Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC AG

Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC AG, also known as BBC Group, is a Swiss industrial conglomerate headquartered in Villmergen. The group operates through subsidiaries in sensor technology, packaging technology, plastics technology, engineering and control technology, as well as cable accessories for energy connection systems and control systems for power distribution. It employs 1,274 people and generated revenue of 330 million Swiss francs in 2008. The company is owned by Swiss entrepreneur Giorgio Behr through Behr Deflandre & Snozzi BDS AG. The group is organized into seven business areas and has production and sales companies in Europe, Asia, and South America. Its business units include BBC Cellpack Electrical Products, which produces cable accessories for low- and medium-voltage power distribution; BBC Cellpack Power Systems, focused on energy distribution technology including transformer stations, medium-voltage switchgear, low-voltage distribution systems, and cable distribution cabinets; BBC Cellpack Technology, which manufactures precision parts and assemblies and offers services for medical devices including cleaning and sterile packaging in cleanrooms; BBC Cellpack Packaging, specializing in plastic films, food packaging, and plastic bags; BBC Bircher Smart Access, covering sensor technology with touch and motion switches; and BBC Bircher Automation, active in industrial control technology and control systems for machines and plants. The current group was formed in two steps. In 1991, Giorgio Behr was commissioned to restructure the Beringen-based apparatus manufacturer Bircher. Behr had specialized in restructuring companies in the 1980s and founded his own consulting firm in 1984. When no buyer could be found for Bircher, Behr, together with Anton Bucher-Bechtler and management, took over the company, which was threatened with bankruptcy. In 2001, Behr acquired a majority stake in the Cellpack Group, founded in 1935 and based in Villmergen, and in 2003 integrated it with the Bircher Group into the newly formed Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC group. From 2008, Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC launched several takeover offers, some of which met with fierce opposition from the targeted companies. While the acquisition of Groupe Baumgartner Holding, in which Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC held more than 90 percent since June 2008, succeeded despite the target's opposition, attempts to acquire sia Abrasives and Quadrant failed.

The creation of today's Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC group took place in two steps and began in 1991, when Giorgio Behr was commissioned to restructure the Beringen-based apparatus manufacturer Bircher. Behr had specialized in the restructuring and reorganization of companies in the 1980s and had become self-employed in 1984 by founding his own consulting firm. When no buyer could be found for Bircher, Behr, together with Anton Bucher-Bechtler and the management, took over the company, which was threatened with bankruptcy. In 2001, Behr acquired a majority stake in the Cellpack Group, founded in 1935 and based in Villmergen, and in 2003 integrated it together with the Bircher Group into the newly formed Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC group. From 2008, Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC launched several takeover offers, some of which met with fierce opposition from the targeted companies. While the acquisition of Groupe Baumgartner Holding, in which Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC held more than 90 percent since June 2008, succeeded despite the target's opposing stance, the attempts to acquire sia Abrasives and Quadrant failed. The group is organized into seven business areas and has production and sales companies in Europe, Asia, and South America. It employs 1,274 people and generated revenue of 330 million Swiss francs in 2008. The company is owned by Swiss entrepreneur Giorgio Behr through Behr Deflandre & Snozzi BDS AG.

• 2008

  Group holds more than 90% of Groupe Baumgartner Holding; takeover attempts for sia Abrasives and Quadrant fail.

• 2003

  Cellpack Group and Bircher Group integrated into newly formed Behr Bircher Cellpack BBC.

• 2001

  Behr acquires majority stake in Cellpack Group.

• 1991

  Giorgio Behr commissioned to restructure Bircher; later takes over the company with partners.

• 1984

  Giorgio Behr founds his own consulting firm, specializing in restructuring.

• 1935

  Cellpack Group founded in Villmergen.

Diversified Swiss industrial group with niche positions in electrical infrastructure, sensor technology, and packaging.

• BBC Cellpack Electrical Products

  Cable accessories for low- and medium-voltage power distribution.

• BBC Cellpack Power Systems

  Energy distribution technology including transformer stations, medium-voltage switchgear, low-voltage distribution systems, and cable distribution cabinets.

• BBC Cellpack Technology

  Manufacture and assembly of precision parts and assemblies; services for medical devices including cleaning and sterile packaging in cleanrooms.

• BBC Cellpack Packaging

  Packaging technology specializing in plastic films, food packaging, and plastic bags.

• BBC Bircher Smart Access

  Sensor technology including touch and motion switches for various applications.

• BBC Bircher Automation

  Industrial control technology and control systems for machines and plants.

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