100 Years of Viessmann: Centennial Festival

Press release

Viessmann celebrated its 100th anniversary with a gigantic festival at three of its locations. A total of 15,000 employees and their families spent an unforgettable day full of highlights at the company's headquarters in Allendorf (Eder), as well as in Berlin and Hof. Central among these was undoubtedly the "centennial moment", when attendees at the various locations were connected by a live linkup and joined in a huge choir to sing a song composed especially for the anniversary. 

Into a new century

"100+ Into a new century" is the company's motto in this anniversary year. This indicates that Viessmann is on the move, looking ahead, and addressing future challenges. The "+" means that past successes represent incentives for the future, and that enthusiasm for what is new is written into the company's DNA.

Discover something new, shape it, and set it in motion

Being open to change also ran like a common thread throughout the wide range of events on offer throughout the festival. Under the motto "discover something new, shape it, and set it in motion", highlights followed on a total of nine stages. Particular attention was also paid to providing opportunities for audience participation. At the various stations, artworks were being created and people were encouraged to dance, try their hand at pottery, and engage in a variety of sports. The winter sports stars sponsored by the company drew particularly large crowds, with Laura Dahlmeier leading the way. Earlier this year, Dahlmeier won one silver and five gold medals at the world championships in Hochfilzen.

A shared "centennial moment"

At 4 p.m. the time had finally come: all three locations were connected in a linkup for the "centennial moment". During a brief panel discussion, Professor Dr. Martin Viessmann, his son Maximilian, and CEO Joachim Janssen described the goals and visions that will make it possible to take on the challenges of the future and get a good start into the next hundred years.

Employee campaign generated donations of €120,000

Next, Max Viessmann took the opportunity to make a very gratifying announcement: the "HereViGo" employee campaign brought in the impressive sum of €120,000, which has now been donated to UNICEF, Terre des Hommes, and the Hans Viessmann School in Frankenberg (Eder). Since the beginning of the year, many employees had been successfully initiating and carrying out private projects. For each goal that was reached, the company donated €1,000 for a good cause.

Anniversary song

Then came the grand centennial moment: employees at all three festival locations got together to sing a song especially composed and rehearsed for the anniversary. Its lyrics express how all employees collectively contribute to the future of the company in the same way as each individual.

Sculpture made of orange-colored everyday objects

On Saturday morning, a sculpture commemorating the centennial anniversary was unveiled at the company headquarters in Allendorf. This impressive work of art is based on a wide variety of commonplace plastic objects submitted by employees and further processed by elaborate methods. There were no specifications as to the size or function of the objects, but one feature was all-important: the items had to be orange – the traditional color of Viessmann's corporate design.

About Viessmann

Founded in 1917 as a heating technology manufacturer, today Viessmann is one of the world's leading providers of efficient climate (heating, water and air quality) and renewable energy solutions for the residential and commercial sector. Our integrated solution offering seamlessly connects products and systems via digital platforms and services to a holistic climate and energy solution, thus creating a safe and reliable feel-good climate for our users. All activities are driven by our company purpose, "We create living spaces for generations to come". This is the responsibility that we take on every day together with our (trade) partners.