Siemens in the Netherlands
1852
The Dutch government orders telegraph equipment for the line from Rotterdam to Belgium.
1878
Wisse, Piccaluga & Co. in ‘s-Gravenhage becomes S&H’s first agent.
1889
S&H constructs the first public power station in the Netherlands in ‘s-Gravenhage (Haag).
1891
An independent S&H branch is founded in ‘s-Gravenhage (Haag).
1899
The first streetcar line is built, which runs from Haarlem bis Zandvoort
1909
The heavy current business is sold; an SSW branch is founded in ‘s-Gravenhage.
1911
S&F receives an order for the first automatic telephone exchange, with 1,500 lines, from the city of Amsterdam.
1932
The S&H and SSW branches are combined and renamed Aktiengesellschaft Nederlandsche Siemens Maatschappij N.V. (NSM).
1938
A factory is built in Den Haag for the manufacture of telecommunications equipment. 1955 The Siemens company is repurchased.
1970
The firm is renamed Siemens Nederland N.V.
1976
An antenna system with a 32-meter mirror is constructed for the Burum earth station.
1983
A major order is received from the post office for 4,000 electronic 1000 S teletypewriters.
1998
An order is received for the construction of the largest biomass power plant in Europe in Cuijk.
2001
500,000 mobile telephones are supplied to the Telfort telephone company for the introduction of mobile banking.
2003
The Siemens Regional Company takes over responsibility for Siemens’ global crane business
2003
Siemens Netherlands wins two European Quality Awards
2007
Siemens lands a contract for equipping converter stations for the HVDC underwater link (BritNed) between Holland and the United Kingdom
