Our traditions are born from a long history

Founding of the Bernhardt & Schulte Company for the manufacture of switches for installation purposes.
Appliance switches for the new electric cookers and other household appliances are included in the expanded production program.
Member of the VDE with Ref. No. 136, first mark approval for a rotary switch on 19.08.1940.
First plastic pressing plant for the manufacture of insulation parts for switch production and for molded parts such as rotary knobs is installed.
The first heating appliance switches on a plastic basis join the ceramic-base switches in general use up to this date.
TP injection-molded parts are now included in the expanded product range.
Newly developed injection-molding machines mark the start of production of industrial plastic parts in Duroplast (TS – thermosetting) plastics.
Plant No. 2, a plastic pressing plant and assemply department, is built at Steinwiesen/Upper Franconia.
50th Anniversary of the founding oft he Company.
Series 3000 switches.
Introduction of the QS system according to DIN EN-ISO 9001:1994
Series 4000 switches.
Series 3100/3600 switches.
New plant at Steinwiesen.
Series 5000 switches.
Introduction of the QS system specified by DIN EN-ISO 9001:2000.
Introduction of the QS system specified by DIN EN-ISO 9001:2008
Introduction of the QS system specified by ISO/TS 16949:2009.
Bernhard & Schulte wins the BSH Supplier Award 2014/15 Awarded by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH in Berlin, September 2016
Expansion of the production plant in Steinwiesen