Bosch moves to building TX on Strijp-T

EINDHOVEN – The Bosch building on Strijp-S in Eindhoven will become available in 2025 when the company moves to building TX on Strijp-T.

Several regional divisions of the multinational Bosch are then moving to Strijp-T, as the first tenant in building TX, the former Philips machine factory that is being renovated. Alderman Stijn Steenbakkers of the municipality of Eindhoven, owner of the building that Bosch is leaving on Strijp-S, reacts 'pleased' to the news. 'It is nice that Bosch is further expanding its activities on Strijp-T, as the first major tenant in building TX. That way we continue building together on the strength and future of our city.'

Largest deal for Geva BV

For Geva BV, the lease of the 14,000 square meters of TX is the biggest deal the company has closed in its seventy-year existence, says Boudie Hoogedeure of Geva BV, the real estate company of the Goevaers family that owns the Strijp-T business park. ‘The presence of Bosch fits completely within the Strijp-T model in which the theme Make-Create-Innovate is central,’ Hoogedeure said. The agreement officially signed on Friday gives the owner the certainty to proceed with the project — in total amounting to 56,000 square meters of offices and other workspaces.

Bosch brings in de tweede helft van 2025 (parts of) various departments into TX, in total accounting for around 600 employees. These are Bosch Security Systems from Strijp-S, Bosch Rexroth from Boxtel, ItoM (Ideas to the Market, now on the Boschdijk in Eindhoven) and the support services Robert Bosch B.V. and Robert Bosch Investment.

Several managers and directors of Bosch divisions symbolically signed the contract for the lease of the old Philips machine factory on Strijp-T in Eindhoven. That happened in the enormous hall of building TX.
© Michel Theeuwen

In Boxtel a part of the company, the well-known factory for hydraulic cylinders, had already been sold. The remaining employees are now coming to Eindhoven. "We are now concentrating the business units in the region on one high-tech location," says a spokesperson. "Because people mainly know us from washing machines and dishwashers, but Bosch really is a high-tech company."

Concentration department in TX

Bosch does this 'to make optimal use of each other's experience and knowledge; this promotes mutual cooperation. In addition, the proximity of educational and knowledge institutions also offers extra opportunities', says Patrick Incoletti, director of Bosch Benelux in a press release.

Bosch will have at the new location spaces for product and software development, system development, laboratories, customer service and logistics, demonstration and training rooms, offices for sales and administrative function

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The current Bosch building on the Torenallee measures about 10,000 square meters. Bosch Security Systems has been located here since 2011; it mainly develops fire detectors, video surveillance systems, burglar alarms, but also audio systems for conferences and meetings. The space in the Bosch building is not efficient and is outdated in terms of sustainability.

In building TX, Bosch is getting a hypermodern building in terms of environmental measures that is also much easier to use. The company is renting the two five-storey work towers on the Achtseweg-Zuid side and the space in the enormous hall up to the hospitality square that splits TX in two. In total amounting to 14,000 square metres.

Building TX provides 56,000 square meters for businesses.

At Strijp-T, formerly entirely owned by Philips, two old-style manufacturing companies are still active: Draka (cables) and Smurfit Kappa (cardboard, packaging). A large part of the other buildings has been renovated by Geva BV over the past five years, with a strong sense of history. These include the pumping station TAQ (for high-tech company Settels Savenije), power plant TR (Innovation Powerhouse, including design agency Van Berlo), building complex TQ (with a large number of companies) and Glass Laboratory TY (drone maker Avular).

Demolition and asbestos removal started

Now it’s TX, the former Philips machine factory’s turn. In the 300-meter-long and 67-meter-wide building, including new construction, there is space for 56,000 square metres of businesses. Geva BV has meanwhile started removing asbestos and demolishing the interior. In the transformation the façades are being rebuilt according to the old appearance, but insulated. The old sawtooth roofs are also being insulated and fitted with solar panels. The design for the redevelopment is by architect Stefan de Bever.

The technology group has around 421,000 employees worldwide, of whom about 3,050 work in the Netherlands. Besides Eindhoven, the main locations are Bosch Transmission Technology in Tilburg, Nefit Bosch in Deventer, Bosch Power Tools in Breda, Bosch Energy and Building Solutions in Nieuwegein and Berkel & Rodenrijs, BSH Household Appliances in Hoofddorp, Bosch Rexroth in Haarlem and ItoM in Enschede. The multinational generated revenue of 88.2 billion euros in 2022.

The Philips machine factory on Strijp‑T in Eindhoven, when it was still in use. Now the enormous building is being redeveloped for high‑tech companies. Bosch is the first, large rentedr.
© Strijp-T Development Team Geva BV