Heating technology giant Vaillant has announced it is to open a production site in Derby creating hundreds of new jobs.
The firm, which has its UK headquarters at Belper, has taken a 12,000 square metre unit at St. Modwen Park Derby, a brand-new industrial scheme being built by St. Modwen Logistics.
Expected to open in 2024, the Derby site, which will create more than 200 jobs, will allow Vaillant to meet the increasing demand for heat pumps.
Henrik Hansen, Managing Director at Vaillant Group UK, said: “This new, custom-built site at St. Modwen Park will play an instrumental role in delivering the low carbon heating solutions needed to deliver a net zero future, while also creating valuable new jobs within the local community.”
Councillor Chris Poulter, leader of Derby City Council, said: “We’re thrilled that Vaillant has chosen to further invest in Derby. St. Modwen Park is an exciting development with the potential to bring huge investment and many jobs to the city.”
John Forkin, Managing Director of Marketing Derby, said: “We have been working with the team at Vaillant, together with our partners at the city council and St. Modwen, during the past year to secure this landmark investment.”
The investment at St. Modwen Park Derby follows hot on the heels of Vaillant opening a multi-million-pound heat pump production line at its Belper headquarters, making it the first UK manufacturer of both energy efficient boilers and heat pumps.
The official opening of that production line, which took place in November, was performed by Mr Forkin, along with Pauline Latham, MP for Mid-Derbyshire.
Reacting to Vaillant’s Derby investment, Mr Forkin said: “This is such an exciting time for the city and the continued investment from Vaillant into manufacturing sustainable heating systems will place Derby at the heart of the green jobs growth.
“Vaillant is a modern, forward-looking manufacturer with years of experience in Belper and will bring so much learning to the area.”
Ben Silcock, development and leasing manager at St. Modwen Logistics, said: “We are incredibly proud of our work at St. Modwen Park Derby, and we are really pleased to welcome a company as prestigious as Vaillant.
“It is fitting that Vaillant have chosen this sustainable warehouse to manufacture products which help people to reduce energy consumption levels and lessen their environmental impact.”
