History

1916

ARTURO SIMON CREATES THE COMPANY IN OLOT

Arturo Simon begins to manufacture bulb mounts in a small workshop after the Great War caused a shortage of this product.

1925

ARTURO SIMON EXPANDS THE RANGE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Arturo Simon starts making outlets and switches, which significantly increases the company´s productivity. A factory on the ground floor and housing on the first floor is built.

1936

THE CIVIL WAR HALTS
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY

Industrial activities are temporarily halted during the Civil War and all industries are collectivised to produce weapons. Arturo Simon´s factory is no exception and is forced to switch to making copper and lead bullets.

1942

THE PORCELAIN FACTORY OPENS

A lack of porcelain during World War II leads Arturo Simon to open his own porcelain factory to manufacture his own supply.

1950

A NEW SIMON FACTORY IS INAUGURATED IN OLOT

At this stage, Simon switches from manufacturing small electrical equipment for hardware stores to manufacturing materials for new construction projects.

1957

SIMON BUYS PME

The purchase of PME (Pequeno Material Electrico) is a turning point. The company moves to Barcelona and opens its Sancho, Tanger and Sant Andreu factories.

1960

LAUNCH OF SCHUKO

Simon makes a signifi cant contribution to security after introducing the German technology called Schuko to Spain.

1966

SIMON BUYS IEP

Buying IEP (Industrias Electricas Puig), one of Spain´s fi rst lighting companies, is a clear commitment to growing Simon´s lighting business.

1975

A NEW MANUFACTURING
CENTRE OPENS IN GIRONA

This factory is the company´s most important assembly centre. Simon also launches the electronic dimmer, a massive contribution to domestic energy savings, at the same time.

1988

THE WAREHOUSE IN
CANOVELLES OPENS

Construction of a large, fully automated central warehouse in Canovelles that won a FAD architecture prize.

1992

FIRST EXTERNAL
COLLABORATION

To coincide with the Olympics, architect Cristian Cirici designed Simon´s 27 (rippled version) and 28 Series.

1993

LAUNCH OF THE FIRST HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEM

Simon is a pioneer in Intelligent Control for room safety and comfort management.

1998

SIMON BEGINS TO INTERNATIONALISE

The company´s new strategy is to target young markets in emerging countries with a high potential for growth in construction; these strategic regions are Mexico, Brazil, North Africa, Russia, India and China. At the same time the company opens a new factory in Olot, designed by the architect Lluis Clotet and nominated for the FAD architecture awards. The opening coincides with the launch of Simon Vox, the company´s second home automation system, a product with multiple applications that is both easy and e_ cient to use.

1999

SIMON ENTERS THE CHINESE MARKET

The company searches for a local partner and opens a production plant in the province of Hayan. Simon´s strategy in China is to meet the market´s
specifi c needs.

2002

THE SIMON SPAIN HOLDING COMPANY INCORPORATES SEVERAL COMPANIES

The Simon Groups incorporates a number of new companies in the first decade of the century. Simon ELECTRICA is established in Mexico for manufacturing and sales. The internationalisation process continues. First investment in Eastern Europe, Simon Russia.

2007

Started Operations in India

Simon India is created for manufacturing electrical equipment.

2008

NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILT IN BARCELONA

Designed by architects Clotet and Paricio, the building was nominated for the FAD awards.

2009

SIMON OPENS SIMHOME STORES IN CHINA

Simon opens 81 stores dedicated to the exclusive sale of lighting products and small electrical equipment.

2012

NEW PLUG & DRIVE
BUSINESS LINE

Solutions for charging electric vehicles.

2013

FLUVIA IS CREATED

Simon creates Fluvia, a brand of indoor lighting with LED technology. The fi rst year received a 2013 Silver Delta for its SLIM range.

2014

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Simon receives five international rewards for its FLUVIA Slim and Cool ranges.

iF Product Design Award - FLUVIA Slim lighting Reddot Award - FLUVIA Slim and Cool lighting Plus X Award - FLUVIA Slim and Cool lighting Plus X Award - DETAIL82 mechanism collection

2015

NEW SENSE INTERFACES

The combination of touch-control, ergonomics and interaction with the environment will make the Sense interfaces deserving of several international awards.

2016

Simon Vivid S38

Launched a new series in India