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Leading smartly GEZE celebrates the company’s 150th jubilee
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ties, mechanical and electrical equipment for comfort, safety and efficiency of its occupants. These systems usually comprise power systems, illumination system, electric power control system, HVAC system, etc. It also helps keep a tab on the security and observation system, lifts, elevators, burglar alarms and other engineering systems Suneeti Ahuja-Kohli through centralised controls. Needless to say, this feature aliving or working in a lows building occupants and large building or com- owners to enjoy good control of mercial space, we of- internal comfort conditions, posten tend to take a few sibility of individual room confeatures for granted trol and effective monitoring. Maintenance companies have such as uninterrupted supply of water and electricity, smooth been able to make good use of functioning of air-conditioning, the available technology by tarlifts, alarms, etc., without realis- geting energy consumption and ing the existence of complicated reducing it to sustainable levels systems that ensure smooth to avoid wastage. The improved plant reliability, life system and functioning. Building controls systems help effective response to HVAC-rea great deal in controlling, moni- lated complaints (heating, ventitoring, optimising and reporting • TURN TO NEXT PAGE the status of the building’s facili-
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his own hardware companies. He smoothed the path to today’s company through the merger with Vereinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch & Co. GmbH in 1924. At that time the most successful products were the so-called transport fittings for sliding doors, which came to be used in buses, trams and train carriages throughout Europe. They were also installed beyond Europe and in the Zeppelin airships. Olympic gold was won with the legendary GEZE ski bindings. Reinhold Vöster was 84 years old when he handed his lifetime’s work over to his 24 year old granddaughter, Brigitte Vöster, in 1968. She ushered in the process of growth and internationalisation which still predominates today. In 1980 a brand name became the new name of the company. Vereinigte Baubeschlagfabriken Gretsch & Co. GmbH became GEZE GmbH, which from then onwards concentrated on solutions for doors and windows.
As an independent mediumsized family business, GEZE can look back on 150 years of history. Since its beginnings in 1863, GEZE has developed into a global market leader in the field of innovative buildings technology. GEZE will celebrate the company jubilee with various events spread over the year. GEZE in motion since 1863 The jubilee motto contains important company objectives: Innovative strength, and focus on the future. They give rise to the most exacting requirements in terms of quality and the usefulness of the products, international outlook, solid growth and social and envi-
GEZE introduces the “intelligent building”
ronmental responsibility. From a small craftsman’s business to a global player GEZE has its origins in the company Dreherei Vöster and Co. that was founded in 1863 in Göppingen. Reinhold Vöster could have been the third generation to continue managing it if he had not struck out in a different direction during the turbulent industrialisation of Stuttgart. As a mechanical engineer he bought and founded
functionality, interconnectivity and operation via the Internet will define the doors and windows of the future. The product range offers complete solutions which combine various door and window functions in one system, realising the “smart building” vision of the future today. GEZE solutions are developed in its own technology centre. The company has 354 patents and patent applications in Germany, with as many as 559 in other countries. GEZE in the buildings of the world
Prestigious buildings throughout the world are equipped with GEZE Today GEZE is one of the build- products. The new Acropolis Muing industry’s largest suppliers of seum in Athens for example, or the premium products worldwide. Mercedes Benz Museum in StuttAccessibility for all users, multi- gart, the Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía opera house in Valencia, or the Shanghai Grand Theatre. Global and local simultaneously With almost 2,600 employees and 31 subsidiaries – including 27 outside Germany – GEZE is represented in 110 countries. Its global sales and service network combining cutting edge technology with professional technical support is one of the major factors driving its growth.