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Company history |
| 2012 |
Incorporation of Panasonic Electric Works into Panasonic Corporation Integration of PEWEU into Panasonic Industrial Devices Domain |
| 2011 |
Sales Network (Spain, UK, Switzerland & Italy become sales offices) |
| 2010 |
Merger of PEW Germany and PEW Europe |
| 2009 |
Merger of PEW Fire & Security and PEW Nordic |
| 2008 |
Name change Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. to Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. Name change Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. to Panasonic Corporation |
| 2005 |
Name change to Panasonic Electric Works for overseas companies |
| 2004 |
Matsushita Electric Industrial acquired the majority of stocks for Matsushita Electric Works. Brand unification with Panasonic |
| 2002-2004 |
Foundation of sales offices in Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland |
| 2002 |
Acquisition of Vossloh-Schwabe in Europe in order to expand global lighting business (PEWVS) |
| 2000 |
Matsushita Electric Works in Europe as a united European group Matsushita Electric Works becomes major shareholder of SUNX |
| 1999 |
Foundation of Matsushita Automation Controls in Scandinavia |
| 1998 |
New production plant in Czech Republic |
| 1997 |
New warehouse in Pfaffenhofen |
| 1992 |
New production plant in Pfaffenhofen |
| 1991 |
Foundation of Matsushita Automation Controls Spain |
| 1990 |
Foundation of Matsushita Automation Controls Germany Move to Holzkirchen Foundation of Matsushita Automation Controls Benelux |
| 1989 |
Merger of SDS and MEW Foundation of Matsushita Electric Works Europe AG Konosuke Matsushita died |
| 1981 |
Foundation of SDS UK |
| 1980 |
Foundation of SDS Italia srl |
| 1978 |
Foundation of SDS France SARL |
| 1975 |
Foundation of SDS Switzerland AG |
| 1974 |
Start of MS-Relais GmbH in Pfaffenhofen, Foundation of SDS Austria GmbH |
| 1964 |
Start of cooperation MEW - SDS (Automation Controls Division) |
| 1962 |
Foundation of SDS-Relais GmbH in Germany |
| 1935 |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MEI) & Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (MEW) were founded |
| 1933 |
Introduction of Divisional concept in Japan |
| 1929 |
Name change to Matsushita Electric Works |
| 1925 |
Implementation of the brand National |
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1918 |
Foundation of Matsushita Electric by Konosuke Matsushita |