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WAT WÄRME-AUSTAUSCH-TECHNIK GmbH
We, the WAT WÄRME-AUSTAUSCH-TECHNIK GmbH, are a medium-sized company located in field of refrigeration technology and we have been specialised in air conditioning of tunnels and mines for more than 40 years – on surface and especially at underground.
Our business includes air conditioning of tunnels worldwide, usually during construction phase, as well as air conditioning of coal, ore and potash mines in Europe and beyond the borders, in general in China and Russia.
We offer our customers solutions for refrigeration equipment with our products, which are specifically designed for underground applications. Since 1977, we have been independently manufacturing the necessary machines and systems for end customers – from design and programming to the turnkey weather cooling machine.
Milestones in WAT company history:
1977: Founding of WAT WÄRME-AUSTAUSCH-TECHNIK GmbH by Dipl.-Ing. Hans Henting from the already 11-year-old GfW Gesellschaft für Wärmetechnik mbH.
1980s and 1990s: Market leader for refrigeration systems in the German coal mining industry and the largest buyer of CARRIER 5H126 piston compressors in Germany.
2002 to 2017: Expansion into the tunnel construction industry and the largest project to date, providing complete climate control during the construction phase of the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
2007: The first KM3000 model with explosion protection (Ex I M2b), MA certification, and a high-pressure condenser (PN160) for the Chinese mining industry.
2017: Participation of the corporate groups Famous Industrial Group GmbH and CFH GmbH in WAT to strengthen global sales activities.
Today, we employ over 50 staff members at our site in Hamminkeln-Brünen.
With our sales activities managed through our shareholders, Famous Industrial Group GmbH in Düsseldorf and CFT Compact Filter Technic GmbH in Gladbeck, we are well positioned for the future. Famous is responsible for sales in the Chinese market, while CFT manages all other countries worldwide.
Our used equipment is available through CST GmbH Customer Savings Technology, a company of the CFH Group.