History

Founded on the belief that quality baths bring joy to people, the Company released its Noritz Bath Type A bathwater heater to the market in 1951, with the goal of broadening Japan's bathing culture and raising people's living standards.

In the 1960s, Japanese homes widely switched from burning wood and coal to using gas and oil for heat. Accordingly, Noritz began developing gas-powered bathtub water heaters, and launched its highly efficient and smartly designed GS model of water heaters made of aluminum instead of copper, which was commonly used for gas heaters at that time. This marked a major turning point for the Company's switchover from Japan's traditional heating systems to modern gas water heaters.

In 1977, Noritz released the Yu-Bic gas water heater, a compact and remotely controlled unit equipped with a water tank for instantly supplying a powerful and steady stream of hot water. With no competing products on the market, the Yu-Bic attracted attention from gas companies and established the Noritz brand as synonymous with hot water heaters.

Exploring the possibility that high-efficiency gas water heaters made in Japan could succeed in the global market, Noritz entered the Chinese market at a time when the country was just opening up its economy. Noritz then began taking its highly efficient and functional tankless gas water heaters to the world, venturing into other Asian countries, Europe, and the United States, which was shifting from storage-type to tankless (instantaneous) water heaters amid increasingly strict environmental regulations.