Bosch Power Tools
| Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| Seat | Leinfelden-Echterdingen , Germany |
| management | Henk Becker, Lennart de Vet, Stephan Hölzl |
| Number of employees | 20,000 |
| sales | EUR 4.6 billion |
| Branch | Power tools |
| Website | www.bosch-pt.com |
| Status: 2018 | |
Robert Bosch Power Tools , the Power Tools Division of Robert Bosch GmbH , claims to be a leading global supplier of power tools. Bosch Power Tools supplies power tools , power tool accessories, measurement technology and garden tools. In addition to its own products (Bosch blue for commercial use, Bosch green for do-it-yourselfers) there are other brands in the group of companies, such as Dremel , Aresi, Freud, Hawera, Standall and Sia Abrasives . Bosch also supplies other power tool brands as an OEM supplier.
The headquarters of the division is in Leinfelden-Echterdingen . Henk Becker has been the Chairman of the Management Board since January 1, 2019. He succeeds Henning von Boxberg. Lennart de Vet and Stephan Hölzl were newly appointed to the management team on January 1, 2019.
history
In 1928, the Forfex hair clipper , an original power tool in terms of its design, was presented.
At the Leipzig Trade Fair in 1932 , the first series-produced drilling machine was presented, which could rotate and hit at the same time.
The development of the jigsaw began in 1944 , this scroll saw with a tool open on one side was invented by the Swiss Albert Kaufmann, and Scintilla AG brought it onto the market in 1947.
In 1954, the majority of the shares in Scintilla AG in Solothurn were taken over.
The SDS-plus insertion system for hammer drills was invented in 1975.
In 1993 Dremel was taken over.
Hawera Probst, a Ravensburger manufacturer of saw blades , drills , chisels and diamond tools , has been part of Bosch since 1995.
In 1995, the British garden tool manufacturer Atco-Qualcast became. Ltd. taken over in Stowmarket .
In 1996 Skil was taken over
In November 1999 Bosch took over the majority of the shares in the manufacturer of hammer drills, chisels and drill bits Aresi SpA in Brembate . This in turn was acquired by Standall in Mickley Lane near Sheffield , a well-known manufacturer of chisels for power tools , on February 21, 2011 .
In 2003, Bosch launched the IXO, the first electric screwdriver with a lithium-ion battery , which has become the world's best-selling power tool.
In 2008, the abrasives manufacturer Sia Abrasives in Frauenfeld and the saw blade and milling cutter manufacturer Freud were taken over. Freud is based in Tavagnacco near Udine and has other works in Feletto Umberto, Martignacco and Colloredo di Monte Albano .
CST / berger is a leading manufacturer of measuring devices, laser devices, theodolites and magnetic detectors, which Bosch took over from Stanley Works in 2008 .
Bosch pursues a two-brand strategy, offers the products of the acquired companies in its own program, but the goods are also marketed under the previously known names or supplied to other brands as OEM products.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH annual financial statements as of December 31, 2017 in the electronic Federal Gazette
- ↑ Robert Bosch GmbH: Personnel changes at Bosch Power Tools: Henk Becker takes over as CEO. In: Bosch Media Service. October 1, 2018, accessed April 29, 2019 .
- ↑ Robert Bosch GmbH: User-oriented innovation: Bosch is revolutionizing power tools. In: Bosch Media Service. March 21, 2019, accessed April 29, 2019 .
- ↑ The Bosch Power Tools Division - Company | Bosch power tools. In: www.bosch-pt.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015 .
- ^ Bosch: Becker succeeds von Boxberg. October 2, 2018, accessed April 29, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Bosch history. (No longer available online.) In: www.Bosch.co.uk. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015 ; accessed on September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Press release: 80 years of Bosch power tools. (No longer available online.) Robert Bosch GmbH, January 2008, formerly in the original ; accessed on September 16, 2015 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Patent DE 2551125, registered on November 14, 1975
- ↑ a b c History of Power Tools -. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 18, 2015 ; accessed on September 16, 2015 .
- ^ Hawera Probst company profile. In: www.wer-zu-wem.de. Retrieved September 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Bosch takes over Aresi majority. Retrieved September 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Bosch takes over Aresi majority. Retrieved September 17, 2015 .
- ^ [1] Standall Tools - Specialist Manufacturers of Construction & Demolition Tools. In: www.standall.com. Retrieved September 16, 2015 .
- ^ Robert Bosch GmbH: Scintilla AG - history. (No longer available online.) In: www.scintilla.ch. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015 ; accessed on September 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Sedi | Bosch Italia Italia. In: www.bosch.it. Retrieved September 16, 2015 .
- ↑ FREUD. In: www.freud.it. Retrieved September 16, 2015 .
- ↑ Professional measuring technology - Bosch power tools for craftsmen. (No longer available online.) In: www.cstberger.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015 ; accessed on September 16, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
