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Siemens in Poland

1853

A telegraph line is built from Warsaw to the Prussian border; a construction office is set up in Warsaw.

1867

Construction of the Indo-European telegraph line, which crosses Poland, is commenced.

1879

The Kraft engineering office in Warsaw becomes S&H’s first agent in Poland.

1896

A Technical Bureau is founded in Warsaw.

1908

The Warsaw branch becomes the Technical Bureau of Russische Elektrotechnische Werke S&H.

1912

The stock cooperation “Polnische Elektrotechnische Werke Siemens” (PEW) is founded.

1919

The Danziger Siemens-Gesellschaft mbH is founded.

1923

The railway signaling company C. Fiebrandt GmbH, Bromberg, is acquired.

1929

A contract is signed with the state telephone and radio company in Warsaw for the manufacture of counters.

1950 – 1958

Cooperation agreement is signed between S&H/SSW and the sales agency Pawel Pawlowski, Warsaw.

1961 - 1963

An agency agreement is signed between SSW/S&H and the firm Transactor, Warsaw.

1973

Transactor agency offices are opened to represent Siemens in Warsaw, Danzig and Katowice.

1991

The Polish company Siemens Sp. z o.o. is founded with headquarters in Warsaw.

2002

The first development center for cordless telephones outside Germany is established in Wroclaw.

2006

Siemens wins a contract from Mittal Steel Poland for the turnkey construction of one of Europe’s biggest steel rolling mills