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[[File:1975_ca_Kuehlschrankfertigung_Giengen_BSH_Konzernarchiv_E01_0504.jpg|thumb|Production of refrigerators in Giengen in the 1970s. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)]] | [[File:1975_ca_Kuehlschrankfertigung_Giengen_BSH_Konzernarchiv_E01_0504.jpg|thumb|Production of refrigerators in Giengen in the 1970s. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)]] | ||
In addition to the factory and research center, the Giengen logistics center is a significant hub in BSH's global logistics network. Goods are stored here in an area the size of more than 20 football fields (144,000 sq. meters). 21,000 large appliances and 200,000 small appliances leave the logistics center every day. | In addition to the factory and research center, the Giengen logistics center is a significant hub in BSH's global logistics network. Goods are stored here in an area the size of more than 20 football fields (144,000 sq. meters). 21,000 large appliances and 200,000 [[small appliances|Siemens smal appliances]] leave the logistics center every day. | ||
There are eight assembly lines in Giengen producing around 1.6 million refrigerators and freezers every year. The plant with its connected logistics center is one of the largest employers in the region at present. The factory has a workforce of around 2, | There are eight assembly lines in Giengen producing around 1.6 million refrigerators and freezers every year. The plant with its connected logistics center is one of the largest employers in the region at present. The factory has a workforce of around 2,900 employees. Some 50 apprentices and 20 students are trained or complete combined vocational training and degree programs at this site.<ref>BSH Giengen Site Overview Flyer, pages 4-10.</ref> | ||
[[Giengen picture gallery|Giengen picture gallery.]] | [[Giengen picture gallery|Giengen picture gallery.]] | ||