BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH - press releases

Dr. Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet: Improving the efficiency of energy consumption is the biggest lever Academy for Nature Conservation and Environment Protection Baden-Württemberg organizes debate on “How do we achieve the energy turnaround in Germany?”

Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:00:00 +0100

Dr. Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet, Chairman and CEO of BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH and main speaker at the Academy Symposium held in Stuttgart, set out the challenges: “Improving the efficiency of energy consumption is the biggest lever and, viewed objectively, also the most compelling. Here you won’t find the sort of opposition associated with building wind farms and new transmission lines because generally efficiency can be improved without having to sacrifice comfort or performance. In industry, the public sector and private households there is an enormous potential: Today’s technology could deliver savings of 100 billion kWh per year – equivalent to 16% of power consumption in Germany!” Environment Minister Franz Untersteller praised the “concerted action and commitment to the issues surrounding climate and environment protection” of the world’s third-largest household appliances manufacturer with over 43,000 employees in 46 countries. The 45th Academy Symposium organized by the Academy for Nature Conservation and Environment Protection Baden-Württemberg provided the setting for the debate surrounding the energy turnaround in Germany. The series of debates, which allows leading visionaries and unconventional thinkers to address and present topical issues from politics, business and society, was devoted to the topic “How do we achieve the energy turnaround in Germany? – Climate protection begins at home”. Claus-Peter Hutter, Head of the Academy for Nature Conservation and Environment Protection Baden-Württemberg and host during the evening, was delighted to have the prominent guest from the business world onboard: “As far as environment and climate protection goes, business is one of our most important partners. That is often forgotten. What the like of BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH manages to achieve in terms of power efficiency and savings makes us hopeful that private households will do their bit, too!”

BSH Lodz: 20 Million BSH-Produced Appliances Company Donates Home Appliances to Social Facilities

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 12:00:00 +0100

In 2002 the BSH site in Lodz established the tradition of the oak avenue, a ’living production meter’. Whenever the factory reached a production landmark, a further oak is added to the avenue. The oaks symbolize the strength, endurance and durability of the company. Mr. Oliver Giersberg, director of the BSH branches in Lodz said: “These symbolized values perfectly match both the products manufactured at our factories and the philosophy of our company, which secures employment for nearly two thousand people in our city and keeps on growing, strengthening its roots in Lodz with every new investment.” Mr. Winfried Seitz from BSH’s management board had travelled from the Munich headquarters to Lodz for this event. In his speech he emphasized the company’s seventeen years of business activities in Lodz and the enterprises’ dynamic development. “The washing machines manufactured here have had the smallest number of customer complaints. The employees ´ average age has contributed to the company being named ‘the youngest’ of BSH´s factories. In addition, numerous awards demonstrate that clients, business partners and employees alike have all invested their trust both in BSH´s brands and in the company”, Mr. Seitz said. Mr. Seitz went on: “If, today, we were to set all twenty million of the manufactured appliances alongside each other, they would stretch for 12,000 km, reaching all the way down to Australia. Based on current production output figures, after the next seventeen years we would be talking about twenty-eight thousand kilometers, encircling the entire world.“ For years now, BSH has been supporting institutions in Lodz which provide help to people in need. Mr. Giersberg said: “We decided to steadily donate appliances to institutions which care for the poor. Everyone who benefits from the services of the institutions we support will be able to use these appliances.”

BSH opens new technology center for laundry care in Berlin

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +0100

Irmelin Ehrig, Grolmanstrasse 40, 10623 Berlin, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)30 2196 9646 Cell phone: +49 (0)179 686 0476 Email: i.ehrig@irmeling-ehrig-pr.de

Personnel Change in Brand Management at BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:00:00 +0100

After eleven years as Head of Brand Management at BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH, Dietmar Turocha (63) is to retire. Jürgen Griebsch (49) is to succeed Mr. Turocha with immediate effect. Mr. Griebsch, who has worked at BSH since 1994, was previously Head of Product Marketing for laundry care and a member of the product area management team. In his new role, Mr. Griebsch is to take responsibility in future for market research and brand portfolio management at BSH. Strategic brand management, brand communication and brand design also fall within Mr. Griebsch’s new remit.

BSH is named “Supplier of the Year” by Euronics International for the sixth year in succession

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:00:00 +0100

Euronics International, Europe’s largest buying group for consumer electronics, acts as an umbrella organization for more than 11,000 specialist retailers in 29 countries. Members of the group choose their own supplier of the year in four different categories, thereby paying tribute to their highest-performing industry partners. Members are provided with an extremely detailed list of criteria, against which they must assess their suppliers in terms of product innovations and product quality, and support for dealers in the form of sales organization, marketing support, supply capacity and dependability, and even customer services. What is particularly important here is that these criteria are fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Euronics dealers in as many of the international trading group’s member countries as possible – and this is precisely where BSH was able to score. Thomas Baader, Vice President of International Sales at BSH, made the following statement when accepting the award on behalf of the company: “We are extremely proud to have received this award, as it is the result of work carried out by many individual BSH employees in a huge number of different divisions, and it also demonstrates the high standards of quality that we set for ourselves in our business operations. The fact that we have been honored yet again is a clear indication of the sustainability that we are keen to foster, particularly in dealing and cooperating with our retail partners”.

Super-efficient household appliances are an integralpart of the BSH sustainability strategy

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:00:00 +0100

Another key topic in the sustainability report is dealing with the challenges of demographic change. To address this change, BSH is working intensively on ergonomic measures to both maintain the health of older workers and their ability to work for the long term. As a result, the Group has established, for example in its cooker factory in Traunreut (Germany), a special assembly line for older employees with health restrictions. On that assembly line, there are ergonomically designed operator stations that make it easier for employees to carry out the sequences of movements that are necessary for appliance assembly. This successful model is also to be carried over to other factories of the Group. The sustainability report “Environmental and Corporate Responsibility 2010," may be found and downloaded at

BSH reports record revenue and profit

Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:00:00 +0100

BSH expects 2011 to be a year of rising demand in the important home appliance markets. BHS has got off to a good start in 2011 with a 7 percent increase in turnover in comparison with the first four months of the prior year. Gutberlet is anticipating around a five percent rise in revenue over the year as a whole.

Refrigerators and freezers from BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH are correctly labelled

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 12:00:00 +0100

"Politics must perform its monitoring role in the interest of the consumer and fair competition. As an industry we are ready and willing to talk", says Gutberlet. With its Bosch and Siemens brands and special brands such as Gaggenau and Neff as well as regional brands such as Balay (Spain), BSH will continue to intensively support effective market surveillance. BSH already adapted the labelling of its appliances voluntarily to the new energy label classes introduced in December 2010. From December 2011, these will apply bindingly for all manufacturers who place appliances on the market in the EU. "We would welcome a continuation of ATLETE, particularly with respect to the newly introduced top classes A+ to A+++. Only when consumers trust the label and accordingly opt for the most energy-efficient appliances can we as a sector effectively contribute to reducing European energy consumption," says Gutberlet. BSH promotes marketing of especially low-consumption appliances with its own Superefficiency Portfolio. In 2010, already every fourth appliance sold by BSH in Europe was particularly energy efficient. Additional information on ATLETE project, the manufacturers and models involved and the test results:

Household appliances manufacturer BSH one of the best employers for engineers in Germany

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:00:00 +0100

BSH took part in this competition for the first time and, with fourth place, proved that it is one of the front runners in Germany in modern and sustainable personnel management. The household appliances manufacturer offers outstanding working conditions through numerous programs such as flexible working hours, flexible and part-time work regulations, job sharing and telework models, and also takes into account the individual situation of its employees. "BSH offers very attractive international development possibilities, especially for engineers" emphasizes Joachim Ries, Manager of Personnel at BSH Headquarters. "We now generate around 80% of our revenue abroad, and for that we need people who are interested in developing leading innovations and working in a global network that extends far beyond national boundaries. We are particularly happy" adds Ries, "that in this competition we were the winners in the individual category of innovation management." The growth industry of household appliances needs top-class engineers in many areas of expertise. Whether in development, construction, production or quality management, BSH offers engineers numerous possibilities for professional development. The household appliance manufacturer creates the right framework for this: Starting with integrated work experience and engineering studies or a trainee program, taking in challenges in facilities abroad and including specific qualification within the framework of the BSH Academy, numerous career opportunities as specialists, executive or project managers are open to engineers. The CRF Institute has, for the fourth time in Germany, given this award to companies that are especially attractive to engineers as an employer. Participating companies are assessed in the areas of career possibilities, primary benefits, secondary benefits and work/life balance, training and development as well as company culture. In addition to an extensive investigation in the form of a questionnaire, interviews at the companies concerned were held on the spot by experienced economics journalists.

BSH Zeolith® drying technology wins award in "365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas" competition

Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:00:00 +0100

As a leading manufacturer of dishwashers in Europe, BSH produces over four million appliances annually at five European sites and one in North America. Central among these is the plant in Dillingen, which among other things houses the worldwide development center, where more than 200 developers work on new technologies to make life easier. One such technology involves the use of zeolite pellets in dishwashers. The idea: Mineral granulates are used to store waste heat and reduce electricity consumption. The details: About a kilogram of zeolite is stored in a special container. At the end of the wash cycle, the resulting steam is conducted through this container, where the zeolite absorbs the moisture completely. Hot, dry air remains behind to be returned to the interior where it dries the dishes. The result: An appliance using the new technology saves over 80 percent of the water and about 70 percent of the energy used by a 30-year-old appliance. Commenting on the award, Michael Rosenbauer, Head of Development for the Dishwashers Product Area, said: “We are proud of this award. It will encourage us to continue developing cutting-edge products. It is important for us to increase the visibility of the good ideas we develop in Germany, and to inspire other people with them.” On August 25, 2011, the BSH site in Dillingen will receive its “Selected Landmark 2011” prize, a trophy that will be presented by a representative of Deutsche Bank.