The UK headquarters is based in Denham, Buckinghamshire, and houses the majority of Bosch’s sales and distribution activities in the UK. In addition to sales and distribution, Bosch has produced alternators for the automotive industry at its manufacturing plant in Miskin near Cardiff, since 1991. The plant produces high quality alternators for both UK and overseas markets. Bosch in the UK employs around 5,000 people with other major facilities in St Neots (headquarters of Bosch Rexroth), Worcester (Worcester, Bosch Group) and Stowmarket, Suffolk (Bosch Lawn and Garden Ltd). Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances Ltd (BSH Ltd), a 50/50 joint venture between Bosch and Siemens, is based in Milton Keynes.        

 

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 280,000 associates generated sales of 45.1 billion Euros in fiscal 2008. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its more than 300 subsidiaries and regional companies in over 60 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Each year, Bosch spends more than 3.5 billion Euros, or eight percent of its sales revenue, for research and development, and applies for over 3,000 patents worldwide. With all its products and services, Bosch enhances the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial.

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant up-front investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-two percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, an industrial trust. The entrepreneurial ownership functions are carried out by the trust. The remaining shares are held by the Bosch family and by Robert Bosch GmbH.