U.S. boiler manufacturer ECR International announced Dec. 23 that its shareholders have approved the sale of the company to BDR Thermea, a Dutch heating products group with its global headquarters in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. The acquisition brings together two privately owned companies that have been in business for almost 90 years in the United States and for more than 300 years in Europe.
BDR Thermea, the third-largest heating manufacturer in Europe operating in 70 countries, saw opportunities to expand its existing brands in the North American market through ECR’s distribution network, ECR President and CEO Ron Passafarotold Plumbing & Mechanical. In turn, ECR, with brands focused more on residential condensing boiler technology, will have increased access to the commercial condensing boiler market through BDR.