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A special honor was bestowed upon the Strahlkopf mountain in the Allgäu Alps on October 4, 1997: Employees from the BSH<ref>BSH was founded in 1967 as Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH - BSHG for short. In 1998, the name was changed to BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, with the short form BSH. Since the sale of the Siemens shares in BSH to Robert Bosch GmbH the company’s name is now BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, but still BSH for short.</ref> dishwasher plant in Dillingen erected a self-transported summit cross made of stainless steel at its highest point. This action illustrated the team spirit among the employees in Dillingen – and the excellent contact with its suppliers, since the individual parts of the cross came from suppliers of stainless steel to the factory.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0036, inform 2013/2, page 15.</ref> | A special honor was bestowed upon the Strahlkopf mountain in the Allgäu Alps on October 4, 1997: Employees from the BSH<ref>BSH was founded in 1967 as Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH - BSHG for short. In 1998, the name was changed to BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, with the short form BSH. Since the sale of the Siemens shares in BSH to Robert Bosch GmbH the company’s name is now BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, but still BSH for short.</ref> dishwasher plant in Dillingen erected a self-transported summit cross made of stainless steel at its highest point. This action illustrated the team spirit among the employees in Dillingen – and the excellent contact with its suppliers, since the individual parts of the cross came from suppliers of stainless steel to the factory.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0036, inform 2013/2, page 15.</ref> | ||
The site at Dillingen an der Donau was founded by Robert Bosch GmbH in 1960.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 3. </ref> Initially the facility manufactured fuel pumps and food processors. | The site at Dillingen an der Donau was founded by Robert Bosch GmbH in 1960.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 3. </ref> Initially the facility manufactured fuel pumps and food processors. BSH has been producing dishwashers here exclusively since 1976.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0001, Business Report 1976, page 3; A05-0023, inform 2000/December, page 27.</ref> In 1978, just two years later, the two millionth dishwasher was produced.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0001, Business Report 1978, page 5.</ref> More than 1,500 different dishwasher models have been produced here since then.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4.</ref> The factory's portfolio also included small home appliances.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0001, Business Report 1979, page 8.</ref> | ||
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Environmental protection and economical use of resources are right at the top of the priority list at the Dillingen site. Because suppliers are located around the company premises, the materials required for production can be supplied cost-effectively and on an environmentally sound basis.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4. Business Report 2002, page 12.</ref> Appliances are also largely distributed by rail from the site.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4.</ref> | Environmental protection and economical use of resources are right at the top of the priority list at the Dillingen site. Because suppliers are located around the company premises, the materials required for production can be supplied cost-effectively and on an environmentally sound basis.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4. Business Report 2002, page 12.</ref> Appliances are also largely distributed by rail from the site.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 4.</ref> | ||
The factory at Dillingen has a workforce of around 2,300 employees at present.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0042, inform 2015/1, page 17.</ref> It is one of the largest employers and also trainers in the region (approx. 90 junior staff at the same time).<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 9 and 11.</ref> More than two million dishwashers are manufactured every year at seven parallel assembly lines. | The factory at Dillingen has a workforce of around 2,300 employees at present.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0042, inform 2015/1, page 17.</ref> It is one of the largest employers and also trainers in the region (approx. 90 junior staff at the same time).<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 9 and 11.</ref> More than two million dishwashers are manufactured every year at seven parallel assembly lines. Dillingen is therefore currently home to one of the largest and most state-of-the-art dishwasher plants in the world, breaking the 60 million mark in 2015 for dishwashers produced.<ref>BSH Dillingen Site Overview Flyer, page 3 and 5.</ref> | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||