Founder Richard Baxendale opened the doors to his new company in 1866. By 1955, Baxi became a household name for heating. The Bermuda, Baxi’s most famous gas-fired boiler was launched in 1966, the same year in which Baxi celebrated 100 years in business. During the 1980’s Baxi sold to its workforce becoming the UK’s largest employee partnership of its kind. In 1999, Baxi acquired the heating division of Blue Circle and Ocean Idroclima.