A.O. Smith BV

A.O. Smith is a Dutch manufacturer and supplier of water heaters and other hot water equipment. We supply solutions for both industrial and domestic applications. Depending on the needs, we put together the installation that best suits them.

Lots of hot water in a short time

The need for water touches almost everything we do. Hot water is often crucial for necessary hygiene. We take it for granted that we can tap hot water anywhere, and in our part of the world it is. It is actually not noticed until it is no longer there.

We provide hot water solutions for industrial and commercial applications. 'Anything with three shower heads and more' we always say. Or just 'lots of hot water in a short time'.

Craftsmanship from the Netherlands

We are a subsidiary of A.O. Smith Corporation; a publicly traded (NYSE) company with approximately 18,000 employees worldwide. We have been making boilers for the European market in our Veldhoven plant since 1970. We have a tank plant where craftsmen convert a sheet of steel into a tank. After assembly, this is coated with an enamel layer using our patented slush-coating method.

The assembly department then builds the tanks into a boiler and makes it country-specific. Not every country in Europe uses the same specifications, and the fuels used are also different from country to country.

Sustainable

In the Netherlands over 20 years ago, we introduced condensing gas-fired water heaters that increased the efficiency of the gas-fired water heater to values as high as 109%. So, in fact, less gas is needed to heat the same amount of water. The addition of solar thermal systems and heat pumps have also contributed to increasingly sustainable hot water systems and less use of fossil fuels.