David Gitlin has been head of the American company Carrier since April 2020. A few days ago, the company officially took over Viessmann's air conditioning division, which also includes the heat pump business.
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In the middle of the heat pump boom, the American carrier group bought the corresponding Viessmann division. In the interview, his boss talks about the situation in Germany, competition from Asia – and the charm of Allendorf.
Mr. Gitlin, at the height of the heat pump boom you bought the relevant division from Viessmann. The purchase has also been legally valid for a few days. Do you still think the 12 billion euro purchase price is reasonable?
One hundred percent. Since then, we haven't doubted for a second that we made the right decision. The more we get to know about the company, its people and their skills, the more convinced we are. This will be a great thing.
And with a little less pathos? The heating law has turned out to be much laxer than expected at the time; there are 70 percent fewer applications for funding for heat pumps.
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