Our History

Headline for the timeline

• 1907

  Founding of Saunier Duval & Cie
  by Charles Saunier and Maurice Duval

• 1920 - 1930

  Core business area:
  the production of gas street laterns in France

• 1922

  Heating and hot water products
  are the focus of Saunier Duval brand

• 1950

  Highly modern services,
  sales and training throughout France

• 1965

  A modern production plant is built in Nantes:
  one gas boiler every 37 seconds

• 1975

  10,000 employees successfully drive forward
  product development and international expansion

• 1983 - 1987

  Production begins on the first generation
  of heat pumps, air/hot water pumps and solar reflectors

• 1993

  Production of air conditioning
  appliances begins

• 1997 - 2000

  Successful launch of a new generation of gas boilers:
  Isofast, Isomax, Isosplit and Isosplit Condens

• 2004

  Introduction of the new
  heat pump generation Magna Air

• 2005

  Introduction of the new solar generation:
  Helioset and Helioconcept