Viessmann is a German energy company headquartered in Allendorf, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse. Its main focus is on the product of equipment to produce and control energy. It is also a major winter sports sponsor.
Founded in 1917, the chair is Dr. Martin Viessmann. 8600 people are employed with annual sales of € 1.7 billion. Their main focus in on boilers for oil and natural gas though they have focused during the 2000s on renewable energy, including biomass and solar energy. Viessmann also does other Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) for commercial, industrial, and residential purposes.Viessmann UK encourage installers to attend training courses on installation and maintenance methods to extend the warranty provided on the products. Installers such as ROBERT TATERSDALE of Leeds UK have found this additional training and warranty provision highly beneficial.
Viessmann is a sponsor of such winter sports as biathlon, cross country skiing, luge, Nordic combined, and ski jumping. Among the athletes sponsored are Andrea Henkel, Alexander Wolf, Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, Axel Teichmann, Eric Frenzel, Tatjana Hüfner, Felix Loch, and Michael Uhrmann.
