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1849
The Berlin-Cologne telegraph line is extended as far as Verviers, Belgium
1871
Siemens & Halske (S&H) appoints Eduard Rau as its representative in Belgium
1871
By 1880 12 railway lines in Belgium have been equipped by S&H with the block system
1898
A Technical Bureau is opened in Brussels under the name of Siemens & Halske
SA, Bureau Technique Bruxelles
1903
The Compagnie Belge d‘Electricité Siemens-Schuckert SA is founded
1909
The light-current department is sold and Siemens & Halske SA Belge is founded
1920
Electrical equipment is supplied for the reverse rolling mill train of the de Wendel steelworks in Lothringen
1923
The Centrale d’Electricité et de Constructions SA is founded to represent the whole company in Belgium and Luxembourg
1950
Business is resumed in Belgium with the founding of the Société Nouvelle Siemens SA
1959
The then largest pump-storage power plant in Europe is built in Vianden
1961
A factory is built in Oostkamp near Brügge for the production of long distance communications equipment and components
1979
EMS technology with 20,000 line units is supplied to the European Community’s administrative headquarters
1986
Electrical equipment is supplied for Belgium’s largest continuous casting plant in Ghent
1986
ATEA (Atelier de téléphonie et d'électricité Anvers) and ADB, a provider of products and solutions for airports, are integrated into Siemens
1995
The first pilot project in Europe for telephone service via a hybrid glass-fiber TV cable network begins operation in Geel, Belgium
2003
Siemens Business Services (SBS) founds a Center of Excellence for e-government in Brussels
2006
Rail network operator Infrabel commissions Siemens to introduce the standardized European automatic train control system (ETCS)
2007
In one of the country’s biggest security projects, Siemens installs a network with over 1,500 surveillance camera at around 50 railway stations throughout Belgium to improve public transportation security
2007
Siemens Belgium becomes a Center of Competence for data centers in Western Europe
2008
Siemens wins major order from the Belgian rail operator Société Nationale de Chemins de Fer Belge (SNCB) to supply 305 multiple-unit DESIRO ML trains
2011
BeLux is one of the first companies in the region to use electric cars in the company fleet: They use renewable energy delivered via smart grids
2011
Siemens hands over the T-Power 430-MW combined cycle power plant in Belgium, with an efficiency of more than 58 percent it is one of Europe’s most efficient and modern power stations in operation
2012
Siemens acquires leading provider of test and mechatronic simulation for complex products, LMS International NV (Leuven, Belgium)
2013
Within the new Siemens worldwide organization, Siemens Belgium is designated as Lead Country for Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria and Luxembourg and is responsible for the activities within 23 countries in West and Central Africa
2016
Siemens delivers high-voltage direct current converter stations for the Aachen Liège Electricity Grid Overlay (ALEGrO), a major infrastructure project between Germany and Belgium
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