Third of UK heat pumps are UK manufactured

UK: New figures from the Heat Pump Association (HPA) show that 32,920 of the 98,345 heat pumps sold in the UK in 2024 were manufactured domestically, accounting for a third of the total factory gate sales. 

This represents a 40% increase from 2023, and, according to the HPA, highlights the increasing role of UK manufacturing in the clean heating transition.

The new data, published by the HPA to mark Heat Pump Day, includes factory gate sales of air-to-water monoblocs, air-to-water splits, ground- and water-source units, domestic hot water heat pumps and “others”, which includes exhaust air heat pumps and integrated hybrid heat pumps.

The UK manufacturers aren’t named but the stats are likely to include Mitsubishi Electric, Ideal, Vaillant, Airedale, Kensa, Star Refrigeration and Clade.

The HPA’s definition of “UK manufactured” is products that are “wholly produced, manufactured, or assembled within the UK, or have been significantly changed through a treatment or process within the UK”.

Commenting on the date, HPA chief executive Charlotte Lee said: “As the heat pump market in the UK matures, it’s great to see the sector investing in on-shoring supply chains to increase resilience and responsiveness.”

“Confidence in the market is crucial to secure further investment, and we call on the government to publish the Future Homes and Building Standard without delay. This no-regrets step clearly sets the direction for the heating transition, and shouldn’t be underestimated in its importance to strengthen the supply chain.”

Minister for Energy Consumers Martin McCluskey said: “These figures show the clean power mission in action, with skilled, homegrown jobs in the clean technologies of the future. The British public have shown record demand for heat pumps as more and more families take up our offer of a £7,500 grant. Which is why, to help meet the growing demand, we have already committed almost £10m to boost homegrown heat pump production in the UK.” 

Paul Kenny, director general of the EHPA, said: “This new UK data is yet more proof that confidence and a stable market are crucial to ensure the local demand that drives local production. Europe has 300 heat pump manufacturing sites and 433,000 jobs in the sector, and this great base can be strengthened further with steady subsidy schemes and energy taxation that reassure consumers.”

The statistics can be viewed on the HPA website.