Translations:BSH Konzernarchiv/6/en

Founded as recently as 2014, the BSH Corporate Archive is very much a newcomer. The reason for this lies in the history of BSH. With annual revenue of around €13.8 billion in 2017 and more than 61.800 employees, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH is one of the global leaders in the home appliance sector. BSH manufactures its products at around 40 factories and is represented by some 80 companies in approximately 50 countries.

The history of BSH goes right back to 1967. This year saw the foundation of Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (BSHG, later renamed BSH) as a joint venture between Siemens AG and Robert Bosch GmbH. BSH was initially tasked with coordinating the home appliance business of the two companies involved in the joint venture. The strategy was that the Bosch and Siemens brands known worldwide should continue to be perceived as independent entities on the market. The employees initially remained employees of their original parent companies, with only a small number working directly for BSH. Closer integration of the two home appliance businesses was a gradual process. In 1978, BSH took over the appliance manufacturing plants from Bosch and Siemens, and purchased further well-known brands (such as Neff and Gaggenau) over the course of the following years. In 2015, Bosch acquired all shares previously held by Siemens, with the result that BSH is now a 100% subsidiary of the Bosch Group.