Translations:Die Fabrik Nauen/8/en
The dryer division was moved to Lodz in Poland in 2006 – 230 jobs were lost in Nauen.[1] Series production of new front-loader premium washing machines began in Nauen in the same year. The factory in Nauen was one of the top performers in terms of key environmental figures within the BSH Group. The site was named "Factory of the Year" in the "outstanding resource efficiency" category in 2009.[2] This was followed in 2010 with the distinction of "Factory of the Year" in the "Global Excellence in Operations" category. Production of the new premium washing machine series with wave-shaped drum structure commenced in 2014[3], with around 600,000 washing machines being produced here annually. That's more than 16 million appliances since production commenced. BSH in Nauen is today one of the largest employers in the region with a workforce of around 600 employees. Some 40 percent of the workforce are women. The average number of young people undergoing training at the site is 18.[4]
- ↑ Bosch-Siemens-Hausgeräte ceases production in Berlin and builds new washing machines in Nauen – Brandenburg undercuts Berlin, 27.09.2006, in: http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/bosch-siemens-hausgeraete-stellt-fertigung-in-berlin-ein---und-baut-neue-waschmaschine-in-nauen-brandenburg-unterbietet-berlin-15879718 (last downloaded on 21.10.2016)
- ↑ Bosch Corporate Archives, BZI509 10 D Article on Bosch factories, Bosch Zünder 2009/5, Article: Bosch-Werke ganz vorne.
- ↑ BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0012, Business Report 1994, page 5.
- ↑ BSH Nauen Site Information Flyer, page 10.