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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 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. | |||
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. | |||
Up to 2014, BSH had no corporate archive of its own. Due to BSH’s close links with the two mother companies, many of the documents relating to its history landed up in either the Bosch or Siemens archive. The result was that the Bosch and Siemens corporative archives were the first ports of call for those researching into the history of BSH and its products. Although BSH was an independent company, it didn’t have an internal archive that took care of archiving tasks. | Up to 2014, BSH had no corporate archive of its own. Due to BSH’s close links with the two mother companies, many of the documents relating to its history landed up in either the Bosch or Siemens archive. The result was that the Bosch and Siemens corporative archives were the first ports of call for those researching into the history of BSH and its products. Although BSH was an independent company, it didn’t have an internal archive that took care of archiving tasks. | ||