Siemens Home Appliances

What is Siemens and who makes Siemens home appliances?

Siemens is one of the UK’s most recognised premium home appliance brands, with a heritage stretching back to the founding of Siemens AG in Berlin in 1847. However, Siemens home appliances are not manufactured by Siemens AG itself. The home appliance division has been separate from the wider Siemens AG engineering conglomerate since 2015, when Bosch acquired Siemens’ stake in their joint appliance venture.

Siemens home appliances are manufactured and sold by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, the largest home appliance manufacturer in Europe and a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH. BSH uses the Siemens name under a brand licence agreement with Siemens AG. This arrangement means that Siemens AG – today focused on industrial automation, building technology, rail transport, and health technology – is not operationally involved in Siemens home appliances but allows its historic name to be used by BSH, which has developed and managed the brand within its premium appliance portfolio.

For UK consumers, this ownership structure matters primarily in understanding that Siemens and Bosch home appliances are made by the same company, BSH, share significant engineering and manufacturing infrastructure, and are serviced and supported by the same organisation – while being positioned at different market levels and carrying distinct product designs and features. The current Siemens Home Appliances UK range is on the brand’s site at siemens-home.bsh-group.com/uk.

How did Siemens grow from a Berlin basement to a global engineering empire?

The story of Siemens begins with one of the most remarkable entrepreneurial partnerships in the history of technology. On 1 October 1847, Werner von Siemens, a German inventor and engineer, and Johann Georg Halske, a precision mechanic, established the Telegraphen Bau-Anstalt von Siemens & Halske in Berlin. The company’s first significant contract was the construction of the telegraph line from Berlin to Frankfurt, and from that foundation Siemens & Halske grew into one of the most important electrical engineering businesses in the world.

Werner von Siemens was not merely a businessman but one of the defining technological minds of the nineteenth century. He is credited with the invention of the electric dynamo in 1866, which made large-scale electrical power generation practical for the first time. He also developed the first electric railway, demonstrated in Berlin in 1879, and contributed to the development of electric trams, elevators, and the telegraph networks that connected Europe. The Siemens name became synonymous with electrical innovation at the moment electricity itself was transforming the world.

The present-day Siemens AG corporation emerged in 1966 from the merger of three related companies: Siemens & Halske, Siemens-Schuckert, and Siemens-Reiniger-Werke. Today, Siemens AG is Europe’s largest engineering company, employing approximately 327,000 people worldwide and generating revenue of €75.93 billion in 2024. Its focus is entirely on industrial and infrastructure technology rather than consumer products.

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What is the difference between Siemens and Bosch?

This is the question UK consumers ask most frequently about the two brands. Both are made by BSH, share the same factories and components in many cases, and are serviced by the same organisation. The differences are primarily in positioning, design language, and the leading-edge features that appear first in one range before the other.

Siemens positioning
Premium to ultra-premium. Siemens is positioned above Bosch within the BSH portfolio and targets consumers who prioritise technology, connectivity, and design sophistication. Siemens tends to receive BSH’s most advanced features first and carries a stronger emphasis on integrated smart home functionality through the Home Connect platform. The studioLine range sits at the very top of the Siemens portfolio.

Bosch positioning
Mid to premium. Bosch is positioned slightly below Siemens on the price and feature scale but offers many of the same technologies at marginally more accessible price points. Bosch has the broader retail distribution in the UK and is the more widely owned of the two brands. For many consumers, Bosch and Siemens represent a genuine choice between comparable products at similar price points. For a full overview, see our guide to Bosch home appliances.

The key practical distinction for consumers is that Siemens models typically offer more connectivity options, more advanced digital controls, and in some categories, features that do not appear on comparable Bosch models. For built-in cooking appliances in particular, the Siemens range tends to be more design-led and technically specified than equivalent Bosch models. BSH also markets a third brand to the UK, Neff – a dedicated built-in kitchen specialist – which sits alongside Siemens at the premium end of the portfolio with a different focus. See our guide to Neff home appliances for more on how the three BSH brands relate.

What appliances does Siemens make for the UK market?

Cooking and baking appliances

Siemens produces a comprehensive range of built-in ovens, compact ovens, steam ovens, combination microwave ovens, and warming drawers for the UK market. The cooking range is one of the brand’s strongest areas, with technologies including activeClean pyrolytic self-cleaning, the iQ series grading system that categorises appliances by feature level, and food probe systems that monitor internal food temperature and automatically adjust cooking to achieve the correct result.

Induction and gas hobs

Siemens’ hob range includes full-surface flexInduction hobs – on which pots and pans can be placed anywhere across the cooking surface without alignment to fixed zones – downdraft extractor hobs combining cooking and extraction in a single unit, and cookControl hobs that include a wireless temperature sensor probe for precise temperature-controlled cooking. The category was a world first when BSH launched it under the Siemens brand in 2011.

Washing machines and laundry

Siemens washing machines carry the i-DOS automatic dosing system – first launched under the Siemens brand in 2010 – which dispenses detergent and softener precisely for each load from integrated reservoirs. varioSpeed technology reduces cycle times without compromising wash performance, and Home Connect enables remote monitoring and control through the smartphone app. The range covers freestanding and integrated configurations in a variety of drum capacities.

Dishwashers

Siemens dishwashers include zeolith drying technology – which uses the heat-generating properties of zeolite minerals to dry dishes with no additional electricity – and varioSpeed for reduced programme times. The Home Connect platform allows remote start and monitoring of dishwasher cycles through the Siemens app, and the varioDrawer flexible cutlery tray system allows the upper basket to be reconfigured for different load types.

Cooling and refrigeration

Siemens refrigeration products include freestanding and integrated fridge freezers, American-style models, wine coolers, and undercounter appliances. noFrost technology – preventing ice accumulation in both fridge and freezer sections – is standard across the main fridge freezer range, and hyperFresh technology uses specific humidity and temperature management in dedicated drawers to extend the freshness of stored produce.

Coffee machines and small appliances

Siemens produces a range of fully automatic bean-to-cup coffee machines in the EQ series, which are connected to the Home Connect platform and can be operated remotely through the app. Siemens also produces vacuum cleaners under the Q-series brand in the UK market. Coffee machines are a growing and increasingly significant category for Siemens as premium home coffee culture has expanded in the UK.

What is the studioLine range?

studioLine is Siemens’ ultra-premium appliance range, designed for consumers and kitchen designers who want the highest available level of specification, finish quality, and design integration. studioLine appliances feature distinctive design elements including flush-fit installation options, piano finish surfaces, and a reduced visual profile designed to integrate seamlessly into high-end fitted kitchen environments.

studioLine is also the range that carries Siemens’ most advanced technological features, including the full Home Connect connectivity suite and the most sophisticated versions of Siemens’ cooking, laundry, and dishwasher technologies. studioLine appliances in the UK have historically carried an extended warranty as standard, though specific warranty terms and eligible products are subject to change – verify current terms at the point of purchase.

Extended warranty on studioLine

studioLine appliances have historically carried an extended warranty as standard. Selected other Siemens appliances may carry extended warranties during promotional periods. Confirm the current warranty terms for your chosen model at point of purchase as terms and eligible products are subject to change.

What is Home Connect?

Home Connect is the BSH smart home platform that connects compatible Siemens and Bosch appliances to a single smartphone application. For UK consumers, Home Connect is available on an expanding range of Siemens washing machines, dishwashers, ovens, and coffee machines.

Through the Home Connect app, users can monitor the status of running appliances, start and stop cycles remotely, receive end-of-cycle notifications, and in some cases download additional programmes to compatible machines. Home Connect is compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit, allowing voice control integration and compatibility with broader smart home ecosystems.

Home Connect is one of the features that most clearly distinguishes the Siemens range from Bosch within the BSH portfolio. While Bosch also uses Home Connect on selected appliances, the Siemens range tends to carry the platform more broadly and with a greater range of in-app features, reflecting Siemens’ positioning as the more technology-led of the two brands.

Single app for Siemens, Bosch and Neff appliances across the BSH range

Remote start, pause and stop on compatible models

End-of-cycle notifications and downloadable programmes

Compatible with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit

Where can you buy and service Siemens appliances in the UK?

Siemens home appliances are available through premium kitchen specialists, major electrical retailers, and directly through the Siemens UK website at siemens-home.bsh-group.com/uk. As a premium brand, Siemens tends to be more prevalent in specialist kitchen showrooms and premium appliance retailers than in mass-market electrical chains, though many of the larger retailers do stock selected Siemens models.

For repair and servicing, Siemens appliances are supported by BSH’s UK service operation. In-warranty repairs are carried out by manufacturer-trained engineers using genuine BSH parts. For out-of-warranty appliances, independent national repair networks listed in our national service providers guide also service Siemens appliances – BSH components are widely available and many independent engineers are familiar with the range. Genuine Siemens spare parts are available through our appliance spare parts section.

In-guarantee repairs

If your Siemens appliance is within the manufacturer’s guarantee period, contact BSH’s Siemens service team directly – repairs under guarantee are carried out at no charge. Using an unauthorised repairer during the guarantee period may affect the remaining guarantee. For your statutory rights when an appliance develops a fault, see our guide to the Consumer Rights Act and faulty appliances.

A note on DIY repair

Siemens built-in ovens, hobs, washers, dishwashers and refrigeration use specific electronic control boards, inverter motors, gas connections (on gas hobs), and sealed refrigeration circuits that should only be worked on by trained engineers. Always isolate the appliance from the mains before any inspection, never attempt work on gas or sealed refrigerant systems, and if in any doubt book a qualified engineer through our repair booking guide. Working on an in-guarantee Siemens appliance yourself may invalidate the manufacturer’s guarantee.

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