Nivola Technische Handelsonderneming B.V. was founded in 1956 and began with drying flowering bulbs using a Nivolator, a ventilator with a unique fan. The next, logical, step was the development of the Nivolator with an integrated heating system, the Nivolair. After initially only manufacturing heating systems for greenhouses, demand rapidly grew from the industry. In the meantime, the Nivolair heating system was being successfully used throughout Europe. Besides this product group in the utility environment, Nivola developed a second product group in the horticulture and is called the Sulphur Evaporator. This is used to evaporate sulphur in order to combat mildew crops such as roses, tomatoes and peppers.