2000		Beijer Electronics an independent corporation Beijer Electronics enters a new and exciting phase, the key feature being our listing on the Stockholm Stock Exchange O-list in June, implying Beijer Electronics achieving the status of an independent quoted corporation. In turn, this generated a series of new challenges , with higher standards on our communication and a sharper focus on the group's business and objectives.
2001		Subsidiary started in Germany In October Beijer Electronics starts up an enterprise in Stuttgart , Germany. The intention is to support and develop the group's operator systems sales channel on the German market through technical support and servicing, and by servicing selected end-customers. Germany is Europe's single biggest market for automation products.
		New main owner As a consequence of Stena Sessan acquiring 25 per cent of its shares in late December, Beijer Electronics gains a new main owner .
2002		Acquisition In June, Beijer Electronics acquires the agency enterprise Autic System , with the purpose to improve its market position within automation and thereby strengthen against the main competitors Siemens and ABB.
		New board The recent change in owner structure was followed by the appointment of a new board at the Annual General Meeting in April .
2003		In May, Beijer Electronics signs brand label agreements with two German corporations , which will market and sell brand label Beijer Electronics operator terminals globally. Intensive development initiatives are started in the year, with the intention to develop future operator systems products . Product modifications related to the new brand label agreements also consume development resources.
2004		The development initiatives are intensified and Beijer Electronics launches its new EXTER operator terminal in autumn 2004.  EXTER is the first product in an all-new generation of operator terminals. This is a result of the group's biggest iniative ever . EXTER is based on an all-new platform, BEPP (Beijer Electronics Power Panel) - a new basic concept underpinning the group's future operator terminals, signaling a major technology shift.
2005		Strategic aquisition - a milestone in Beijer Electronics' history In March 2005 , Beijer Electronics acquires the Taiwanese company Hitech Electronics - a renowned player in the sector, with sales focused mainly on Asia. The acquisition brings Beijer Electronics a strategic network of sales channels for the group’s proprietary operator terminals on the high-growth Asian market. This means the group becoming a genuine global player in HMI products.
2006		In early April, Beijer Electronics decided to incorporate a subsidiary in Shanghai, China. Through Hitech, the group already has a local distributor in China. The primary purpose of the Chinese subsidiary is to support the local distributor and service the market as part of the launch of Beijer Electronics’ EXTER terminals in China. In June, Beijer Electronics signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Electric to take over the distribution rights to its agencies in Denmark and the Baltic region, and those agencies Automation did not already possess in Finland. Coincident with this deal, Mitsubishi Electric acquired 15 per cent of the Automation business area. This deal gave the Automation business area new growth opportunities, while simultaneously conferring long-term stability and security to business, and our relations with Mitsubishi Electronics. The deal was closed in October.  Building on the deal with Mitsubishi Electric, Automation acquired parts of UTU Powel of Finland’s automation segment operations in Finland and the Baltic countries. The deal was closed in October. The objective is to further enhance and increase regional market shares, and increase the sales of Beijer Electronics’ proprietary HMI products.