and other electric heating solutions for residential and commercial markets across the UK, Ireland and Europe.

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest investor in product development within the heating industry, with £10 million+ invested in product innovation for water and ventilation products since 2015
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship development partnership, enterprise platform partner, operational vendor and analytics vendor.

• William J Clinton Leadership Instituteflagship development partnershipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGDHV 20I20 Leadership Programme developed in partnership with the William J Clinton Leadership Institute, following a 2019 pilot and launched in 2020 to develop current and future GDHV leaders. Quote attributed to Pamela Bingham, CEO of GDHV.
• SAP (SAP HANA)enterprise platform partnerTechnology or IntegrationGDHV is the first company in the heating industry to use the SAP HANA resource management system for internal operations, as stated in the Careers page.
• Vacancy Filleroperational vendorTechnology or IntegrationVacancy-filler (and subdomains app.vacancy-filler.co.uk and new-smart-feed.vacancy-filler.co.uk) is used by GDHV to host job vacancies and recruitment flows, with related cookies enumerated in the Cookie Policy.
• Hotjaranalytics vendorTechnology or IntegrationHotjar (script.hotjar.com) is integrated on gdhv.com to record session and pageview data for performance analytics, as described in the Cookie Policy.
• Vimeo

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vaillant Group: German-headquartered heating, heat-pump and ventilation manufacturer with a strong UK and European presence across residential and commercial segments; directly comparable to GDHV on heat pumps, boilers and system portfolios for residential and professional installer channels.
• Baxi (BDR Thermea Group): UK-focused heating and hot water manufacturer within BDR Thermea, serving residential and commercial customers through installer and merchant channels; competes with GDHV's domestic heating and hot water portfolio.
• Viessmann: German family-owned heating, industrial refrigeration and heat-pump manufacturer with a broad European presence; competes with GDHV in residential and commercial heating, heat pumps and system solutions.
• Stiebel Eltron: German family-owned manufacturer of heat pumps, hot water and ventilation systems with a European footprint; directly comparable in residential heat pumps, hot water and ventilation, especially in the UK and Ireland.
• Worcester Bosch (Bosch Thermotechnology): UK leader in domestic boilers and a fast-growing player in heat pumps and hot water, selling via the same trade installer channel as Dimplex; a direct competitor in residential heating system sales.
• Ideal Heating (Stelrad Group): UK-focused boiler, hot water and heating product manufacturer serving residential and commercial markets via the same merchant and installer channels as Dimplex; a direct UK domestic heating peer.

Broad incumbents

• Daikin: Global HVAC and heat-pump leader with significant UK/EU market share; a major competitive force as the heat-pump market scales, overlapping with GDHV in commercial and domestic heat pumps and air-handling systems.
• Mitsubishi Electric (Living Environment Systems): Major HVAC, heat-pump and ventilation incumbent with a strong UK installer network; competes with GDHV in air-source heat pumps, MVHR and commercial ventilation/cooling.
• Carrier Global: Global HVAC, refrigeration and building-controls incumbent with significant European operations in heat pumps, chillers and air-handling units; competes with GDHV's commercial heating, fan coil and ventilation ranges at scale.

Emerging players

• Titon Holdings: UK-listed ventilation and window/door hardware specialist with MVHR and MEV products that overlap with GDHV's Xpelair range; smaller in scale but directly comparable on residential and commercial ventilation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gdhvofficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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