We present an overview of the European market for industrial ventilation units for 2024, based on data from the European statistics office Eurovent Market Intelligence.

Industrial ventilation units play a key role in ensuring high-quality air exchange in manufacturing, commercial and warehouse facilities, energy plants, chemical and pharmaceutical factories, etc. In Europe, the industrial ventilation unit market is stable and growing gradually, supported by environmental regulations, increased energy efficiency, and the digitalization of the industry.

According to Eurovent Market Intelligence, the turnover of the European market for industrial supply and exhaust air handling units (with a capacity of 250 m³/h) in 2024 amounted to over €1.87 billion in total. It has grown 0.4% compared to the previous year.

Key market drivers

✅ Energy efficiency and the EU’s Green Deal
The European Green Deal* encourages companies to upgrade their ventilation systems to reduce energy consumption. As a result, old systems are being actively modified with modern units featuring heat recovery, variable air volume (VAV), and EC motors.

✅ Strict air quality requirements
EU health standards set strict requirements for ventilation quality in industrial premises, which encourages investment in modern ventilation systems.

✅ Growth of high-tech industries
A number of industries, such as pharmaceuticals, microelectronics, food processing, and others, are highly dependent on clean air. These sectors are seeing increasing demand for units with high filtration standards (HEPA, ULPA) and humidity and temperature control.

The highest growth is in Sweden, Italy, Ireland, and Spain

The top 10 countries by largest contribution to the financial turnover in this market were Sweden (€255 million), Germany (€245 million), France (€209 million), the United Kingdom (€163 million), Italy (€149 million), Norway (€114 million), Turkey (€100 million), the Netherlands (€88 million), Spain (€81 million), and Poland (€62 million). In total, these countries accounted for over 78% of the European industrial HVAC market in 2024.

Compared to 2023, the largest growth in turnover was recorded in Sweden (up €40.1 million), Italy (€22.9 million), Ireland (€17.7 million), and Spain (€14.7 million), which demonstrates the promising prospects of these markets. The largest growth in turnover in percentage terms was in Ireland (53.5%), Slovakia (45.9%), Luxembourg (24.8%), and Spain (22.3%).

In numerical terms, 130,094 industrial AHUs were sold in Europe in 2024, which is 3% less than in the previous year. The leaders in absolute numbers of units sold were France (25,019 units), Germany (12,391), Sweden (10,819), Italy (9,563), Turkey (9,530), Poland (8,457), Norway (6,435), the United Kingdom (5,647), the Netherlands (5,156), and Spain (4,963). These countries accounted for over 75% of all units sold in 2024.

Different performance for different demand

Eurovent Market Intelligence also provides data on sales of industrial air handling units on the European market depending on equipment performance.

Thus, units with minimum air flow (from 250 to 1000 m³/h) accounted for 12.7% of the market. The highest demand was observed for ventilation units with an air flow ranging from 1000 to 2500 m³/h, taking up 25.8% of the market. A slightly smaller share (22.3%) went to ventilation units with an air flow of 2,500 to 5,000 m³/h. Units with an air flow of 5,000 to 10,000 m³/h accounted for 17.9% of the market. The total share of units with the values ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 m³/h and above was 21.3%.

The average air flow of industrial air handling units sold on the European market in 2024 was 7740 m³/h. However, these figures vary significantly across Europe. For example, low-capacity equipment prevailed in France (4,781 m³/h), Germany (4,937 m³/h), Switzerland (5,188 m³/h), Estonia (5,285 m³/h), and Austria (5,349 m³/h). On the other hand, Turkey (13,845 m³/h), Ireland (11,234 m³/h), and the Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Serbia (11,082 m³/h), Malta (11,073 m³/h) and Spain (10,948 m³/h) have opted for high-performance ventilation equipment.

Blauberg Group: solutions from A to Z

Eurovent Market Intelligence conducted a survey of 113 manufacturers operating in the European market in 2024 with industrial AHUs. Blauberg Group is among the top 10 manufacturers, with its companies producing and selling over 7,000 industrial AHUs last year.

Blauberg Group’s product range includes a wide range heat recovery units and powerful modular air handling systems for commercial, public, and industrial buildings and premises. European consumers are well familiar with modular heat recovery units BlauAIR and AirVENTS.

The modular design of these ventilation units makes it possible to quickly select and configure the optimal unit for specific project requirements. The air flow of BlauAIR and AirVENTS units in various series ranges from 500 to 128,000 m³/h.

Industrial units from Blauberg Group can be found in manufacturing plants, residential and hotel buildings, business centers and shopping malls, entertaining, educational and medical facilities, conference halls and libraries, concert halls, etc. For example, Blauberg Ventilatoren AHUs are installed in the High Park Berlin hotel in Berlin (Germany), in the Roompot Schaijk Holiday Park cottage complex (Netherlands), at the Daugava National Stadium in Riga (Latvia), and many other locations.

Market prospects

The future of the European ventilation equipment market looks quite optimistic: a number of research companies predict annual turnover growth of 6% until 2030. The energy transition** supported by the EU promotes eco-friendly technologies and encourages the replacement of old equipment. Government subsidy programs for energy-efficient solutions further encourage both the commercial and private sectors to modernize their ventilation systems. In addition, stricter building regulations in Europe require mandatory installation of ventilation systems with high energy efficiency and air filtration, which will support demand in the long run.

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* The European Green Deal is a plan of action that will ensure the efficient use of resources through the transition to a circular economy, climate change mitigation, halting biodiversity loss, and reducing pollution.

** Energy transition is a comprehensive shift towards a sustainable, low-carbon energy supply, involving changes in consumption patterns, technologies, and infrastructure. The main ideas and objectives behind it are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase the share of renewable energy sources, and improve energy efficiency.