BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 28, 2023
An environmental investment firm will infuse $6 million into Brewer-based Nyle Systems to open a new factory in Bangor producing heat pump water heaters. The expansion will bring approximately 200 new jobs to the region in the coming years. More than 28,000 heat pumps were installed in Maine homes in 2022. The state is aiming for a target of 100,000 heat pumps installed in Maine homes by 2025. Nyle Systems was founded in Brewer in 1978, and initially produced a dehumidifying lumber dryer. It expanded over the years to produce kiln drying equipment and food dehydrators. Ton Mathissen purchased the company in 2009, which has grown from 12 employees to approximately 120 today.