[1] In 1879, Alfred de Meuron set up a small workshop in Geneva to manufacture electrical appliances.

This workshop ultimately formed the basis for the establishment of SAAS on 9 July 1918.

[2] The following year, 1919, Brown Boveri & Cie (BBC) became SAAS's main shareholder.

[1] The company remained independent until 1969, when competitive pressures forced it to seek new partners.

The decision led to the creation in 1989 of a new independent company, Sécheron SA, which re-entered that sector.