The company BSH Bosch and Siemens domestic appliances GmbH is a Joint venture between the two domestic appliance manufacturers Siemens AG and Robert Bosch GmbH. It produces in 42 factories in 40 countries.

Marks of the BSH

She drives out a row at special marks beside the chief brands Bosch and Siemens also:

• Gaggenau
• Neff
• Thermador
• Constructa
• Viva
• Ufesa.

Likewise the BSH in different countries drives regional marks out.

The regional marks of the BSH are

• Balay
• Lynx
• Pitsos
• Profilo
• Continental
• Coldex.

Development of the BSH

The BSH Bosch and Siemens domestic appliances GmbH (at that time bosch Siemens domestic appliances GmbH) was created 1967 as joint venture Robert Bosch GmbH and the Siemens AG. At this time the BSH had factories in Berlin, Giengen and Traunreut.

1976 take part the BSH in Pitsos A.E., Athens in Greece (today BSH Ikiakes Syskeveses A.B.E.) and extend the number of factories by the factories Dillingen and Athens.

In the year 1982 the BSH transfers the mark Neff and creates the Neff GmbH, Munich. The factory sites are extended by the work in Bretten.

In Spain the BSH 1988/89 takes part in Balay, S.A., Zaragoza and acquires Safel, S.A., Pamplona and thus the factories in Estella, Pamplona, Santander and Zaragoza.

Within the range of the small domestic appliances the BSH extends in the year 1993 with the assumption of the small equipment factory, MGA Mali Gospodinski Aparati d.o.o., Nazarje in Slovenia.

1994 create the BSH in China the BSW Household Appliances CO., Ltd., as Jointventure with the Wuxi Little Swan group and begin with the manufacturing and the selling of washing machines in Wuxi. Besides the Gaggenau of domestic appliances GmbH in Germany is akquiriert. To Brazil the BSH transfers voters in this year also the capital of the Brazilian domestic appliance manufacturer Continental 2001 S/A, Paulo, today BSH Continental Ltda. The factories are thus extended by in Mexico the city, Recife, Paulo and Wuxi.

1995 transfer the BSH the majority of the Turkish PEG Profilo Elektrikli Sanayii A.S. to Istanbul. Thereby a further production location comes in Turkey Into Germany the factory is added into Nauen to the existing.

1996 are created Ltd., in China the BSY Cooling Appliances CO., those today BSH Home Appliances CO., Ltd., are called. In the Chinese Chuzhou cooling devices are manufactured and driven out. To Peru in this year also the domestic appliance manufacturer Coldex, S.A., Lima is by the majority transferred. The manufacturing locations Chuzhou (China), Lima (Peru) and bath new city (Germany) are added.

1997/98 predominantly expand the BSH in the USA. It becomes the BSH Home Appliances Ltd. Partnership in new Berne, the today's BSH Home Appliances corporation, Huntington Beach, based. Thus the manufacturing location new Berne is added to the factories. The assumption of the American heat equipment manufacturer Thermador in Huntington Beach follows 1998. To Regensburg/Michalovce EDS Electronics, drives and of system is transferred. To Spain Ufesa, a manufacturer of small domestic appliances is transferred. Further factory sites in Poland Russia (Tschernogolowka), Slowakei (Michalovce), Spain (Vitoria, Echarri Aranaz) and the USA (La Follette, Vernon) follow.

2001 based in Thailand the BHST which-hung Appliances Ltd., Kabinburi, as Jointventure with the Hitachi group.

2002 are opened in Thailand the factory. In new Berne (the USA) for a new washing machine work the foundation-stone is put and in Poland a new manufacturing plant for dishwashers opened.

2003 can begin herd production in the USA, likewise the production of washing machines and Trocknern.

2004 is transferred portions of Fedders with production by room conditioners to Spain (Estella). For a dryer factory in Poland in this Har also the foundation-stone is put.

2005 are acquired of the BSH in Russia (pc. Petersburg) a property for a cooling equipment factory. Likewise in China (Nanjing) the foundation-stone for the Appliance park is put and the new dryer factory in Poland is opened.

Data to the BSH

The BSH employs world-wide more than 34,000 coworkers. Of it more than 60% are in Germany and Western Europe busy. In these regions the conversion of the BSH lies likewise with over 60%. The BSH has a market share in Germany approximately with major items of equipment of 35% (2004) and is thus market leader. In Western Europe the BSH is likewise market leader with a market share of 21% (2004) with major items of equipment. The BSH is world-wide after Whirlpool and Electrolux the third biggest domestic appliance manufacturer with 7% (2004).

Related links

• http://www.bsh-group.de/

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