Hitecsa 🇪🇸

Hitecsa was born in 1982 in Vilanova i la Geltrú, on the Garraf coast, and is one of the few Spanish air‑conditioning manufacturers that entered the 21st century growing instead of being sold. Founded in the midst of transition, when Roca and Interclisa still dominated the national market, the company specialized in what installers call “big machine”: water chillers, heat pumps, rooftops and air‑treatment units for hotels, shopping centers and office buildings. In 1995 it inaugurated the H2 plant, where the headquarters and assembly are still located, and over the years added a second centre in Vilafranca del Penedès.

Its best move came in July 2014, when it bought Adisa, the veteran Catalan manufacturer of high‑performance gas boilers and rooftop heat units founded in 1961, which allowed it to expand its range and capacity. In 2017 it opened a new 7,000‑square‑metre warehouse for high‑power equipment. Hitecsa was also one of the five companies that, in the 1990s, developed the Hidrofive system, together with Roca York: a commitment to water‑based climate control instead of direct expansion.

On September 16, 2021 BAXI, the heating brand of the BDR Thermea group, announced the purchase of Hitecsa (through its parent company Hiplus) with an investment plan of twelve million euros to become the leader of the Spanish aerothermal market. The Vilanova factory continues to produce, now as the high‑power arm of BAXI. For the enthusiast, classic Hitecsa units are the gray‑bodied coolers of the ’90s, which still crown many Catalan rooftops.

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