Daikin UK expands Hive partnership
18th March 2026
UK: Eco-tech company Hive has announced a new partnership with Daikin through its Works With Hive programme, significantly expanding smart control compatibility with air-source heat pumps.
With the addition of Daikin, Works With Hive now claims to connect to approximately 33% of the UK air-source heat pump market.
The announcement builds on the successful trial between Hive and Daikin initiated in 2024 to integrate air source heat pumps with Hive’s home energy management technology.
Through the Works With Hive programme, the collaboration is now said to move into a broader, long-term partnership.
“By expanding compatibility, we’re moving the industry beyond standalone technologies towards genuinely connected homes — where heating, tariffs and smart controls work together to deliver savings and simplicity for customers,” commented Hive commercial director Tom Pakenham.
Works With Hive is designed to bring together leading heating and smart technology brands to ensure their devices connect simply and seamlessly to the Hive app. By partnering with Daikin, Hive says it is making it easier for installers and homeowners to connect air-source heat pumps to intelligent controls that can help maximise system efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
“With the launch of our new API, partnering with Hive was a natural next step,” claimed Pieter Devloo, Daikin UK’s key account manager for national utilities. “By integrating Daikin heat pumps with the Hive platform, we’re making it easier for households to choose how to control their heating while helping systems run efficiently and deliver the performance customers expect.”
Hive claims that the expanded Works With Hive programme provides installers with clarity and reassurance around compatibility with leading ASHP brands. For homeowners, it Hive insists it means a simpler and more connected experience, with the ability to monitor and manage their heating and bills through the Hive app and access bespoke tariffs for their eco-tech, including Heat Power, which offers half-price electricity every day.
Daikin joins a growing group of eco-tech innovators — including EO, Fox ESS, GivEnergy, myenergi, Samsung and Sunsynk.
