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Through Landal, the park is affiliated with Green Key, the international certification for sustainable leisure businesses, which provides the context for this project.

What makes this project special?

This is not a single installation but a fleet deployment across a holiday park. Pascal Rademakers of installation partner Saman Groep explains what the scale means in practice: “The size of the project lets us install as many as two heat pumps a day. The smart software means we can commission them the same day.” That pace is possible because Weheat’s software enables installation and commissioning within one working day, without a separate handover appointment later.

Why Landal chose smart heat pumps

Gert Veenhuizen of Landal Kasteeldomein De Cauberg explains that the decision was not made overnight. The park first ran a trial in three model homes, comparing several aspects over a few months: “We researched extensively over the past few years and eventually started a trial in three model homes. Over several months, we compared purchase costs, savings and especially noise. The noise that simply is not there, which is enormously important at a location like this.”

How did installation work at this scale?

Both the Weheat Flint and Sparrow come with standard 4G connectivity, so the park does not depend on its own Wi-Fi network. For Saman Groep, the biggest benefit comes after installation. Remote monitoring of each unit often allows faults to be resolved before a guest notices: “Another advantage of the smart software is remote monitoring. It lets us resolve potential faults remotely for the customer before they cause any inconvenience.”

Technical development continues too. Saman Groep and Weheat are currently developing a cascade configuration to improve communication between heat pumps: “The great thing about working with Weheat is the direct communication. We are currently engineering a cascade configuration together here, allowing the heat pumps to communicate better and extending their lifespan.”

What smart control means for a holiday park

Heat demand at a holiday park differs greatly from a residential neighbourhood: occupancy changes weekly, sometimes daily. Gert Veenhuizen sees a future connection with park operations: “Smart heat pumps are completely new to us. In future, the heat pump could connect to the park’s reservation and maintenance systems. We could welcome guests to a comfortably heated home while maintaining remote control. When a home is empty, we lower the temperature to eighteen degrees. That offers significant earning potential for the holiday-home owners.”

Preheating before arrival and reducing temperatures when empty provides comfort without unnecessary energy use, directly saving money for homeowners at the park.

What this means for the project market

The project at Landal Kasteeldomein De Cauberg is already attracting interest from other parks in the organisation. Gert Veenhuizen: “Our sister parks are watching closely. We can already see strong interest in joining in. They ask who our supplier is, which heat pumps we use and especially about the noise. I think another partner will follow very soon.”

For property owners, park managers and housing associations handling similar volumes, this is a concrete example of sustainable upgrades at scale: faster installation, smarter control and operational management handled through software instead of more vehicles on the road.