75 Year Anniversary

On the second attempt

Memories by Steve Verney, founder of JS Humidifiers

Steve Verney founded JS Humidifiers in London in 1982. The ”J“ stands for Jackie, Steve‘s wife, the ”S“ for Steve. In 1994, the company moved from London to the southern English coast to Rustington, West Sussex. It is still located there today - since 2011 as part of Condair, now trading as Condair Ltd.

1948 - 2023

Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Condair around the world.

With great joy, Condair celebrated its 75th anniversary in June and July at numerous locations around the world .

From Denmark to Canada, we celebrated our long history of success at various locations around the world. Let our photos, which capture the joy and team spirit of our international Condair family, take you on a journey around the globe.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this special occasion and lots of fun to everyone celebrating later in the year!

Cheese Power!

Condair Foundation Report

When Defensor AG was founded in Zurich on June 21, 1948 it had nothing more than a patent and a bold vision: A novel aerosol atomizer that produced chemically enriched ‘mist’ promised eradication of communicable infectious diseases. After five years the company was on its last breath.
The rescue came unexpectedly.

Water Purification «as a Service»

Memories by Uwe Draabe, former proprietor and managing director of DRAABE, Hamburg

Uwe Draabe is the son of Hans-Jürgen Draabe, who in 1949 founded the DRAABE company in Hamburg. With its exclusive marketing and sales rights for Defensor, DRAABE grew into the leading source of air humidification systems in Germany. In 1982, Uwe Draabe introduced the company’s first own innovation: a transportable purified water container with reverse osmosis, which DRAABE sold in an innovative rental package.

Desert Oasis – the Medina Haram Piazza Project 2010

Memories by Leo Rasmussen, Co-Founder of ML System

‘Of course, we’ll find a solution,’ I said.
But than I had to breathe deeply... remembers
Leo Rasmussen, Co-Founder of ML System.

Condair Pioneer

The Man with an Opinion

Hans Badertscher (1920-2011) was a gifted design engineer and a patron of the old school. Not only did he create the name Condair, but the first Swiss steam humidifier, still an important product in Condair’s product range today, also belongs to his innovative achievements.

"Celebrating 50 years of reliable collaboration – how many companies can do that?"

Condair Denmark

We are proud to share that since 1972, our Danish customer, the Deacon House of St Luke’s Foundation in Hellerup, has had a humidifier installed at the pipe organ in their church hall. We have had a service agreement with them for just as long.

1948 - 2023

A Pictorial of Our Company’s History

Join us on a journey through time beginning in the last century with the establishment of Defensor AG. Let us reminisce about all that
has occurred along the turbulent way from the first patent to our place as the global leader in humidification, dehumidification and evaporative cooling. Celebrate together with us 75 years of our company’ history.

"Our vision is to grow into a life science company."

Interview with Silvan Meier and Oliver Zimmermann

For years, Condair has grown steadily.
What are the visions that continue to drive the constant growth? And what are the challenges to success in the future?
Silvan Meier, owner and supervisory board president and Oliver Zimmermann, CEO, join us for an interview.

Download the interview