Backer Heating Technologies, Inc. is a North American sales and distribution center for the business area of NIBE Element. NIBE Element is the market leader in northern Europe and one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of components and systems for electric heating. Its mission statement is to supply components and systems for electric heating to both manufacturers and users of heating products. The market consists of two main groups: OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), where, for example, an element is used as a component in the customer’s product, and the other is Industry, where the element is used in the customer’s own manufacturing process.

Backer Heating Technologies, Inc. is comprised of a sales team in support of NIBE Element. NIBE Element’s product range includes various technologies to serve the needs of many different areas of application. The primary range of products currently distributed through the US office comes from the Backer Group. The foil heater product line, under the brand Backer Calesco, is manufactured in Kolback, Sweden, specializing in adaptable applications of flexible foil elements providing heat for a wide variety of industries.

Swedish design has always been known for its superior strength, safety, and rugged qualities. This combined with Sweden's need to find protection from the cold has led our engineers to much innovation in providing warmth — starting with the innovation of rearview mirror heaters and waterbed heaters over 30 years ago. Backer is now the largest rear view mirror heater and waterbed heater manufacturer in the world.

With majority of plants in Europe as well as in China and Mexico, Backer is well situated to offer both high quality and cost competitiveness. Backer has invested heavily in refocusing the North American operations with an eye toward increased business and improved quality along with service for its North American customers. Being a part of the NIBE Group allows us to take on any size project, small or large.

Backer today has the most extensive product range of all thin foil heating element manufacturers in the world. Every customer with a required need for heating elements can find a solution with Backer. The extreme diversity of applications served by Backer gives the company the ability to use experience from one application to another, along with the knowledge and competence that many years of experience has given to ensure high quality and allow continuous development of new products possible. Also being a part of the NIBE Element division allows us to also have the ability to supply products from any of our sister companies.