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The history of Schneider Electric
SchneiderElectric,foundedin1836,hastransformed
itselfintotheglobalspecialistinenergymanagement.
Fromitsrootsintheironandsteelindustry,heavy
machinery,andshipbuilding,itmovedintoelectricity
andautomationmanagement.Inthelate20th
centurytheSchneiderGroupshifteditsfocustothe
electricalindustrybyseparatingfromitsnon-strategic
activitiesandwassolidiedthroughitsacquisitionsof
Telemecaniquein1988,SquareD
TM
in1991andMerlin
Gerinin1992.In1999developmentofinstallation,
systemsandcontrolwasbolsteredwiththeacquisition
ofLexel,Europe’snumbertwoinelectricaldistribution.
InMayofthesameyear,thecompanywasrenamed
SchneiderElectrictomoreclearlyemphasizeits
expertiseintheelectricaleld.
From2000through2009SchneiderElectricentered
intoaphaseoforganicgrowthandbeganpositioning
itselfinnewmarketsegments:UPS(uninterruptible
powersupply),movementcontrol,buildingautomation
andsecurityandrenewableenergythroughthe
acquisitionsofAPC,Clipsal,TAC,Pelco,Xantrex
Technologyandmore.Asaglobalspecialistin
energymanagementwithoperationsinmorethan
100countries,SchneiderElectricoffersintegrated
solutionsacrossmultiplemarketsegments,including
leadershippositionsinenergyandinfrastructure,
industrialprocesses,buildingautomation,anddata
centers/networks,aswellasabroadpresencein
residentialapplications.Focusedonmakingenergy
safe,reliable,efcient,productiveandgreen,the
company's100.000plusemployeesachievedsales
of15.8billioneurosin2009,throughanactive
commitmenttohelpindividualsandorganizations
"Makethemostoftheirenergy
™
."
Renewable Energies
InOctoberof2008,withSchneiderElectric’spurchase
ofXantrexTechnology,asignicantmilestonewas
reachedinthecompany’sexpansionintotherenewable
energiessector.CombiningXantrex’sknowledge
andexpertiseinrenewableenergiesandSchneider
Electric’sdepthofexperienceinenergymanagement
wascriticalforthefuturesuccessoftheorganization
inthisspace.Therenewableenergiesbusiness
ofSchneiderElectricisfocusedondesigningand
developingrenewableenergyproductsandsolutions
andprovidingbest-in-class,globalcustomerservice
andtechnicalsupport.