of things PHILIPS. Though we know Philips most of us dont know where did it all start. This Giant MNC which made a profit of 700 million Euros in 2015 was founded in 1891 by
Gerard Philips and his Father Frederik Philips in Eindhoven in Netherlands. Frederik Philips was a banker financed this company and the company started the production of carbon filament lamps and other electronic products in 1892. Though they started the company it was not very successful in the beginning they faced a near bankruptcy. In 1895 Gerard Philips young brother Anton Philips who was 16 years old came into the business he was an engineer by degree but he started working in sales department.
Anton Philips was a Brilliant innovator he was the brain behind the Philips company we know today.Though Anton Philips was working in sales department he began contributing many important ideas to the company with his arrival the companies business began to grow rapidly, resulting in the foundation of Philips Metaalgoeilampfabriek N.V or simply Philips Metal filament Lamp factory Ltd and Philip Light Bulb Factories Ltd. During World war 1 Anton philips Increased the business by taking advantage of boycott of German goods in many countries.
Anton (and his brother Gerard) are remembered as being civic-minded. In Eindhoven they supported education and social programs and facilities, such as the football department of the Philips Sports Association, which is the best known.
Anton Philips brought his son Frits Philips and grandson Frans Otten into the company in their times. Anton, Otten and other family members escaped the Netherlands just before the Nazi Occupation during World War II. They went to the United States and returned after the war.
On 6 December 1942, The British No. 2 Group RAF led an air raid which heavily damaged the Philips Radio factory in Eindhoven with few casualties among the Dutch workers and civilians. The Philips works in Eindhoven was bombed again by the RAF on 30 March 1943.
Frits Philips,
the son of Anton, was the only Philips family member to stay in the
Netherlands. He saved the lives of 382 Jews by convincing the Nazis that
they were indispensable for the production process at Philips. In 1943 he was held at the internment camp for political prisoners at Vught
for several months because a strike at his factory reduced production.
For his actions in saving the hundreds of Jews, he was recognized by Yad Vashem in 1995 as a "Righteous Among the Nations".
One of the first Philips home radios - Philips Radio 930A (1931) - was
also known as the Chapel Radio This striking and instantly recognizable
radio stands out as key in the move towards the importance of styling
and design at Philips. Previous radio designs were boxy and impersonal,
but the Chapel, designed by Louis Kalff, was shapely and incorporated
the stars and waves of the Philips logo. The Chapel radio was also
ground breaking for its time by virtue of its inbuilt loudspeaker.
Even before the advent of the home radio though and a little known fact,
Philips owned its own radio station. In fact on 11 March 1927 Philips
went on the air with shortwave radio station, PCJJ (later PCJ) which was
joined in 1929 by sister station PHOHI (Philips Omroep Holland-Indië).
PHOHI broadcast in Dutch to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) while
PCJJ broadcast in English, Spanish and German to the rest of the world.
The Philetta tube radio was produced throughout the 1950s, with slight changes made to the design each year. The radio was popular due to its simple appearance, while two lights at the front dramatically lit up the grill when in use. This timeless design was the inspiration for the updated Philips Original Radio (2012), featuring DAB and internet radio.
n the 1930s most electric shavers used a version of the Schick shaving system. This involved a cutter sliding back and forth within a slotted shaving head. Horowitz took a different approach, inspired by Philips' bicycle dynamo technology to create a rotary system with three blades rotating beneath a round, slotted shaving head. In the USA, it was called the “Norelco”, which remains a part of their product line today.
After the war the company was moved back to the Netherlands, with their headquarters in Eindhoven.
n 1972 Philips launched the world's first home video cassette recorder, in the UK, the N1500. Its relatively bulky video cassettes could record 30 minutes or 45 minutes. Later one-hour tapes were also offered. As competition came from Sony's Betamax and the VHS group of manufacturers, Philips introduced the N1700 system which allowed double-length recording. For the first time, a 2-hour movie could fit onto one video cassette. In 1977, the company unveiled a special promotional film for this system in the UK, featuring comedian Denis Norden. The concept was quickly copied by the Japanese makers, whose tapes were significantly cheaper. Philips made one last attempt at a new standard for video recorders with the Video 2000 system, with tapes that could be used on both sides and had 8 hours of total recording time. As Philips only sold its systems on the PAL standard and in Europe, and the Japanese makers sold globally, the scale advantages of the Japanese proved insurmountable and Philips withdrew the V2000 system and joined the VHS Coalition.
Philips had developed a LaserDisc early on for selling movies, but delayed its commercial launch for fear of cannibalizing its video recorder sales. Later Philips joined with MCA to launch the first commercial LaserDisc standard and players. In 1982, Philips teamed with Sony to launch the Compact Disc; this format evolved into the CD-R, CD-RW, DVD and later Blu-ray, which Philips launched with Sony in 1997 and 2006 respectively.
In 1984, Philips split off its activities on the field of photolithographic integrated circuit production equipment, the so-called wafer steppers, into a joint venture with ASM International, located in Veldhoven under the name ASML. Over the years, this new company has evolved into the world's leading manufacturer of chip production machines at the expense of competitors like Nikon and Canon.
Philips currently has 105,365 employees and has 3 divisions namely
World headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Gerard Philips and his Father Frederik Philips in Eindhoven in Netherlands. Frederik Philips was a banker financed this company and the company started the production of carbon filament lamps and other electronic products in 1892. Though they started the company it was not very successful in the beginning they faced a near bankruptcy. In 1895 Gerard Philips young brother Anton Philips who was 16 years old came into the business he was an engineer by degree but he started working in sales department.
Anton Philips was a Brilliant innovator he was the brain behind the Philips company we know today.Though Anton Philips was working in sales department he began contributing many important ideas to the company with his arrival the companies business began to grow rapidly, resulting in the foundation of Philips Metaalgoeilampfabriek N.V or simply Philips Metal filament Lamp factory Ltd and Philip Light Bulb Factories Ltd. During World war 1 Anton philips Increased the business by taking advantage of boycott of German goods in many countries.
Anton (and his brother Gerard) are remembered as being civic-minded. In Eindhoven they supported education and social programs and facilities, such as the football department of the Philips Sports Association, which is the best known.
Anton Philips brought his son Frits Philips and grandson Frans Otten into the company in their times. Anton, Otten and other family members escaped the Netherlands just before the Nazi Occupation during World War II. They went to the United States and returned after the war.
World War II
On 9 May 1940, the Philips directors learned that the German invasion of the Netherlands was to take place the following day. Having prepared for this, Anton Philips and his son in law Frans Otten, as well as other Philips family members, fled to the United States, taking a large amount of the company capital with them. Operating from the U.S. as the North American Philips Company, they managed to run the company throughout the war. At the same time, the company was moved (on paper) to the Netherlands Antilles to keep it out of American hands.On 6 December 1942, The British No. 2 Group RAF led an air raid which heavily damaged the Philips Radio factory in Eindhoven with few casualties among the Dutch workers and civilians. The Philips works in Eindhoven was bombed again by the RAF on 30 March 1943.
Frits Philips,
the son of Anton, was the only Philips family member to stay in the
Netherlands. He saved the lives of 382 Jews by convincing the Nazis that
they were indispensable for the production process at Philips. In 1943 he was held at the internment camp for political prisoners at Vught
for several months because a strike at his factory reduced production.
For his actions in saving the hundreds of Jews, he was recognized by Yad Vashem in 1995 as a "Righteous Among the Nations".Statue of Frits Philips in Eindhoven
Philips Radio and Record players
Philips chapel radio model 930A, 1931
The Philetta tube radio was produced throughout the 1950s, with slight changes made to the design each year. The radio was popular due to its simple appearance, while two lights at the front dramatically lit up the grill when in use. This timeless design was the inspiration for the updated Philips Original Radio (2012), featuring DAB and internet radio.
Shavers
The first Philips shaver was introduced in the 1930s, and was simply called “The Philishave”.
n the 1930s most electric shavers used a version of the Schick shaving system. This involved a cutter sliding back and forth within a slotted shaving head. Horowitz took a different approach, inspired by Philips' bicycle dynamo technology to create a rotary system with three blades rotating beneath a round, slotted shaving head. In the USA, it was called the “Norelco”, which remains a part of their product line today.
After the war the company was moved back to the Netherlands, with their headquarters in Eindhoven.
n 1972 Philips launched the world's first home video cassette recorder, in the UK, the N1500. Its relatively bulky video cassettes could record 30 minutes or 45 minutes. Later one-hour tapes were also offered. As competition came from Sony's Betamax and the VHS group of manufacturers, Philips introduced the N1700 system which allowed double-length recording. For the first time, a 2-hour movie could fit onto one video cassette. In 1977, the company unveiled a special promotional film for this system in the UK, featuring comedian Denis Norden. The concept was quickly copied by the Japanese makers, whose tapes were significantly cheaper. Philips made one last attempt at a new standard for video recorders with the Video 2000 system, with tapes that could be used on both sides and had 8 hours of total recording time. As Philips only sold its systems on the PAL standard and in Europe, and the Japanese makers sold globally, the scale advantages of the Japanese proved insurmountable and Philips withdrew the V2000 system and joined the VHS Coalition.
Philips had developed a LaserDisc early on for selling movies, but delayed its commercial launch for fear of cannibalizing its video recorder sales. Later Philips joined with MCA to launch the first commercial LaserDisc standard and players. In 1982, Philips teamed with Sony to launch the Compact Disc; this format evolved into the CD-R, CD-RW, DVD and later Blu-ray, which Philips launched with Sony in 1997 and 2006 respectively.
In 1984, Philips split off its activities on the field of photolithographic integrated circuit production equipment, the so-called wafer steppers, into a joint venture with ASM International, located in Veldhoven under the name ASML. Over the years, this new company has evolved into the world's leading manufacturer of chip production machines at the expense of competitors like Nikon and Canon.
Philips currently has 105,365 employees and has 3 divisions namely
| Philips Consumer Lifestyle Philips Healthcare Philips Lighting |
World headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands
List of CEOs
Past and present CEOs:- 1891–1922: Gerard Philips
- 1922–1939: Anton Philips
- 1939–1961: Frans Otten
- 1961–1971: Frits Philips
- 1971–1977: Henk van Riemsdijk
- 1977–1981: Nico Rodenburg
- 1982–1986: Wisse Dekker
- 1986–1990: Cornelis Van der Klugt
- 1990–1996: Jan Timmer
- 1996–2001: Cor Boonstra
- 2001–2011: Gerard Kleisterlee
- 2011–now: Frans van Houten
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