Siemens Building Technologies
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Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. is part of Siemens AG
, a global electronics
and information technology
company
and is a green building endorser. The core mission of the Siemens Building Technologies is
More than 40’000 employees work for SBT and the Building Technologies Division headquarter which is located in Zug
, Switzerland.
founded in 1940, and of Staefa Control System Ltd. (Stäfa, Switzerland), a European player in building automation
, founded in 1962. In 1996, Electrowatt acquired Landis & Gyr Ltd. (Zug
, Switzerland
), founded in 1896, and merged this company’s building automation
activities with Staefa Control System under the new name of Landis & Staefa.
, life safety, building automation
. It is managed by Dr. Johannes Milde (CEO) and Heribert Stumpf (CFO) (Stand 2010).
to meet today's security challenges. They provide customers with command and control solutions, security management solutions and intelligent video analysis.
Therefore they offer electrical distribution equipment, control or power monitoring products.
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.
. Peter Rüegg and Siemens Manager Roland Rümmeli found themselves in the sight of the investigations. Rümmeli was accused to have redirected kickbacks to his private accounts. The laid off portfolio manager paid back the illegal drawn money (400’000.00 CHF) to Siemens,.
Siemens AG
Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
, a global electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
and information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
and is a green building endorser. The core mission of the Siemens Building Technologies is
- to make facilities comfortable,
- safe,
- secure and
- less costly to operate.
More than 40’000 employees work for SBT and the Building Technologies Division headquarter which is located in Zug
Zug
Zug , is a German-speaking city in Switzerland. The name ‘Zug’ originates from fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to the right to ‘pull up’ fishing nets and hence to the right to fish.The city of Zug is located in the Canton of Zug and is its capital...
, Switzerland.
History
Siemens Building Technologies resulted from the 1998 acquisition of the industrial activities of Electrowatt Ltd. (Zurich, Switzerland), Cerberus Ltd. (Männdedorf, Switzerland), a company in fire safetyFire safety
Fire safety refers to precautions that are taken to prevent or reduce the likelihood of a fire that may result in death, injury, or property damage, alert those in a structure to the presence of a fire in the event one occurs, better enable those threatened by a fire to survive, or to reduce the...
founded in 1940, and of Staefa Control System Ltd. (Stäfa, Switzerland), a European player in building automation
Building automation
Building automation describes the functionality provided by the control system of a building. A building automation system is an example of a distributed control system...
, founded in 1962. In 1996, Electrowatt acquired Landis & Gyr Ltd. (Zug
Zug
Zug , is a German-speaking city in Switzerland. The name ‘Zug’ originates from fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to the right to ‘pull up’ fishing nets and hence to the right to fish.The city of Zug is located in the Canton of Zug and is its capital...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
), founded in 1896, and merged this company’s building automation
Building automation
Building automation describes the functionality provided by the control system of a building. A building automation system is an example of a distributed control system...
activities with Staefa Control System under the new name of Landis & Staefa.
Key Figures
| Fiscal Year 2006 | Building Comfort | Fire Safety | Electronic Security | Total SBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales (Euro bn) | 2'100 | 1'500 | 800 | 4'400 |
| Employees | 13'000 | 9’900 | 4'600 | 28'500 incl. not allocated + HQ |
| Market position | No. 2 | No. 1 | Top 5 |
Facts and Figures 2010
| Fiscal year 2009 (October 1 – September 30) | Fiscal year 2010 (October 1 – September 30) | |
|---|---|---|
| New orders Billion euros | 6’910 | 7’132 |
| Revenue Billion euros | 7’007 | 6’903 |
| Profit Million euros | 340 | 456 |
| Employees (on 9/30 incl. Trainees) | 42’575 | 42’221 |
Corporate Division
Siemens Building Technologies consists of five Business Units to cover the topics building securitySecurity
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
, life safety, building automation
Building automation
Building automation describes the functionality provided by the control system of a building. A building automation system is an example of a distributed control system...
. It is managed by Dr. Johannes Milde (CEO) and Heribert Stumpf (CFO) (Stand 2010).
Security Solutions (SES)
The main focus of this SES business are reliable security solutionsSecurity
Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and crime. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as "a form of protection...
to meet today's security challenges. They provide customers with command and control solutions, security management solutions and intelligent video analysis.
- Head Business Units: Frank Pedersen
- Head Business Administration: Thomas Stoeffel
Building Automation (BAU)
SBT “Building Automation” delivers building automation systems to reduce energy consumption. Building automation systems don’t control only the basics, they care about the comfort and safety through regulating airflow and monitoring the energy use.- Head Business Units: Hubert Keiber
- Head Business Administration: Edwin Blos
Fire Safety & Security Products (FS)
The main focus of this SES business are reliable security solutions to meet today's security challenges. They provide customers with command and control solutions, security management solutions and intelligent video analysis.- Head Business Units: Matthias Rebellius
- Head Business Administration: Stefan Werner
Control Products & Systems (CPS)
Similar to the division Building Automation, this division provides control products, system regulators, controllers, and variable frequency drives.- Head Business Units: Stephan Bauer
- Head Business Administration: Urs Uehlinger
Low Voltage Distribution
“Low Voltage Distribution” covers the need for a product or solution for an airport, hospital, data center, food processing facility, shopping center, homesite, or basement remodel.Therefore they offer electrical distribution equipment, control or power monitoring products.
- Head Business Units: Andreas Matthé
- Head Business Administration: Uwe Kiehle
Scandal about the fusion with Landis and Gyr
In 2002 the Siemens Group sold seven daughter firms 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 fusion 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
Solothurn Film Festival
The Solothurn Film Festival is the most important festival for Swiss film productions. Every year since 1966 it has presented a representative selection of current Swiss feature, documentary and short films in the “Swiss Forum” programme...
2006.
Pension funds scandal
Siemens sharpened 2006 the rules of conduct for its employees as a reaction of the financial scandal about disloyalty and assumed corruptionCorruption
Corruption usually refers to spiritual or moral impurity.Corruption may also refer to:* Corruption , an American crime film* Corruption , a British horror film...
. Peter Rüegg and Siemens Manager Roland Rümmeli found themselves in the sight of the investigations. Rümmeli was accused to have redirected kickbacks to his private accounts. The laid off portfolio manager paid back the illegal drawn money (400’000.00 CHF) to Siemens,.