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[[File:1968 Giengen Teilansicht rbosch 6100 0.jpg|thumb|The Giengen site in 1968. (Source: Bosch Corporate Archives)]] | [[File:1968 Giengen Teilansicht rbosch 6100 0.jpg|thumb|The Giengen site in 1968. (Source: Robert Bosch GmbH - Corporate Archives, signature 6 001 06100)]] | ||
The Giengen site, BSH's<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> oldest production location, has been in existence since 1944. Founded by the then Bosch subsidiary Sundgau Maschinenbau GmbH, cooling appliances have been produced in Giengen since 1949.<ref>BSH Giengen Site Overview Flyer, from page 3.</ref> Just 14 refrigerators were produced in the first year of production – a good ten years later and already the two millionth refrigerator was rolling off the production lines.<ref>http://www.swp.de/heidenheim/lokales/giengen/produktion-laeuft-nach-uebernahme-normal-weiter-6594728.html (last downloaded on 14.2.2017).</ref> Freezers were added to the portfolio in 1960, with washing machines also being produced at this stage. | The Giengen site, BSH's<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> oldest production location, has been in existence since 1944. Founded by the then Bosch subsidiary Sundgau Maschinenbau GmbH, cooling appliances have been produced in Giengen since 1949.<ref>BSH Giengen Site Overview Flyer, from page 3.</ref> Just 14 refrigerators were produced in the first year of production – a good ten years later and already the two millionth refrigerator was rolling off the production lines.<ref>http://www.swp.de/heidenheim/lokales/giengen/produktion-laeuft-nach-uebernahme-normal-weiter-6594728.html (last downloaded on 14.2.2017).</ref> Freezers were added to the portfolio in 1960, with washing machines also being produced at this stage. | ||
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==== Pioneer in the area of sustainability ==== | ==== Pioneer in the area of sustainability ==== | ||
[[File:1975_ca_Giengen_Spuelmaschinenfertigung_BSH_Konzernarchiv_E01-0504_36.jpg|thumb|In the beginning Giengen produced also dishwashers | [[File:1975_ca_Giengen_Spuelmaschinenfertigung_BSH_Konzernarchiv_E01-0504_36.jpg|thumb|In the beginning Giengen produced also dishwashers. Here a picture from the 1970s. (Source: BSH Corporate Archives)]] | ||
Giengen became a pioneer in the area of sustainability thanks to its extensive research – only CFC-free cooling appliances were produced here from 1993. One year later the plant also successfully eliminated HFCs from the cooling circuit with most cooling appliances. This meant that some 80 percent of all refrigeration appliances produced in Giengen were CFC and HFC-free.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A03-0001, BSHG Environmental Report 1993/1994, page 19. </ref> "We are particularly committed to protecting and preserving a life-sustaining environment and constantly strive to find environmentally-friendly solutions," wrote Kurt Reitz from the Department for Environmental Protection and Occupational Health and Safety in 1996.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, D01.05 (Bestand Giengen), Fabriktelegramm Giengen, 11/1996, page 2.</ref> Energy-efficient appliances have remained the specialty of the factory in Giengen to this day. The modern cooling appliances consume some 73 percent less energy compared with appliances at the turn of the millennium. | Giengen became a pioneer in the area of sustainability thanks to its extensive research – only CFC-free cooling appliances were produced here from 1993. One year later the plant also successfully eliminated HFCs from the cooling circuit with most cooling appliances. This meant that some 80 percent of all refrigeration appliances produced in Giengen were CFC and HFC-free.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A03-0001, BSHG Environmental Report 1993/1994, page 19. </ref> "We are particularly committed to protecting and preserving a life-sustaining environment and constantly strive to find environmentally-friendly solutions," wrote Kurt Reitz from the Department for Environmental Protection and Occupational Health and Safety in 1996.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, D01.05 (Bestand Giengen), Fabriktelegramm Giengen, 11/1996, page 2.</ref> Energy-efficient appliances have remained the specialty of the factory in Giengen to this day. The modern cooling appliances consume some 73 percent less energy compared with appliances at the turn of the millennium. | ||