1. Statement
The UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 came into effect on 29th October 2015. The law requires manufacturers and retailers doing business in the UK that supply goods or services and have an annual turnover exceeding £36 million to disclose information regarding their policies to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their supply chain and within their business.
The Vaillant Group understands that slavery, servitude, forced labour and human trafficking (Modern Slavery) is a global and growing issue given the rapid rise in global migration, existing in every region in the world and every type of economy, whether industrialised, developing or in transition. The Vaillant Group is very proud of the integrity measures we take in this regard. The Vaillant Group's efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking in its supply chain and own business include the following:
1.1. About the Vaillant Group
The Vaillant Group with its ultimate parent company Vaillant GmbH, Germany is one of the largest companies in the European heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry. The Group’s core business centres on the development, production and distribution of energy-saving, environmentally friendly heating systems and water heaters based on natural gas and renewable energy sources. The following companies in the United Kingdom are also part of the Vaillant Group and are covered by the policies set out in this statement:
- Vaillant Group UK Ltd (Company Number: 00294316 )
- Vaillant Industrial UK Ltd (Company Number: 01064184)
- Vaillant Holdings Limited (Company Number: 00965093)
- Vaillant Management Limited (Company Number: 04127157)
- Vaillant Limited (Company Number: 01279010)
- Vaillant Home Products Limited (Company Number: 00543504)
- Vaillant R&M Limited (Company Number: 02369751)
- Vaillant Netherlands Holdings Limited (Company Number: 01678528)
- Vaillant European Holdings Limited (Company Number: 00065322)
- DD Heating Limited (Company Number: 04430777)
- Technocargo Logistics Limited (Company Number: 5476414)
1.1.1. Products and services
The Vaillant Group markets the entire spectrum of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning technology for building supply. The main fields of activity for the company’s products are residential properties.
1.1.2. Production Network and Quality Management
The Vaillant Group manufactures products in a total of ten locations – eight of these are in Europe, one in Turkey and one in China.
Production includes the manufacturing of all performance- and quality-relevant key components as well as the final assembly of all devices, plus comprehensive testing of the performance attributes.