Bulex

It all started in 1934 with one device: a gas-fired bath heater was named Bulex.

This bath heater was quickly found in many bathrooms and kitchens. The device was so popular that after a while the name 'Bulex' was used as a generic term for a gas heater. Today, everyone in Belgium still knows what 'a Bulex' is.

De Bulex heated water throughout Belgium, and this did not go unnoticed by the Contimeter company. Contimeter created a new department with the name 'Bulex', which specialized in gas and water technologies. A merger followed between Contimeter and EGEA, which was named 'Contigea'.

Meanwhile, a factory in Nantes in France started the production of Saunier Duval boilers for the French market. This was a modern production site with a production ratio of one gas boiler per 37 seconds. In 1970, Bulex and Saunier Duval joined forces, and we are still partners today.

A year later 'Le Renova', another Belgian manufacturer of bath heaters, also entered the market.

In 1974 we were known as Renova Bulex and in 1978 Bulex, Renova Bulex and Pegase (the predecessor of Bulex Service) became departments of Saunier Duval Belgium. The new logo for this group once again featured a flying animal: the red bird that we all know today.

In the 90s we became a subsidiary of the English Hepworth Group and 'Pegase' was named 'Bulex service' and in 1997 we started to focus on two defined activities: Renova Bulex was responsible for selling the group's products , and Bulex service guaranteed optimum technical support with six regional offices and 85 technicians.

At the start of the new millennium, another important merger took place: Renova Bulex was included in the Vaillant Group . This merger strengthened our brand position and today ensures that we are one of the leaders in the Belgian heating market. We continue to make progress by investing in R&D.

In 2005, a study showed that the name "Bulex" still has an equally strong position in the market, so we decided to remove "Renova" from our name. The name 'Bulex' and our reliability have always remained a constant for us. In 2010 we got a modern face and logo and our new slogan "Always by your side" emphasizes that we want to be close to our customers.