Baxi

Baxi (part of BDR Thermea)
Company typePrivate
IndustryHeating
Founded1866
Defunct2010 (2010)
FateMerged with De Dietrich Remeha
SuccessorBDR Thermea
Headquarters,
England
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Karen Boswell OBE (MD)
ProductsBoilers, solar thermal, biomass, micro-CHP
ServicesService, maintenance and repair of boilers
OwnerBC Partners and Electra
Number of employees
6,400 (worldwide as part of BDR Thermea)
DivisionsUK: Baxi Domestic, Potterton Commercial, Andrews Water Heaters, Potterton, Heatrae Sadia, Main Heating, Remeha Commercial, Elson, Santon, heateam, interpart
Websitebaxi.co.uk

Baxi is a manufacturer and distributor of domestic and commercial water and space heating systems, based in Warwick, England. It is a subsidiary of European group BDR Thermea.

Baxi employs 6,400 people throughout Europe, with a turnover exceeding €1.2 billion. The group has significant market shares across all major continental territories and in the United Kingdom. It is also expanding into new markets such as Romania and Argentina and already has a direct presence in Russia, China and the Czech Republic. It has a presence of joint venture partnerships in developing locations, like Turkey.

Today, BDR Thermea owns and sells some of the leading brands in the European market for heating products.

It is known under various pseudonyms worldwide, including Chappée and Ideal Standard in France, Roca in Spain, and Broetje in Germany.

Baxi operates three sites in the UK: Warwick, Preston and Wokingham. There are also numerous training centers nationwide, including Dartford and Godmanchester.

Its investment is based on boiler products and renewable technologies, including solar thermal hot water systems, ground source heat pumps, air source heat pumps, biomass boilers and micro combined heat and power with baxi-innotech.