What Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions does

Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions (VCCS) is the commercial refrigeration, cold room, and cleanroom division of the German family-owned Viessmann Group. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Allendorf, Germany, the business designs, sells, and services industrial cold and freezer rooms, refrigerated display cabinets (distributed via Epta), cleanroom solutions (through its wholly-owned Vitec Cleanroom Solutions brand acquired in 2019), and its ESyCool Green sustainable refrigeration platform using natural refrigerants. The technical core is industrial thermal management hardware engineered for a 10–15 year operational lifespan, with the cleanroom line extending into humidity and contamination control for healthcare and pharmaceutical applications.

VCCS serves enterprise customers across four primary verticals: food services (hotels, restaurants, catering), healthcare and life science (hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturers, labs), convenience retail (petrol stations, small format stores), and specialty segments (florists and other niche operators). Named reference customers include B. Braun Melsungen, Mikkeli Central Hospital, Edeka Schwebel, Penny Kolín, Meiser Design Hotel, Adler Lodge Ritten, Karls Adventure Village, and Humbser & Freunde, indicating project-based sales to blue-chip enterprises primarily across Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, and Finland.

The business model is enterprise B2B direct sales combined with strategic channel partnerships. Revenue is generated through two streams: (1) equipment sales of cold storage rooms, freezer rooms, refrigerated cabinets, and cleanroom systems, and (2) recurring service and maintenance contracts covering system monitoring, planning, installation, and turnkey solutions across the 10–15 year product lifecycle. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based per project specification. In 2024 the company announced a strategic partnership with Epta to accelerate growth and broaden product distribution, coinciding with the Viessmann Group's restructuring as an independent family business.

Name

Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions

Legal name

Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions

Website

https://viessmann-cool.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions, a division of Germany's Viessmann Group, designs, sells, and services commercial cold rooms, freezer rooms, refrigerated cabinets, and cleanroom systems for enterprise customers across food services, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and convenience retail sectors in Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Refrigeration Equipment

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Industrial Refrigeration Systems (IMAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cold Chain & Temperature-Controlled Storage Equipment (IMAHAKAJ), Refrigeration & Cold-Chain Equipment Service (IMAIABAE), Refrigeration Components & Controls (Compressors, Valves, Sensors) (IMAHAKAH)

Keywords

• Industrial refrigeration
• Cold storage solutions
• Commercial freezer rooms
• Cleanroom systems
• Energy efficient cooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Hof

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial cold storage equipment including cold rooms, freezer rooms, refrigerated cabinets, and cleanroom solutions to commercial and industrial customers
2. Service and Maintenance: Comprehensive service offerings including system monitoring, planning, installation, maintenance, and turnkey solutions throughout the product lifecycle

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions designs, manufactures and services commercial refrigeration and cold chain equipment, including cold rooms, freezer rooms, refrigerated display cabinets, and cleanroom systems, complemented by the ESyCool Green total energy solutions platform. The company sells and installs these systems for enterprise customers in food services, healthcare and life science, convenience retail and other specialty segments, supported by full lifecycle services from planning through installation, monitoring and maintenance.

Product overview

Viessmann Clean & Cold Solutions offers a comprehensive portfolio of refrigeration and cold chain solutions designed to protect sensitive goods across commercial and industrial applications. The product portfolio includes cold and freezer rooms as the core offering, complemented by Total Energy Solutions (ESyCool green) featuring sustainable natural refrigerants, Cleanroom Solutions through Vitec for healthcare and life science environments, and Refrigerated Cabinets for food service and retail. The company provides customer-specific solutions across multiple segments including food services, healthcare and life science, convenience stores, and other specialized segments, supported by a full lifecycle service offering including planning, installation, maintenance, and turnkey solutions with an average system lifespan of 10-15 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vitec Cleanroom Solutions: Cleanroom solutions for controlled environment applications in healthcare and life science sectors.
• ESyCool Green

Products and services

• Cold and Freezer Rooms

Quantifiable outcome

• 10-15 year average system lifespan with guaranteed operational support

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• EptacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership announced for market expansion, combining Viessmann's cold chain expertise with Epta's refrigeration solutions portfolio. The partnership aims to accelerate growth through complementary product offerings and expanded market reach in the commercial refrigeration sector.
• Vitec (Vitec Cleanroom Solutions)supportingTechnology or IntegrationCleanroom solutions offered through Vitec brand partnership, providing specialized contamination-controlled environments for healthcare and pharmaceutical applications. Viessmann provides access to cleanroom technology as part of its comprehensive cold chain offering.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Daikin: Japanese global HVAC/R major with growing commercial refrigeration and refrigeration component businesses; competes with Viessmann on integrated cooling solutions for commercial and industrial facilities worldwide.
• Thermo King (Trane Technologies): Trane Technologies' transport refrigeration brand and broader HVAC/R portfolio target cold chain logistics and commercial refrigeration; overlaps with Viessmann on cold-chain end customers but at significantly larger scale.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish industrial group supplying heat exchangers, separators and pumps widely used in industrial refrigeration and cold chain systems; comparable on the equipment and process cooling side serving food and pharma customers.
• GEA Group: German industrial conglomerate with a large refrigeration and cold chain equipment business serving food processing, dairy and beverage customers; broader portfolio but overlapping industrial refrigeration customer base in Europe.
• Johnson Controls: Global building technologies and HVAC/R major with commercial refrigeration and cold storage capabilities serving retail, food service and industrial customers; broad portfolio overlaps with Viessmann's commercial refrigeration offering.
• Carrier Commercial Refrigeration: Global refrigeration and cold chain division of Carrier; offers commercial refrigeration systems, cold rooms and transport refrigeration, overlapping with Viessmann's portfolio but at much greater global scale.

Direct peers

• FrigorTec: German specialist in industrial cooling, cold storage and refrigeration technology for agriculture, food and pharmaceutical applications; directly competes in cold and freezer room solutions for European B2B customers.
• Bitzer: German-based global manufacturer of refrigeration compressors and components for commercial and industrial refrigeration; comparable as a supplier to the same cold chain OEMs and end customers Viessmann serves.
• Danfoss: Danish supplier of refrigeration controls, compressors and components used in commercial and industrial cooling systems; directly comparable technology layer underpinning cold chain equipment and adjacent to ESyCool Green's control functionality.
• Epta: Italian-headquartered global commercial refrigeration group offering cold rooms, freezer rooms and refrigerated cabinets to food retail and food service customers; directly comparable product portfolio and overlapping European customer base, and currently Viessmann's strategic partner.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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