Europe, Tell us about it....

Mad Dog_2

It has been a real uphill battle selling hi-efficiency although the interested ranks continue to grow, then we had the recent economic woes...but we just sold another Buderus GB and a Noritz tankless today. I'm glad I prepared for this day several years ago becuase now we are in a decent position where many others are playing catch up on the technology. Mad Dog

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SpeyFitter

Europe heating?

So the common sentiment I hear from people is "they've been doing THAT in Europe for years" when looking at something we do. And how much better and more advanced Europe is apparently than North America when it comes to Hydronic Heating.

So for those of you have had the chance to go to travel to Europe, what can you tell us?

billtwocase

That may be

The only area that they are "More Advanced" than we are. We have had the technology here for decades in some way shape or form. Just takes high priced energy to get it out in the open. Most of our ancestors left there centurys ago and never looked back. I'm sure there's alot that they could learn from the good ole US of A. peace

hot_rod

more of a market

for hydronics in Europe. That is probably why you see more products available and more product development.

i'm sure the companies in the US could build as good or better hydronic products, certainly with the correct threads, but where's the market? Typically the buyers here want cheaper, cheaper, and cheaper, with some exceptions. We all know where that leads. Furnaces are the mainstay here.

Interestingly the Europeans have been buying US companies that have leading heat pump and refrigeration technology, Florida Heat Pump, Robcor, for example as they look more into ground source technology to replace oil fired heating.

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