30 jobs created as Scandinavian clean heat giant opens first base in Scotland

Swedish company Aira has now officially opened the new facility in Stirling, initially creating 30 highly skilled clean energy jobs in the area.

The substantial Springkerse Industrial Estate facility will act as the central hub for serving Scottish customers and in 2025, the company plans to open the first Scotland-based Aira Academy at the location, to deliver training for the Aira sales team, designers, installers, electricians and all those involved in heat pump installations across the country.

Demonstrator (Image: Aira)

The Stirling facility also includes the showroom “allowing customers to ‘walk in off the street’ and experience a heat pump first-hand”.

Heat pumps are the number one home energy solution in Scandinavian countries, such as Sweden, which is known for its harsh winters.

The firm said the technology provides “reliable, clean energy for homes while reducing CO2 emissions and home heating bills in the process”. 

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Nicola Mahmood, of Aira, said: “Today marks a historic milestone in the company’s continued expansion throughout Europe, as we continue our mission to take Europe off gas.

“The Stirling hub will also become a centre of excellence for Aira in Scotland, where we will train the next generation of heat pump installers and provide green skills training to the local community. It’s encouraging to see increasing consumer demand, but we need to unlock essential barriers to grant and loan access to truly accelerate adoption across Scotland.”

Evelyn Tweed, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Stirling, said: “Aira is one of Europe’s fastest-growing clean energy-tech companies, and it’s great to see that they have chosen Stirling as the base for their Scottish operations. This will mean dozens of new jobs for the local community today – potentially hundreds as the business grows – and an exciting career ahead for the next generation of heat pump installers.”

It comes after more than 400 out of 1,600 jobs at the Mitsubishi Electric factory in Livingston, the largest heat pump manufacturer in the UK, were put at risk earlier this month.