FORT WAYNE, Ind., and LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. - WFI Industries and Fedders Corporation announced that they have entered into a strategic alliance to build water source heat pumps in China. Fedders will produce the units in China for sale by WFI Industries Ltd. in China and Korea under the WaterFurnace brand. WaterFumace is a leading geothermal heat pump manufacturer in North America and Fedders Corporation is a leading global manufacturer of air treatment products.
The heat pumps will be manufactured at Fedders Xinie Co. Ltd. in Ningbo, China, which is one of seven Fedders China factories. Fedders Xinie has a 1 million-square-foot heating and air conditioning plant capable of producing a million units per year. The plant has been ISO 9001 certified and uses state of the art manufacturing processes and equipment.