Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric SE
Societas Europaea
Traded as Euronext: SU
Industry Electrical equipment
Founded 1836, incorporated 1981
Headquarters Rueil-Malmaison, France
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Jean-Pascal Tricoire (Chairman and CEO)
Henri Lachmann (Vice-Chairman and Lead Director)
Products Include programmable logic controllers, sensors, variable-frequency drives, uninterruptible power supplies, circuit breakers, switchgear, switchboards, motor controllers
Revenue €23.946 billion (2012)[1]
€2.866 billion (2012)[1]
Profit €1.840 billion (2012)[1]
Total assets €36.156 billion (2012)[1]
Total equity €16.642 billion (2012)[1]
Owner Capital Group Companies (9.4%)[2]
Number of employees
 152,384 (2012)[1]
Subsidiaries invensys, SolveIT Software, APC, Areva T&D, BEI Technologies, Cimac, Citect, Clipsal, ELAU, Federal Pioneer, Juno Lighting, Merlin Gerin, Merten, Modicon PLC, Nu-Lec Industries, PDL Group, Power Measurement, Square D, TAC, Telemecanique, Telvent, Gutor Electronic LLC, Zicom,Summit
Website schneider-electric.com

Schneider Electric SE (Euronext: SU) is a European multinational corporation that specializes in electricity distribution, automation management and produces installation components for energy management. It is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France and is also based at the World Trade Center of Grenoble.

Head office

Schneider Electric has had its head office in the Trianon site in Rueil-Malmaison, France since 2000.[3][4] The current headquarters, also located in Rueil Malmaison and known as the Hive, previously housed Schneider subsidiary Télémécanique, while the parent company occupied a site in Boulogne-Billancourt.[4]

Acquisitions

Acquisition date Company Business Country Source
1988 Télémécanique Manufacturer of electrical circuit breakers, switchgear and sensors France [5]
1990 Federal Pioneer Limited Manufacturer of electrical circuit breakers, switchgear and transformers Canada [6][7]
1991 Square D Manufacturer of electrical circuit breakers, switchgear and transformers USA [8]
1992 Merlin Gérin Manufacturer of electrical circuit breakers and transformers France [9]
2000 Crouzet Automatismes Automation components France [10]
2000 Positec Stepper / servo motors Germany [10]
2000 Nu-Lec Industries Switchgear and controls Australia [11]
2001 PDL Domestic and industrial electrical hardware New Zealand [12][13]
2002 Digital Electronics Corporation HMI Japan [14]
2003 CDI Power Power systems automation Brazil [15]
June 2003 TAC Building automation and control Sweden [16]
December 2003 MGE UPS Systems (merged with APC in 2007) Power supplier USA [17]
2004 Clipsal Wiring Australia [18]
March 2004 Kavlico Pressure sensors USA [19]
May 2004 Andover Controls Building automation and security USA [20]
June 2005 ABS EMEA Building automation UK [21]
June 2005 Juno Lighting Lighting USA [22]
July 2005 BEI Technologies Customized sensors USA [23]
2006 AEM S.A. Ultra terminal Spain [24]
2006 OVA Bargellini Ultra terminal Italy [24]
2006 Merten Ultra terminal Germany [24]
2006 Citect SCADA and MES automation software Australia [25]
February 2007 APC Power backup and protection and electrical distribution USA [26]
October 2007 Pelco Video security USA [27]
July 2009 Conzerv Systems Power monitoring India [28]
July 2009 Meher Capacitors Power factor correction India [29]
March 2010 Zicom Security Systems Security systems India [30]
April 2010 SCADAgroup SCADA and control systems Australia [31]
December 2010 Areva T&D Transmission & distribution Europe [32]
2010 Andromeda Telematics Integrated control solutions UK [33]
March 2011 Summit Energy Energy management USA [34]
April 2011 Digilink Network connectivity products India [35]
May 2011 APW President Systems Enclosure systems India [36]
May 2011 Luminous Power inverters India [37]
June 2011 Telvent Real-time information management systems Spain [38]
June 2011 Viconics Electroncs BMS products Canada [39]
August 2011 7-Technologies Software for simulation and optimization of water/electricity networks and industrial processes Denmark [40]
December 2011 Viridity Data center management software USA [41]
May 2012 M&C Energy Group Energy procurement and sustainability services UK [42]
September 2012 SolveIT Software Planning and scheduling software Australia [43]
January 2014 Invensys Multinational engineering and information technology company UK [44]
January 2014 AST Modular Prefabricated Modular Data Centers company Spain [45]
September 2014 InStep Software Real-time performance management and predictive analytics software USA [46]

History

The roots of this company are in the iron, steel, and armaments factories of Schneider-Creusot[47] and other industrial concerns.[48] In 2014 Schneider Electric advertised a cooperation with German power supplier RWE.[49]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Annual Results 2012" (PDF). Schneider Electric. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Document de reference 2011" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Legal Information". Schneider Electric. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Schneider-Electric s'est installé chez une filiale - Les sièges sociaux des entreprises du Cac 40 sur Journal du Net Economie" (in French). Journaldunet.com. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  5. ↑ "Telemecanique". Schneider-electric.fr. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  6. ↑ "Archives Canada". Archivescanada.ca. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  7. ↑ "McGill Digital Archive :: Canadian Corporate Reports :: Company Detail". Digital.library.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  8. ↑ Square D
  9. ↑ "Merlin Gerin". Schneider-electric.fr. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "New acquisitions in Industrial Control and Automation : Crouzet Automatismes" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  11. ↑ "Schneider Electric history in Australia". Schneider-electric.com.au. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  12. ↑ "Schneider completes PDL takeover". The New Zealand Herald. 22 June 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Company". Schneider-Electric. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Business Overview and Company History". Global.pro-face.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  15. ↑ "Schneider Electric SA: Increasing Presence in the Brazilian Automation Market". Frost.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  16. ↑ "Schneider Electric becomes a major player in Building Automation & Control" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  17. ↑ "Schneider Electric expands in secured power" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  18. ↑ "Schneider Electric strengthens its aSia Pacific presence in Electrical Wiring Devices" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  19. ↑ "Schneider Electric Expands In Sensing Technology" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  20. ↑ "Schneider Electric strengthens its positions in Building Automation while expanding in Security" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  21. ↑ "ABS EMEA : Schneider Electric further consolidates its position in Building Automation" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  22. ↑ "Juno Lightning : Schneider Electric enhances its position in the US" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  23. ↑ "BEI Technologies : Schneider Electric enhances its position in Customized Sensors" (PDF). Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Ultra Terminal" (PDF). Schneider Electric. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  25. ↑ "History of Citect". Schneider Electric. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  26. ↑ "Company". Apc.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  27. ↑ "Schneider Electric press releases". Schneider-electric.com. 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  28. ↑ "Schneider Electric Conzerv India Pvt. Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Investing.businessweek.com. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  29. ↑ Seema Singh (2009-08-06). "Schneider acquires Meher Capacitors". Livemint. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  30. ↑ "Zicom to sell security units to Schneider for Rs 225 cr". The Times Of India. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  31. ↑
  32. ↑ "Alstom and Schneider for Areva T&D". World-nuclear-news.org. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  33. ↑ "Andromeda is now Schneider Electric". Andromeda-telematics.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  34. ↑ "Schneider Electric Acquires". Summit Energy. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  35. ↑ "Smartlink Network sells Digilink to Schneider for Rs 503 cr". The Times Of India. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  36. ↑ "Schneider Electric acquires 75 pc stake in APW President Systems". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  37. ↑ "Schneider to acquire 74 % stake in Luminous Power". The Hindu. 31 May 2011.
  38. ↑ "Telvent and Schneider Electric join forces to improve efficiency of mission critical infrastructures". Schneider Electric SE. 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  39. ↑
  40. ↑
  41. ↑ "Schneider snags Viridity to see how many watts servers suck". Gigaom. 2011-12-20. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  42. ↑ "Schneider Electric acquires M&C Energy Group and strengthens its capability to respond to fast growing demand for energy management services". Schneider Electric SE. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  43. ↑ "SolveIT Software is now Schneider Electric". Solveitsoftware.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  44. ↑ "Schneider Electric completes the acquisition of Invensys and creates a unique player in Industry Automation". Schneider Electric SE. 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  45. ↑
  46. ↑ "Schneider Electric Agrees to Acquire InStep Software". Schneider Electric Software, LLC. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  47. ↑ Quigley, Carroll (1966). Tragedy And Hope. New York: Macmillan. p. 518. ISBN 0-945001-10-X.
  48. ↑ "History Of Schneider Electric". Schneider-electric.com. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  49. ↑ "Schneider Electric and RWE join forces in electric mobility market for charging infrastructure solutions". Rwe-mobility.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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