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Robert Bosch GmbH (/ b ɒ ʃ /; German: ⓘ), commonly known as Bosch (styled BOSCH), is a German multinational engineering and technology company headquartered in Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company was founded by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart in 1886. [2] Bosch is 94% owned by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, a charitable institution. [3]
Together with a global network of sales, production, and service companies, the BSH conglomerate today is made up of about 80 companies in 50 countries, with a total workforce of about 60,000 people. [2] In September 2014, Robert Bosch GmbH agreed to purchase Siemens' 50% stake in the joint venture for 3 billion euros. [4]
In 1970, the company released the first "smooth top" cooktop using material developed by Corning Incorporated. Julia Child used a Thermador oven in her critically acclaimed PBS TV series. Thermador appliances were also featured in the American television show The Brady Bunch. In 1976, Thermador introduced the first "Speedcooking" oven, which ...
Bosch pledged a $1.5 billion investment as it acquired a Roseville-based semiconductor company.
Bosch (company), full name Robert Bosch GmbH, a German engineering and technology company; Bosch (home appliance brand), a brand of BSH Hausgeräte, a joint venture between Bosch and Siemens; Robert Bosch Stiftung, a German foundation that owns a majority shareholding in Robert Bosch GmbH; Bosch Rexroth, engineering firm
Positec launched early versions of Worx tools in China in 2004. One of the first Worx products sold was an electric lawn trimmer called the Worx GT. [9] [10] Also in 2004, Gao met Tom Duncan, an entrepreneur and former executive at Vermont American, a company owned by the Robert Bosch Tool Group of Germany. [4]
Robert Bosch, which employes around 429,000 people, is overhauling its workforce as the company struggles with Germany’s flatlining economy. Robert Bosch, which employes around 429,000 people ...
In 1991, the Emerson Electric Company and Robert Bosch GmbH entered into a joint venture by combining their power tool subsidiaries. [8] In 1992, the new venture came to fruition as S-B Power Tool Co. In 1996, after four years of the partnership, Robert Bosch GmbH took over complete ownership of Skil.