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History

We have been setting trends for more than 280 years.

The Bosch Home Comfort division is responsible for all activities involving heating technology and hot-water solutions. The division has a number of major international and regional Home Comfort brands and supplies people with state-of-the-art technologies worldwide. In times of scarce energy resources, the topic of efficient heat generation is of existential importance. Innovations from Bosch Home Comfort Group have been setting trends for centuries.

1932: Acquisition of Junkers & Co.
Junkers Cerapur 9000i

Junkers & Co. (founded by Hugo Junkers on July 2, 1895) was acquired in Dessau/Germany by the then Robert Bosch AG (today Robert Bosch GmbH). From 1.11. Introduction of the burner logo (flag burner).

1953: Relocation to Wernau
Fuel cell

With around 800 employees from Stuttgart-Feuerbach to Wernau. Junkers now manufactures gas central heating appliances and control and safety equipment for gas appliances (Controls).

1974: Junkers Division of Robert Bosch GmbH
Energy Plus Home

On July 1, in the course of a reorganization, those domestic companies in which Robert Bosch GmbH holds a 100 percent stake are taken over as divisions of Bosch. The Junkers company becomes the Junkers division of Robert Bosch GmbH.

1988: Vulcano Termo-Domésticos
Condensing boiler

Vulcano (founded in 1977 in Aveiro, Portugal) becomes part of Robert Bosch GmbH.

1992: Worchester Group plc
First wall-mounted gas-fired bath boiler

Robert Bosch GmbH acquires a majority shareholding in the British Worchester Group plc (founded in 1962), including the Belgian heater manufacturer Radson.

1996: e.l.m. leblanc
Foundation of Buderus

Acquisition of e.l.m.leblanc (founded in 1945) by Robert Bosch GmbH. In 1994, e.l.m leblanc acquired the Breton company Geminox (founded in 1987).

2004: Merger of Bosch and Buderus
Foundation of Buderus

After Robert Bosch GmbH had acquired a majority shareholding in Buderus AG (Wetzlar/Germany) in July of the previous year, the first steps were taken to merge the heating technology activities of Bosch and Buderus (founded in 1731 by Johann Wilhelm Buderus). On August 2, "BBT Thermotechnik" was entered in the commercial register.

2004: Nefit
Foundation of Buderus

Together with Buderus, Nefit (founded in 1897 as "Automatic Screw-Works (A.S.W.)" has been part of BBT Thermotechnik since 2004.

2005: IVT
Foundation of Buderus

Acquisition of IVT Holding AB in Tranas/Sweden (founded in 1968). Sale of Edelstahlwerke Buderus AG.

2007: Expansion into the USA
Foundation of Buderus

Acquisition of the US manufacturer of electric heat pumps "FHP Manufacturing Company", in Fort Lauderdale/USA.

2008: Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH
Foundation of Buderus

BBT Thermotechnik renamed Bosch Thermotechnik GmbH.

2009: Loos Germany GmbH
Foundation of Buderus

Bosch Thermotechnik takes over "Loos Deutschland GmbH" in Gunzenhausen / Germany (founded in 1865) as well as its foreign subsidiaries and holdings as of August 3, 2009.

2023: Bosch Home Comfort Group
Foundation of Buderus

Change of name from Bosch Thermotechnik to Bosch Home Comfort as of April 1, 2023.