The Groupe Atlantic is a French HVAC company. It was founded in la Roche-sur-Yon[2] (in Vendée region on the west coast of France) by Mr Radat and Mr Lamoure in 1968. Groupe Atlantic is based in 10 countries with over 20 factories. The company has 20 factories, 10 of which are located outside France, and approximately 6,500 employees (as of March 2017),[3] of which approximately 2,900 are outside France[4] Groupe Atlantic also own Ideal Boilers located in Hull, UK.
History
In 1968, Atlantic was founded by Paul Radat and Pierre Lamoure. During the first years, the company growth was mainly based on mergers and acquisitions of French competitors. In 1973, Guillot a French boiler manufacturer based in Lyon was acquired. In 1986, Thermor & Sauter were acquired by the groupe. These acquisitions were followed by the purchase of Pacific, a French storage water heater company.
In the 2000s, Atlantic start to grow outside of France, with the purchase of Ygnis,