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New direction
Despite building its name on window hardware, Titon’ s ventilation systems and Cool Plus are now driving growth
Established in 1972, Titon has grown from its family-founded origins into the business it is today. The company built its early success making window and door hardware and trickle vents for the double glazing industry, a market it served very successfully from the 1970s through to the 1990s. In the 2000s, Titon launched a second business unit known as Ventilation Systems, which sells mechanical ventilation and heat recovery products. Unlike passive ventilation, mechanical systems use a small motor to assist airflow in and out of a building, and Titon now offers a large range across this category. Alongside its factory in the UK, the company has a small office in the US and a representative in China, though it remains primarily a British business with around 90 percent of its revenue generated in the UK. Tom Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer, sheds light on the full scope of what the company offers today.
“ Ventilation Systems is our growth engine, selling predominantly into residential new build. As part of the end-to-end service we offer our customers, if a developer is building a block of flats, we will design the full ventilation system for that building and deliver the entire solution. The business is driven by regulation, and building regulations and environmental health standards are becoming increasingly stringent. All of our products are designed to help customers meet the latest requirements around fresh air and overheating,” he explains.
The most recent product to be released in line with that focus is Cool Plus, a pseudo air conditioning unit that has generated significant traction since its launch late last year, becoming a major driver of sales in 2026. Cool Plus serves as a direct response to a new building regulation centered on overheating in residential buildings. Titon is seeing its customers pay far greater attention to the
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