Siemens Building Technologies
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| Aktiengesellschaft | |
| Industry | Energy, Building Automation |
| Founded | October 1, 1998 |
| Headquarters | Zug, Switzerland |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Johannes Milde (CEO), Heribert Stumpf (CFO) |
| Products | power generation technology, industrial and buildings automation, lighting, home appliances, fire alarms, and many more |
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Number of employees
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43,979 (September 2011) |
| Website | www.buildingtechnologies.siemens.com |
Siemens Building Technologies, an Operating Division of Siemens AG (hereinafter referred to as "Siemens Building Technologies" and/or "SBT"), is a global electronics and information technology company, which is located in Zug, Switzerland and employs more than 40,000 people. Siemens Building Technologies is active in the field of Building automation systems, fire safety and building security.
Siemens Building Technologies resulted from the 1998 acquisition of the industrial activities of Elektrowatt Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland), Cerberus Ltd. (Männdedorf, Switzerland), and of Staefa Control System Ltd. (Stäfa, Switzerland) by Siemens.
Since January 2013, the three former Business Units - Security Systems (SES), Building Automation (BAU) and Fire Safety and Security (FSS) are divided into two business areas: Control Products & Systems and Solutions & Service Portfolio.
The Business Unit unites the product business of the former units SES, BAU and FSS and offer products and systems in the areas of
The SSP unit offers integrated solutions for specialized areas of application or markets such as data centers, airports or life science.
SSP ES provides the industry-specific advanced technology to define the needs, design, build, commission, operate, maintain and, finally modernize and expand the Security solutions for Corporate Structures and Critical Infrastructures.
Low Voltage Distribution has been a separate division since 2011 and offers electrical distribution equipment and control or power monitoring products
In 2002 the Siemens Group sold seven subsidiary companies to the US financial investor Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Most affected by this sale was the Swiss company Siemens Metering, located in Zug. 160 out of 360 employees lost their jobs. Siemens Metering was the result of the merger between Siemens and Landis & Gyr in 1998. The documentary “Verlorene Welt – Aus dem Innenleben des einstigen Konzerns Landis & Gyr” by Claudia Schmid and Michael van Orsouw involves the subject and had its first performance at the Solothurn Film Festival 2006.
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