Clipsal is an Australian brand of electrical accessories. Its primary factory, once located at Bowden , moved to Gepps Cross . Smaller factories in South Australia at Nuriootpa , Strathalbyn , Wingfield , and in Bayswater, Victoria have closed and production has moved to Gepps Cross and to offshore locations. From 2000 to 2017, Clipsal was the naming rights sponsor for the Adelaide 500 Supercars race.
18-564: Since 2004 Clipsal Australia has been a subsidiary of Schneider Electric . Clipsal was established by Alfred Gerard in Adelaide , Australia in 1920. Clipsal began by selling a range of adjustable sheet metal fittings which joined the various imported conduits of differing diameters found in Australia at the time. These products helped give the company its name, the phrase "clips all" being abridged to Clipsal . Alfred's son Geoff took over
36-524: A collaboration agreement with " The Smart Company " in 1995, and later entered into a Heads of Agreement in 1996. These agreements led to the development of the Clipsal Home Minder, which was sold until 2004. In 2004, Clipsal Australia became majority-owned by Schneider Electric . From 2004 to 2011, Clipsal Integrated Systems , Clipsal Technologies Australia and Clipsal Australia were in litigation with The Smart Company Pty Ltd regarding
54-512: A supplier of industrial control and MES software. In January 2023, Schneider Electric's acquisition of Aveva was finalized. In November 2023, Schneider Electric finalized its acquisition of EcoAct, a company devoted to climate consulting and net-zero solutions. After 18 month in office, CEO Peter Herweck was removed by the board of directors and replaced with Olivier Blum in early November 2024. Charles Schneider (businessman) Charles Schneider (June 28, 1898 – August 6, 1960)
72-560: Is a French multinational corporation that specializes in digital automation and energy management. Schneider Electric is a Fortune Global 500 company, publicly traded on the Euronext Exchange, and is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . In fiscal year 2023, the company posted revenues of €35.9 billion. Schneider Electric is the parent company of Square D , APC , AVEVA and others. It
90-464: Is also a research company. In 1836, brothers Adolphe and Joseph-Eugene Schneider took over an iron foundry in Le Creusot, France . Two years later, they founded Schneider-Creusot, the company that would eventually become Schneider Electric. Initially, Schneider-Creusot specialized in the production of steel, heavy machinery, and transportation equipment. In 1871, following France's defeat in
108-703: The Clipsal Home Minder and other Smart products. The litigation was for apparent unpaid royalties to The Smart Company pursuant to the Heads of Agreement. The Smart Company went into liquidation on 28 May 2010. Liquidators of The Smart Company went to the Supreme Court to gain control of the Clipsal case. Prior to liquidation, director Dorothea Tomazos transferred the benefit of the case to herself for $ 1. In August 2010, liquidators gained control of
126-634: The Franco-Prussian War , the company significantly developed its capacity for weapons manufacturing. Over the first half of the 20th century, Schneider-Creusot continued to grow, establishing manufacturing sites in France and abroad, including in pre-Soviet Russia and Czechoslovakia. In the 1960s, following the death of Charles Schneider , Schneider-Creusot was absorbed by Belgium's Empain group , which merged Schneider-Creusot with its corporate structures to form Empain-Schneider . In 1981,
144-599: The French Army from 1916 to 1918, retiring as Second Lieutenant. He received the Croix de Guerre for his service. Schneider became a co-manager of the family business with his brother Jean in 1918. However, due to managerial disagreements with their father, they were fired in 1924. As a result, Schneider worked for the Gaumont Film Company . In February 1942, Schneider was appointed as an official at
162-483: The Clipsal case to continue the action against Clipsal (and effectively Schneider Electric ) for up to $ 4 billion. Enterprise Global Resources, (controlled by Dorothea Tomazos) intervened as the shareholder of The Smart Company to take control of the Federal Court action, allegedly thereby delaying the case. In February 2011, Enterprise Global Resources was refused permission to maintain the proceedings. The case
180-591: The Comité d’ORganization de la SIDérurgie (later known as the Comité des forges ). After his father's death in November 1942, he became the co-Chairman of the family business with his brother Jean. From his brother's death in 1944 to 1960, he served as its sole Chairman. He married Lilian Constantini , an actress, in 1943. Their daughter Dominique Schneidre is a novelist. Their other daughter, Catherine Schneider,
198-583: The Empain family sold its controlling stake to Paribas . In the 1980s and 1990s, the company, once again operating under the Schneider name, divested from steel and shipbuilding and, through strategic acquisitions, began to focus on the electricity sector. These acquisitions included Télémécanique in 1988, Square D in 1991, and Merlin Gerin [ fr ] in 1992. In January 1999, Schneider acquired
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#1732772963105216-672: The Scandinavian switch-maker Lexel. Later that year, the company renamed itself Schneider Electric, to reflect its focus on the electricity sector. In 2000, Schneider Electric acquired the French controls-maker Crouzet Automatismes from Thomson-CSF and the Swiss motion control specialist SIG Positec from SIG Group . In October 2006, Schneider Electric announced that it would acquire the data center equipment manufacturer American Power Conversion for $ 6.1 billion. The following February,
234-453: The company and spearheaded several manufacturing breakthroughs, including the invention of the first all-Australian switch in 1930. The company also performed early R&D on thermoplastics in the 1950s. Clipsal Integrated Systems , a division of Clipsal, was responsible for the creation of the C-Bus product range and accompanying protocol used in home automation . Clipsal entered into
252-551: The dismissal on 20 May 2011. In June 2011, the Yamaha Pitman founders attempted to resurrect the case against Clipsal Australia, filing the $ 3 million Deed Of Company Arrangement. The liquidators were in talks with a litigation funder, a third party, about the purchase of the Clipsal case. The liquidators discontinued the Appeal on 8 July 2011 and were ordered to pay the costs. Schneider Electric Schneider Electric SE
270-611: The majority shareholder of Aveva , a provider of engineering and industrial software based in the UK. The next year, it acquired the Indian multinational Larsen & Toubro's electrical and automatic business in a cash deal for ₹ 140 billion (US$ 1.7 billion). In February 2020, Schneider made a €1.4 billion takeover bid for German company RIB Software , closing the deal in July 2020. Also in 2020, Schneider Electric acquired ProLeiT AG,
288-506: The move was finalized following its approval by the European Commission . In June 2010, Schneider and the rolling stock manufacturer Alstom jointly purchased Areva's transmission and distribution businesses in a transaction totaling $ 2.73 billion. In 2016, Schneider acquired Tower Electric, a British company that manufactured fixings and fastenings for construction and electrical firms. In 2017, Schneider Electric became
306-519: Was a French businessman. He served as the Chairman of Schneider Electric from 1942 to 1960. Charles Schneider was born on June 28, 1898, in Paris, France. His father was Eugène Schneider, II . His mother was Antoinette de Rafélis de Saint-Sauveur. He had two brothers, Henri-Paul and Jean, and a sister, Marie-Zélie. His cousin, Germaine Dulac , was a filmmaker. During World War I , he served in
324-412: Was dismissed on 29 April 2011, due to The Smart Company failing to comply with the orders from November 2009 to prepare for the 12-week trial. Although the trial was scheduled to start on 31 May 2010, liquidators were unable to progress during late 2010 and early 2011 due to lacking access to documents possessed by The Smart Company relating to the action. The liquidators filed a Notice of Appeal against
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