Translations:BSH Chronologie 1984-2002: Nachhaltigkeit und Internationalisierung/15/en

The majority holding or take-over of local home appliance manufacturers offered BSHG the possibility to expand its brand portfolio and utilize existing resources. An example of this was the expansion into Spain. Spain became a member of the European Community in 1986 and some two years later BSHG acquired a majority stake in the Spanish home appliance manufacturer Balay S.A. in Zaragoza and the Safel Group in Pamplona. This move was to strengthen BSHG's market standing in Europe. Spain was the fifth largest home appliance market in Europe at the time. BSHG strengthened the Spanish subsidiary by creating a common manufacturing network.