Baxi: New buildings keep heating systems market afloat

The market of heating systems will see a decline in the demand for apartment heating systems, and a rise in the demand of equipment for new buildings, given the development of the residential sector, according to Baxi Romania, one of the leading heating systems distributors on the market. Under the circumstances, this sector will see an approximately 10% increase this year, to 260-270 million euros, with the growth rate to slow down within the next few years. “The decline seen by sales of heating systems in old apartment buildings is prompted by the legislative hurdles and restrictions imposed when it comes to breaking away from the public heating system, as one has to go through a bureaucratic process which affects both the consumers and distributors of heating systems,” says Sever Scarlat, general manager of Baxi Romania, the local branch of the British heating systems producer Baxi. In fact, the access to information and the “green” technology taking the market by storm, after EU accession, has prompted Romanians to take greater care concerning fuel consumption and choose more energy efficient equipment.