World News

Industry news and insights from Europe and around the World

UK News

Latest news and developments in the United Kingdom

Products

Keep up-to-date with the latest new products and technology

Features

General articles, applications and industry analysis

Nibe acquires Italian manufacturer Argoclima

SWEDEN/ITALY: Swedish heat pump manufacturer Nibe has signed an agreement to acquire 50% of the shares in the Italian company Argoclima SpA and the remaining stake within a five-year period.

Argoclima is a manufacturer and distributor of heat pumps and air conditioning products, sold under the Argo brand. Founded in 1929, it has around 200 employees and annual sales of approximately €100m. The company has its own production facility in Gallarate (Varese) with headquarters in Alfianello (Brescia).

“The acquisition will give us a significantly stronger position in the rapidly growing Italian market for heat pumps by combining Argoclima’s current range under the Argo brand with the entire heat pump range sold under the Nibe brand,” said Nibe MD and CEO Gerteric Lindquist.

Argoclima will become part of the Nibe Climate Solutions business area.

Related stories:

Nibe acquires German heat pump company Waterkotte10 March 2020
SWEDEN/GERMANY: Swedish heat pump manufacturer Nibe has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in the German heat pump manufacturer Waterkotte GmbH. Read more…

Nibe acquires remaining shares in Rhoss17 October 2018
SWEDEN/ITALY: Swedish HVAC manufacturer Nibe has acquired the remaining 55% of shares in Rhoss SpA. Read more…

Alfa Laval to sell h-ex business28 March 2018
SWEDEN: Alfa Laval is to sell its heat exchanger systems business, currently part of the Greenhouse division, to the NIBE Group. Read more…

NIBE to acquire WaterFurnace24 June 2014
SWEDEN: Heat pump manufacturer Nine is to acquire US geothermal heat pump heating and cooling solutions company WaterFurnace in a $378m deal. Read more…

Latest News

22nd May 2026

EPA changes are a costly mistake

USA: The association representing US HVACR distributors has described the US EPA’s decision to roll-back refrigerant transition deadlines on commercial refrigeration as a costly mistake for the industry.
22nd May 2026

Daikin officially opens Polish heat pump plant

POLAND: Daikin Europe has officially opened its new Daikin heat pump production facility in Ksawerów, near Łódź, Poland.
21st May 2026

US EPA condemned for “reckless” act

USA: HVACR equipment manufacturers and environmental groups have both condemned today’s announcement by the US EPA to roll-back refrigerant transition deadlines on supermarket refrigeration equipment.
21st May 2026

Swegon’s Mikael Börjesson elected Eurovent president

BELGIUM: Swegon’s director of future solutions & public affairs Mikael Börjesson has been elected as the new president of Eurovent, the European association of HVACR manufacturers.
20th May 2026

Vertiv cooling refurb delivers 70% saving 

SPAIN: The modernisation of the cooling infrastructure at the Madrid HQ of sustainable infrastructure solutions company Acciona is said to have delivered a 70% reduction in energy consumption.
20th May 2026

Danfoss injector boosts CO2 refrigeration

DENMARK: Tests using Danfoss’ multi ejector high pressure (HP) technology in a transcritical CO2 booster system are said to have shown 21% energy savings over traditional CO2 booster systems.