Siemens Building Technologies - Siemens Building Technologies

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.

History

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.

Key Figures

Facts and Figures 2011-2012

Corporate Division

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.

Control Products & Systems (CPS)

The Business Unit unites the product business of the former units SES, BAU and FSS and offer products and systems in the areas of

• HVAC
• Fire Safety
• Building Security

Solutions & Service Portfolio (SSP)

The SSP unit offers integrated solutions for specialized areas of application or markets such as data centers, airports or life science.

Solutions & Service Portfolio - Enterprise Solutions (SSP ES)

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.

Former business unit Low Voltage Distribution (has been an independent Division since 2011)

Low Voltage Distribution has been a separate division since 2011 and offers electrical distribution equipment and control or power monitoring products

• Head Business Unit: Andreas Matthé
• Head Business Administration: Uwe Kiehle

Scandals and negative headlines

Scandal about the merger with Landis and Gyr

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 â€" 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.

Pension funds scandal

Siemens sharpened 2006 the rules of conduct for its employees as a reaction of the financial scandal about disloyalty and assumed corruption. 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,.

References

External links

• Siemens Building Technologies
• Siemens
• Scientific Paper about Siemens Building Technologies
• Annual Report 2007
• Security Products from Siemens