BSH Hausgeräte
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Subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH | |
Industry | Home appliances |
Founded | Germany 1967 |
Founder |
Bosch GmbH Siemens AG |
Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dr. Karsten Ottenberg (CEO) |
Products | Home appliances |
Revenue | € 12.6 billion (2015) |
Number of employees | 56,600 (2015) |
Website | bsh-group.com |
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, (or BSH Home Appliances) is the largest manufacturer of home appliances in Europe and one of the leading companies in the sector worldwide. The group stemmed from a joint venture set up in 1967 between Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart) and Siemens AG (Munich) and posted annual sales of 12.6.[1] billion euros in the year 2015. Today, BSH operates some 40 factories worldwide. Together with a global network of sales and customer service firms, the BSH conglomerate today is made up of about 80 companies in 50 countries, with a total workforce of more than 56,000 people.[1] In September 2014, Robert Bosch GmbH agreed to purchase Siemens' 50% stake in the joint venture for 3 billion euros.[2]
The BSH product range includes large home appliances for cooking, dish-washing, laundry (washing and drying), refrigeration and freezing, as well as a multitude of small appliances, such as fully automatic espresso machines, floor care and hot water appliances (consumer products).
BSH Brands
Main Brands:
Local Brands:
- Thermador
- Balay
- Coldex
- Constructa
- Pitsos
- Profilo
- Ufesa
- Zelmer
Label Brands:
- Junker
- Viva
References
- 1 2 "BSH Records Most Commercially Successful Year in Its History". BSH Home Appliances Corp. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ↑ "Bosch To Buy Siemens' 50% Stake In BSH JV For About EUR 3 Bln". RTT News. 21 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-23.