Laars designs and manufactures boilers, water heaters, and pool heaters across residential and commercial segments (50K–5M BTU range). The tech stack is predominantly Epicor Kinetic–based (ERP) with CAD/Solidworks for design and BACnet/Modbus for controls—a mature operational platform typical of mid-sized industrial manufacturers. Hiring has accelerated with a senior-weighted mix across engineering, support, and ops, suggesting active scaling in field support and product reliability rather than greenfield development.
Laars Heating Systems manufactures residential and commercial hydronic boilers, volume water heaters, commercial pool heaters, and associated controls from its Rochester, NH headquarters. Founded in 1948, the company serves a global customer base with over 20 product lines. The business operates as a vertically integrated manufacturer with engineering, manufacturing, and customer support functions. Current focus includes continuous product improvement, root-cause analysis of field issues, spare parts data management, and lean manufacturing initiatives—all pointing to a mature product line undergoing incremental optimization and supply-chain strengthening.
Laars uses Epicor Kinetic as its primary ERP platform, along with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Windows infrastructure for day-to-day operations.
Laars uses SolidWorks and CAD for design, with BACnet and Modbus protocols for controls integration across its boiler and heater product lines.
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