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As a leading provider of building controls, fire safety and security system solutions, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., makes buildings comfortable, safe, productive and less costly to operate. The company focuses on improving the performance of its customers' buildings, so that its customers can focus on improving their business performance. With U.S. headquarters in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Siemens Building Technologies employs 7,500 people and provides a full range of services and solutions from more than 100 locations coast-to-coast. Worldwide, the company has 29,000 employees and operates in more than 42 countries.
On October 1, 1998, Siemens AG acquired the industrial holdings
of Swiss-based Electrowatt AG, which included Landis & Staefa
and Cerberus Pyrotronics, leaders in building automation and fire
alarm & life safety respectively. Combining these leaders with
its own related businesses, Siemens AG created a new operating company:
Siemens Building Technologies. In June 2001, Siemens Building Technologies
established a presence in the rapidly growing electronic security
market by acquiring the Security Technologies Group of Sunrise, Florida.
Today, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc., offers from a single
source the industry's most comprehensive range of building performance
solutions. We provide our customers with expertise in the following
areas :
- Building Automation (BAU): Systems
and services for building and energy management, including
integrated solutions.
- Fire Safety (FIS): Systems
and services for fire detection, gas detection, extinguishing
and evacuation.
- HVAC Products (HVP): Development, manufacturing and distribution of components for heating, ventilating
and air conditioning systems.
- Security Systems (SES): Systems and services for access control, intrusion, video surveillance (CCTV),
danger management systems.
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