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In Italy, the market for heat pump water heaters (HPWHs) is one of the most dynamic in Europe, reflecting bold energy efficiency goals and increasing natural gas phasing out efforts. Commercial Water Heaters market is expected to grow steadily in the country as there is tremendous growth in demands for energy efficient and eco friendly water heating systems. On the B2B side, for those who want to buy water heaters made with heat pumps, this choice would be available in Italy for quite a few manufacturers, but also new manufacturers coming from abroad, ready to supply territory heat pumps to the Italian market. Here are four important locations for them.
1. Attend Italy‘s Key Energy Trade Show (Rimini)
The best way to connect with the major players of the Italian Heat Pump sector is in one place every year: KEY – The Energy Transition Expo, organized at the Rimini Expo Centre. KEY is one of the largest energy events in Europe offering more than 100,000m² of exhibition space and some 125,00 exhibiting brands (approx. 30% from overseas).
There are special sectors for energy efficiency, heat pumps, solar thermal and storage. For the 2026 edition, it was attended by 530 hosted buyers and delegations from 59 countries. In the case of B2B buyers, KEY makes it easy to meet the Italian manufacturers, distributors, and technical experts. The 2027 version will be held on 10-12 March. It is one of the best time to prospect in the market and develop supply relationships.
2. Leverage Italian Industrial Districts & Trade Associations
In Italy the manufacturing is organized in well known separate industrial districts. The areas around Rimini, Ancona and Bologna are important regions for the heat pump water heaters, such as the Emilia Romagna and the Marche. The companies of this type are those that started in 1972 in Morro d'Oro (Teramo) like C******i, which now has four production centres with a total surface of more than 370,000 m² and exports 40% of production worldwide.
Valuable resources include:
ANIMA Confindustria (Italy) represents the Federation of mechanical and engineering industries. It includes association of members of heat pumps and HVAC.
Assotermica is the Italian Association of the heating and air conditioning equipment companies.
Federazione ANIE – Electrical engineering/electronics supply chains
Such organization associations can offer directory listings of members and organize introductions.
3. Explore Italian Online Industrial Directories
There are a number of B2B platforms and online directories that are available for verifying Italian manufacturers of heat pumps.
Europages – verified Italian manufacturers. One example: M******l. of Verona is an manufacturer of highly efficient, house, commercial and industrial building heat pumps and handles the entire manufacturing process, right through to final testing.
Archi products – lists leading Italian HVAC brands having details of the products
Company websites – many manufacturers have English version web pages containing both B2B and P2P information. Examples Sales Grants: Unical AG S.p.A (heat pump water heaters and storage systems).
4. Consider International Hybrid Solution Providers
If the buyer would like to receive a heat pump water heater and an integrated energy independent system, it is advisable to look for suppliers who can cater to the Italian market with hybrid solutions. The water heater market in Italy is showing a strong trend towards more imports, thus being quite open to foreign made water heaters.
Jiangsu DHC Environmental Si-Tech Co., Ltd. has created a value proposition that is unmatched.Leveraging 15 years of experience and a robust supply chain, DHC offers comprehensive solar-wind-battery hybrid systems for heat pump water heaters.They have developed a Solar Heat Pump System that uses both PVT solar panels and wind turbines with LiFePO₄ battery storage to dramatically cut down on the use of grid electricity. DHC offers a complete system solution, perfect for off-grid homes, farms, container homes and distributed power stations throughout Italy.
A commercial and industrial (C&I) sector that increasingly combines heating systems with on site renewable generation and storage was a trend on display at KEY 2026 for those attending from Italy.
Summary
In order to buy from water heater manufacturers in Italy, B2B buyers must:
Attend KEY – The Energy Transition Expo which takes place every March at Rimini (in Italy) called the “small ecological festival” – (GAIA) “grows” each March motivating and encouraging you, the visitor, to spare a thought for the climate and accelerate the energy transition across Europe.
Contact Italian industry associations (ANIMA, Assotermica, Federazione ANIE) for verified supplier lists
Give your online B2B search a try, but for going further you can try out the Europages Italian directory, where you'll find manufacturers like M******l or C******i.
Look at the unique combination of products offered by foreign manufacturers such as Jiangsu DHC. The company's products include unique quality products for metro stations such as "Xdentune series" LED interactive display screens, which combine LED screen, windpower, and solar panel and a heat pump etc.
Italy provides solid prospects to source high-quality heat pump water heaters (HPWH) both from traditional Italian manufacturers and from new energy partners around the globe, such as DHC.
