Always ready for development
We have been operating in Germany since the 19th century and have evolved from a specialist in ventilation and air conditioning technology to an expert in the transition to climate neutrality.
The development trajectory of ENGIE in Germany:
1834
Founding of the company Gebrüder Sulzer
1881
Founding of the first subsidiary in Ludwigshafen am Rhein
1914
Founding of the Sulzer Holding Company
1921
Start of refrigeration production
1982
The Group's plant technology division comprises the four production areas heating and air conditioning technology, process and refrigeration technology, major projects and pumps
1998
Acquisition of 31.6% of Berlin gas supplier GASAG
2001
The SUEZ Group takes over: Sulzer Infra becomes Axima, Sulzer Escher Wyss becomes Axima Refrigeration. Founding of the SaarLorLux energy plant in Saarbrücken (51 % ENGIE, 49 % Stadtwerke Saarbrücken)
2002
Acquisition of 49.9 % of Energieversorgung Gera GmbH and Kraftwerke Gera GmbH (since 2016: 100%)
2008
The GDF and SUEZ groups merge to form the GDF SUEZ Group; one of the largest energy companies in the world is created Acquisition of 33.1% of WSW Energie & Wasser AG in Wuppertal
2009
Axima becomes Cofely, Axima Refrigeration becomes Cofely Refrigeration
2010
Cofely acquires the Bochum energy service provider Proenergy Contracting and strengthens its market position as an energy service provider
2011
Cofely acquires the Saxon engineering company Haus-Technik mbH (IHT)
2013
Founding of TEVARO GmbH as a project development company for onshore wind power
2014
Cofely acquires H.G.S. GmbH & Co. KG, a technical service provider in the field of combined heat and power plants
2016
After GDF SUEZ became ENGIE in 2015, GDF SUEZ and Cofely also introduce the new name in Germany, now operating under the umbrella brand of the ENGIE Group
2018
ENGIE Refrigeration takes over the CO2 high temperature heat pump division from the insolvency estate of Hafner-Muschler
2019
ENGIE acquires Otto Building Technologies GmbH