Manufacturing Today Issue - 234 Mar 2025 | Page 90

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Heating for the future

Building on a history of success, Groupe Atlantic is accelerating low-carbon heating solutions in the UK

Founded in 1968 in France by engineers Paul Radat and Pierre Lamoure, Groupe Atlantic is a global leader in thermal comfort, spanning the heating, ventilation and air conditioning sectors. The business has grown to employ more than 13,000 people across four continents and now encompasses 20 brands, including industryleading UK brands such as Ideal Heating( Ideal) and Gledhill.

Ideal is the group’ s leading British brand and the market leader in both the domestic and commercial heating sectors in the UK. Historically known as Ideal Boilers, Ideal has kept homes warm for generations, throughout two world wars, recessions and the Covid-19 pandemic. True to its founding principles of quality and innovation, Ideal continuously responds to changing market dynamics with advancements in technology and new product development.
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