The company's purpose is to provide all services in the field of heating and sanitation, as well as trade in goods of all kinds from this business area. The company can conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purpose, in particular acquire, dispose of, exploit or have exploited commercial, literary or artistic property rights, participate in other companies, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and encumber, manage, purchase and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide direct or indirect financing to third parties, including direct or indirect shareholders of the company or companies in which they are involved, either through loans or other financing, or by providing security of any kind, whether against payment or not.