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With its long tradition of manufacturing kitchen appliances since 1877, Neff joins 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> group in 1982. Over the years, Neff grew as a premium manufacturer of ovens, extractor hoods and other kitchen appliances. | With its long tradition of manufacturing kitchen appliances since 1877, Neff joins 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> group in 1982. Over the years, Neff grew as a premium manufacturer of ovens, extractor hoods and other kitchen appliances.[[File:1919 Neff-Herd (BSH Konzernarchiv).jpg|thumb|Neff oven from 1919. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)]] | ||
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Master mechanic Carl Andreas Neff founded "Carl Neff Herd und Ofenfabrik" (cooker and oven factory) in Bretten in Germany's Baden region in 1877, where he manufactured coal-fired cookers at the Zähringer Hof farmstead with the help of six companions.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-Neff-007, Peter Bahn: "Weiße Ware" – Bretten und seine Herdindustrie, Aachen 1990, page 5, 12, 16 and 18. Other companies included, for example, C. Beuttenmüller & Co., M. A. Lämle A.-G., K. W & A. Muckenfuß and Fa. Autenrieth. Ibid., page 11, 17, and from page 19, 23. The tradition-steeped cooker factory Junker & Ruh OHG in Karlsruhe is furthermore located not far from Bretten. A company was likewise founded in 1925, which was later renamed "Elektro-Gerätebau Oberweiler (E.G.O.)". Peter Bahn: "Weiße Ware" – Bretten und seine Herdindustrie, page 17, 23 and 29.</ref> When his sons Adolf Wilhelm and Heinrich took over the factory after his death in 1910, the workforce had expanded to 40. The portfolio now also included gas and confectionery ovens as well as commercial cookers for large-scale catering.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-Neff-007, Peter Bahn: "Weiße Ware" – Bretten und seine Herdindustrie, from page 18.</ref> Operation and production were expanded after 1927 under the sole management of Adolf Neff. He also began to manufacture electrical appliances.<ref>Ibid., page 25.</ref> The company's workforce exceeded the 100 employee mark for the first time in 1931. In the same year, Alfred Neff, the son of Adolf Neff, joined his father's company. The trademark that is still used today was registered on November 22, 1941. | Master mechanic Carl Andreas Neff founded "Carl Neff Herd und Ofenfabrik" (cooker and oven factory) in Bretten in Germany's Baden region in 1877, where he manufactured coal-fired cookers at the Zähringer Hof farmstead with the help of six companions.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-Neff-007, Peter Bahn: "Weiße Ware" – Bretten und seine Herdindustrie, Aachen 1990, page 5, 12, 16 and 18. Other companies included, for example, C. Beuttenmüller & Co., M. A. Lämle A.-G., K. W & A. Muckenfuß and Fa. Autenrieth. Ibid., page 11, 17, and from page 19, 23. The tradition-steeped cooker factory Junker & Ruh OHG in Karlsruhe is furthermore located not far from Bretten. A company was likewise founded in 1925, which was later renamed "Elektro-Gerätebau Oberweiler (E.G.O.)". Peter Bahn: "Weiße Ware" – Bretten und seine Herdindustrie, page 17, 23 and 29.</ref> When his sons Adolf Wilhelm and Heinrich took over the factory after his death in 1910, the workforce had expanded to 40. The portfolio now also included gas and confectionery ovens as well as commercial cookers for large-scale catering.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, F-Neff-007, Peter Bahn: "Weiße Ware" – Bretten und seine Herdindustrie, from page 18.</ref> Operation and production were expanded after 1927 under the sole management of Adolf Neff. He also began to manufacture electrical appliances.<ref>Ibid., page 25.</ref> The company's workforce exceeded the 100 employee mark for the first time in 1931. In the same year, Alfred Neff, the son of Adolf Neff, joined his father's company. The trademark that is still used today was registered on November 22, 1941. | ||