Wilo goes beyond

Towards a carbon-neutral society Wilo goes beyond the obvious

The Wilo Group is one of the world‘s leading providers of premium pumps and pump systems for the building services, water management and industrial sectors. Its innovative solutions, smart products and individual services move water in an intelligent, efficient and climate-friendly manner, while it also makes an important contribution to climate protection with its sustainability strategy.

Wilo is systematically pressing ahead with the digital transformation of the Group, and is already the digital pioneer in the industry. This is most appropriate for a company that has just celebrated its 150th anniversary.

Climate protection

“While the coronavirus has changed the world and we have played a major role in combating its effects”, says Derek Elton, Managing Director, Wilo Ireland, “the importance of climate protection has not become secondary. Pumps account for about 10% of the world’s electrical energy consumption and, as an innovation leader in the sector, Wilo takes a clear stand on climate protection, energy usage, resource efficiency and digital transformation. Our goal is to contribute 50 million tonnes in CO2 savings towards emissions reductions by 2025.

“Wilo was quick to recognise the importance of digitisation and has significantly invested in the four dimensions of business models, processes, products and human resources. New opportunities for efficiency enhancement are also currently being tapped thanks to innovative communications interfaces, sensor technology and smart control elements.

“However, we also prize climate protection at our own production sites, all of which will be climateneutral by 2025. The new Wilopark is the biggest investment project in Wilo’s history and manufacturing here is already climate-neutral. In fact, Wilo Group was recently chosen to take part in the United Nations’ and Bloomberg’s global “50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders” initiative for climate protection and sustainability.

From water supply to flood control, from hospitals and schools to waterworks – reliable products, solutions and services from Wilo are systemically important and an indispensable part of modern life.

As a digital pioneer, it sets standards – from smart production and intelligent solutions through to connected products. Wilo’s digital services are ground-breaking and allow the company achieve new dimensions of customer satisfaction and efficiency.

For greater economy and sustainability Wilo-Energy Solutions helps customers be proactive in replacing old pumps with new high-efficiency units. Its Wilo-Live AssistAnt provides video transmission, live and in real time, while WiloCare bundles all its maintenance services into one comprehensive package supplemented by remote maintenance of systems.

Wilo net zero goals

In conclusion Derek Elton says: “We currently facilitate better access to clean water for 100 million people, something that will grow significantly as we invest for annual growth of 7.5% in new pump innovations and a 35% growth in the development of smart water systems.

“Internally, we plan a 20% annual reduction in drinking water consumption at Wilo sites, a 50 million t reduction in CO2 emissions, and annual energy savings of 1.8 TWh.

“Complementing that will be a 250 t reduction in raw materials, a 30,000 increase in the number of re-used components, a reduction of 12 t of copper per annum and a 100% use of re-usable packaging. In addition, we plan a 90% increase in our recycling rate.

“Taken together, these initiatives demonstrate Wilo’s commitment to the EU’s carbon and energy reduction goals, and its willingness to show leadership in striving to achieve them.”