About the company

Danfoss offers a broad range of technologies that save energy and reduce CO₂ emissions in buildings, industrial processes and food storage applications all over the world.  Danfoss is a global leader in the provision of energy efficient systems for air conditioning, heating buildings and cold food storage, and renewable energy solutions such as solar power and heat pumps.

The company was founded by Mads Clausen in Denmark in 1933, initially to produce valves for refrigeration equipment (‘Dan’ refers to the Danish origin of the products, `foss’ is derived from the Danish word for turbulent flow gushing through a valve). Expansion abroad began in 1949, with the first sales company in Argentina being quickly followed by outlets in America and elsewhere, producing one of the largest export companies in the world.

Danfoss had a sales turnover of £3.6 billion in 2011 and expects continued growth in net sales and earnings in 2012, primarily driven by growth markets in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China).

More than 23,000 people are employed by Danfoss in 55 countries. The company has 79 factories in 22 countries, along with 110 sales companies and more than 400 agents and distributors all over the world. Its heat pumps are manufactured in Sweden and tested in the far north and the Arctic Circle.

Danfoss has three offices in the UK, each specialising in different product areas – the Sheffield office is the heat pump hub.