1. Do you know that guy?

2. Maybe not.... This is David Bender, our classmate. But he isn‘t just a little boy  he‘s the son of Christian Bender jun., who takes over the company esb as president. Esb is a part of the Bender Group. And this is the theme of our little referat.

3. About Bender For many years the BENDER GROUP has been developing and producing individual and complex system solutions for electrical safety in various fields of use. There is a huge demand for electrical safety systems able to identify even the smallest problems before they appear. Thus a power failure can be prevented in especially sensitive systems like hospitals, power stations or mines.

4. The founder More than 70 years ago Walther Bender, the founder of the company, had a vision: “Overall protection of people from the hazards of electricity.” They share the vision of their founder.

5. Product applications They regard it as a perpetual challenge to reflect the latest state of art technology with their devices and system solutions for electrical safety. For more than 60 years their innovative measuring and monitoring systems have monitored power supplies and signalled critical operating conditions in many sectors. Electrical safety for unearthed power supplies (IT systems) Electrical safety for earthed power supplies (TN, TT systems) Power supply for medically used rooms Measuring and monitoring relays Testing and measurement technology Communication solutions for BENDER systems

6. Brand benefits The BENDER brand stands for  Innovative products and system solutions with high added value  Intensive, communication in partnership  Quality and flexibility through development and production in our own premises in Grünberg  Developments and solutions in custom designs  First-class service  TÜV-certified products (TÜV = German Technical Inspection Authority)  Safety at work- 2003 ASCA certificate for exemplary safety at work With over 500 employees worldwide and a continuing increase in turnover, we are one of the most successful German high-tech companies.

7. Bender Group international The Bender Group is distributed in many countries in the world: CompanyLocation Dipl.-Ing. W. Bender GmbH + Co. KGGrünberg, Germany Bentron GmbH + Co. KGGrünberg, Germany Bender Inc.Philadelphia, USA Elektro Systembau Bender GmbH + Co. KGGrünberg, Germany Bender UKGreat Britain C-Print GmbH + Co. KGGrünberg, Germany Bender Benelux Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg Isotrol SystemsPhiladelphia, USA Bender IberiaSpain Isolation System ProductsToronto, Canada Bender ChinaShanghai, China

8. The eigthies In 1983, Christian D. Bender and the current managing director Wolfgang Hofheinz founded the subsidiary Bender Incorporated in Philadelphia, USA. A p.c.b. manufacturing company was taken over and the company C-Print was founded. The nineties The company's global presence and the close customer relationship was further improved by the takeover of the companies Isotrol Systems (USA) and Isolation System Products (Toronto, Canada) and the foundation of BENDER UK and BENDER China. Subsidiary companies overseas

9. The years between 2000 and today Opening up new markets globally and being never far from our customers is the key to success now and in the future. Recognizing this, Bender has been expanding its sales network during the last years.BENDER Benelux (the Netherlands) and BENDER Iberia (Spain) have been founded. BENDER Inc., a new office and production building is established to the west of Philadelphia (USA).