Landis+Gyr Group AG is a publicly listed, multinational corporation operating in over 30 countries and headquartered in Cham, Switzerland. Landis+Gyr makes meters and related software for electricity, gas and water utilities.
History
Landis+Gyr was founded in 1896 as Theiler & Co. in Zug, in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, by technician Richard Theiler and entrepreneur Adelrich Gyr.[1] It began by manufacturing electricity meters that were developed by Theiler.[1] Heinrich Landis joined the business in 1903,[2] acquired it in 1904 and introduced Karl Heinrich Gyr as a partner in 1905, renaming it Landis & Gyr.[1] The company benefited from the rise of the electrical industry and expanded abroad over the following years.[1]