TOP 10 – MANUFACTURERS IN EUROPE

CEO: DR. STEFAN HARTUNG HEADQUARTERS: GERLINGEN, GERMANY FOUNDED: 1886

Bosch is a leading global supplier of technology and services employing roughly 413,000 people worldwide. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: mobility, industrial technology, consumer goods as well as energy and building technology. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture intelligent, userfriendly, and sustainable products. Its manufacturing sites in Europe span Austria, Germany and the

Czech Republic. Founded over 50 years ago, its production site in Nazarje, Slovenia, has become Bosch’ s main factory for small domestic appliances in Europe. Bosch also operates across the globe including at its site in Hefei, China where it produces VRF systems for air conditioning of commercial buildings. Bosch has a focus on sustainability. Since 2018, it has succeeded in reducing scopes one and two emissions from its operations by 83 % in 2025.

44 July 2026