Strategy

Schneider Electric have brought in a number of new activities that complement our core electricity and automation management business and provide new momentum.

During the year 2005, we made five acquisitions in five strategic areas:

- Energy management, with Canada's Power Measurement Inc., a leader in comprehensive systems for managing energy consumption.
- Building automation and security, with ABS EMEA (Advanced Building Systems Europe and Middle East),which is now part of TAC, our skills center for building management and monitoring systems.
- Industrial automation with Germany's Elau, the world leader in automation solutions for packaging machines.
- Customized sensors for application positioning and monitoring systems, with US-based BEI Technologies.
- Ultra terminal electrical distribution, with Juno Lighting, America's leading manufacturer of track and recessed lighting.

Over a full year, new activities represent revenue of around €5 billion.