2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
2010Annual Report - Schneider Electric CZ, s.r.o.
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1 DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUP, AND ITS STRATEGY, MARKETS AND BUSINESSES<br />
GLOBAL SPECIALIST IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT<br />
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Early 2009: A new company program called “One” introduced to<br />
support <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s strategic goals. One, the successor to<br />
new 2 , retains the key strands of customer satisfaction (Customer 1)<br />
and staff development (1 Team). The program also includes strategic<br />
initiatives to strengthen <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s leading position on its<br />
market:<br />
• becoming a provider of solutions (1 Solution Provider);<br />
• giving priority to new economies (1 Leader in New Economies);<br />
• simplifying processes in order to act as a single, unifi ed entity (1<br />
Company).<br />
An environmental approach<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> works actively to reduce its environmental<br />
footprint, while making energy easier to use, safer, more reliable,<br />
sustainable and accessible.<br />
2002: The Group confi rms its commitment to responsible<br />
management by creating a Sustainable Development Department,<br />
which now forms an integral part of the Strategy & Innovation<br />
Department.<br />
2005: The quarterly Planet & Society survey is set up to track and<br />
report on the Group’s sustainable development performance.<br />
<strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong> was also the fi rst manufacturer to sign French<br />
environmentalist Nicolas Hulot’s pact for the environment and the<br />
sixth global enterprise to join the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI).<br />
2010: Towards new growth opportunities<br />
Through the One company program, the Group is continuing the<br />
process of change to maximise its opportunities for growth, with<br />
the aim of:<br />
• expanding along the value chain, by providing its customers with<br />
simple and integrated solutions;<br />
• benefi ting on both the demand and supply sides from the<br />
prospects offered by the intelligent grid;<br />
• accelerating profi table growth in emerging economies.<br />
2010 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC<br />
New acquisitions strengthen the Group’s portfolio<br />
The acquisition of the distribution activities of Areva Distribution,<br />
announced in late November 2009, aimed at making <strong>Schneider</strong><br />
<strong>Electric</strong> one of the world leaders in medium voltage (MV) and<br />
electrical distribution automation systems, was completed in<br />
June 2010. <strong>Schneider</strong> <strong>Electric</strong>’s medium voltage operations have<br />
therefore been strengthened by Areva T&D’s distribution activities,<br />
and a new energy business has been created: Energy.<br />
January 2010: acquisition of Cimac, the leading industrial<br />
integration systems engineer in the persian Gulf region.<br />
March 2010: acquisition in India of the assets of the Electronic<br />
Systems Security Integration branch of Zicom Electronic Security<br />
Systems Ltd.<br />
April 2010: Acquisition of SCADAgroup (Australia), a key player<br />
in telemetry technologies and solutions in the water, oil and gas<br />
sectors.<br />
October 2010: Agreement reached to purchase 50% of<br />
Electroshield-TM Samara. This acquisition strengthens <strong>Schneider</strong><br />
<strong>Electric</strong>’s position in the medium voltage sector, as well as its<br />
presence in Russia.<br />
November 2010: Acquisition of Italy’s Unifl air SpA, which<br />
specialises in precision cooling.<br />
December 2010: Acquisition of two French companies, which have<br />
been pioneers in building management software: Vizelia, a provider<br />
of software that monitors the energy consumption of buildings in<br />
real time, and D5X, a specialist in solutions for optimising the use of<br />
commercial buildings.