Landis+Gyr

<h2 id="history">History</h2>
Landis+Gyr was founded in 1896 as Theiler & Co. in <a href="/facts/Zug/euj9cvQ4">Zug</a>, in the <a href="/facts/Canton_of_Zug/9CBqCmc0">canton of Zug</a>, <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a>, by technician Richard Theiler and entrepreneur Adelrich Gyr.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2">2</a> It began by manufacturing <a href="/facts/Electricity_meter/08C83Imq">electricity meters</a> that were developed by Theiler.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3">3</a> Heinrich Landis joined the business in 1903,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4">4</a> acquired it in 1904 and introduced Karl Heinrich Gyr as a partner in 1905, renaming it Landis & Gyr.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5">5</a> The company benefited from the rise of the electronics industry and expanded abroad over the following years.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6">6</a> By 1914, when it was made a <a href="/facts/Aktiengesellschaft/cRpw6rlP">joint-stock company</a>, it was the largest employer in the canton of Zug, with over 800 employees.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7">7</a> 
In the 1920s, Landis & Gyr opened offices in <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a> and Australia and took over competitors to form a global technology group.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8">8</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9">9</a> From the 1930s, the company diversified with <a href="/facts/Telemetry/Mz9czXTl">telemetry</a> and remote control products.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10">10</a> After leadership struggles in the 1950s, a new management reorganized the financing and accounting and converted Landis & Gyr into a <a href="/facts/Holding_company/nBGIp6rU">holding company</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11">11</a> The range was expanded to include service machines, air conditioning and ventilation products.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12">12</a> Landis & Gyr increased its personnel, with 14,000 employees around 1970 (5,200 of them in Zug).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13">13</a> 
From the mid-1970s and especially after 1984, the group was frequently <a href="/facts/Restructured/MFt5xck1">restructured</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14">14</a> In 1987, Landis & Gyr was acquired by <a href="/facts/Stephan_Schmidheiny/LEkWc0sM">Stephan Schmidheiny</a>, who sold it to Elektrowatt in 1995.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15">15</a> In 2002, it was part of Siemens Building Technologies. The company was also known for producing optical <a href="/facts/Phone_cards/l0UcfbCP">phone cards</a> until 2006. Landis+Gyr phone cards were used in many countries such as <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a>, <a href="/facts/Belgium/YKuMXP5j">Belgium</a>, Switzerland and more.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16">16</a>
In 2020, Landis+Gyr moved from its historic site in Gubelstrasse, Zug to its new headquarters in <a href="/facts/Cham%2c_Switzerland/SVocD7U3">Cham</a>, <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a>.
In 2024, Landis+Gyr's sustainability efforts received were recognized with the prestigious EcoVadis Platinum rating, placing the company among the top 1% of companies evaluated globally. This recognition underscores the company’s strong commitment to sustainability and the successful integration of sustainable practices across its business operations<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17">17</a>. 

<h3>Ownership and acquisitions</h3>
<ul><li>1976 – Landis+Gyr acquired Duncan Electric Company of Lafayette, Indiana.</li>
<li>1987 – Landis+Gyr acquired MCC Powers of Chicago. MCC Powers had by then been a long established entity in the US building management market. Spurred by the <a href="/facts/Liberalization/0xuv5oaN">liberalization</a> and <a href="/facts/Deregulation/GfeqM1oM">deregulation</a> of global markets, Landis+Gyr re-oriented its business, adding electronic products.</li>
<li>Late 1990s – In the late 1990s, Landis+Gyr went through a series of different investors and owners, amongst them Elektrowatt, <a href="/facts/Kohlberg_Kravis_Roberts/YjhArDYo">KKR</a> and <a href="/facts/Siemens/coa80TQn">Siemens</a>.</li>
<li>2004 – Landis+Gyr was acquired by then Australia-based Bayard Capital for an undisclosed amount. Bayard Capital had already acquired the British metering company Ampy Automation-Digilog. As Bayard Capital continued to add other acquisitions to the group, 2008 saw the Landis+Gyr name being extended to the whole group in May 2008. An organizational realignment took place under Bayard Capital's ownership. The company moved to a regional structure, assigning regional corporate structures for North America; South America; UK/Pre-Payment; Europe; and Asia Pacific.</li>
<li>2006 – Landis+Gyr acquired Finnish Enermet Group, and also Hunt Technologies and Cellnet Technologies, both of which are from the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a>.</li>
<li>2011 – Landis+Gyr was acquired by <a href="/facts/Toshiba/QHRaw8Tr">Toshiba Corporation</a> of <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a> for US$2.3 billion.</li>
<li>2017 – On July 21, 2017, Landis+Gyr listed its shares (ticker symbol: LAND) on the <a href="/facts/SIX_Swiss_Exchange/xrjJWgVL">SIX Swiss Exchange</a>.</li>
<li>2021 – Landis+Gyr acquired various companies in the field of cyber-security software (Rhebo), the EV market (Etrel, True Energy) or in the smart metering area (Telia, Luna, completed in 2022).</li>
<li>In 2023, Landis+Gyr also acquired Thundergrid New Zealand (EV infrastructure).</li></ul>
<h2 id="utilities">Utilities</h2>
Various <a href="/facts/Public_utility/BzslJKc3">utilities</a> have worked with Landis+Gyr in meeting their consumers' demand for energy management tools by rolling out smart meters. Below are some of the utilities that have worked or are working with Landis+Gyr in deploying smart metering technology to energy consumers.

<ul><li>Europe, Middle East & Africa: <a href="/facts/British_Gas/nwQjQHln">British Gas</a>; <a href="/facts/National_Grid_plc/9SXMNIYb">National Grid</a>; <a href="/facts/Iberdrola/eKcQwaV7">Iberdrola</a>; <a href="/facts/%25C3%2589lectricit%25C3%25A9_de_France/LEgSxyjF">EDF</a>; <a href="/facts/E.ON/XK5MBNvF">E.ON</a>; <a href="/facts/Israel_Electric_Corporation/EthEy72N">Israel Electric</a>; Järvi-Suomen Energia Oy; <a href="/facts/Vattenfall/0EnSTcP5">Vattenfall</a>; <a href="/facts/Eskom/QSyJ94Dm">Eskom</a>; <a href="/facts/RWE/kcygIe3h">RWE</a>; Fluvius; <a href="/facts/EnBW/7j1ET6ys">EnBW</a>; <a href="/facts/Enel/SC8zker4">Enel</a>; <a href="/facts/BKW_Energie/C8xyAWxp">BKW</a>; <a href="/facts/Romande_%25C3%2589nergie/bNgIrSXR">Romande Énergie</a>; <a href="/facts/Saudi_Electricity_Company/dHoygqhm">SEC</a>.</li>
<li>Asia Pacific: <a href="/facts/Energex/KDyEQ22D">Energex</a>; <a href="/facts/Ergon_Energy/P9eeNzgW">Ergon Energy</a>; <a href="/facts/Ausgrid/XvT1RLP8">Ausgrid</a>; <a href="/facts/Essential_Energy/RaLjkVbb">Essential Energy</a>; Western Power; <a href="/facts/Electricity_Trust_of_South_Australia/CNuG7IF2">ESTA</a>; <a href="/facts/Genesis_Energy_Limited/RvlMJfIN">Genesis Energy Limited</a>; <a href="/facts/Meralco/ntSmw7EA">Meralco</a>; <a href="/facts/CLP_Group/9x9HVxaF">China Light & Power</a>; <a href="/facts/Singapore_Power/5f228nff">Singapore Power</a>; <a href="/facts/Tata_Power/4uBrj4mU">Tata Power</a>; <a href="/facts/Tokyo_Electric_Power_Company/zcCNkohu">TEPCO</a>.</li>
<li>North America: <a href="/facts/Oncor_Electric_Delivery/l4r7FRqo">Oncor Energy</a>; <a href="/facts/Pacific_Gas_and_Electric_Company/dojmTP9z">Pacific Gas and Electric</a>; <a href="/facts/Hydro-Qu%25C3%25A9bec/ybK3cWbR">Hydro-Québec</a>; <a href="/facts/American_Electric_Power/BKerkov8">AEP Texas</a>.</li>
<li>South America: <a href="/facts/Copel/UEVbnWsw">Copel</a>; <a href="/facts/AES_Eletropaulo/dhyz0uab">AES Eletropaulo</a>; Ampla – Enel/ENDESA Group; <a href="/facts/Light_S.A./pG0ohKYB">Light</a>; <a href="/facts/CEMIG/TIn99Vub">CEMIG</a>; National Electricity Administration, Paraguay (ANDE); Cooperativa Regional de Electricidad, Bolivia (CRE); <a href="/facts/Edesur/FGUb2hvh">EDESUR</a> - Enel/ENDESA Group (Argentina); CODENSA – Enel/ENDESA Group (Colombia).</li></ul>
<h2 id="criticism">Criticism</h2>
<ul><li>In 2016, Phil Mocek of <a href="/facts/MuckRock/pLmsAgtp">MuckRock</a> started investigating a project in which Landis+Gyr was involved.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18">18</a> After Mocek received the requested information, Landis+Gyr followed up by filing a lawsuit demanding the documentation not be made public.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19">19</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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