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Elster Liège a vu le jour en 1919 sous le nom de Cogégaz (Constructions Générales Electriques et Gazières).

Pendant près de 75 ans la société acquière un savoir faire et une réputation dans le domaine du comptage et de la régulation du gaz naturel. En 1995 elle intègre le groupe Elster.

Depuis le 15 juillet 2009, Cogégaz a fusionne avec les 2 autres sociétés du groupe Elster en Belgique et devient Elster NV/SA.

Aujourd’hui le site de Liège se concentre sur 3 activités :

• La commercialisation des compteurs et régulateurs résidentiels sur toutes la Belgique
• Le comptage et la régulation industrielle en Wallonie et Bruxelles
• La commercialisation du matériel et la conception de systèmes pour les fours industriels sur toute la Belgique

Elster Cogégaz c’est une équipe de 50 personnes au service de ses clients depuis plus de 90 ans.

The gas industry has developed in the first part of the 19-th century. Initially gas town started to be used for streets lighting. The first gas work in Bratislava was established in 1856.

In connection with the expansion of gas application it was necessary to start to measure the gas consumption by means of gas meters. The first gas meter was invented by the Englishman Samuel Clengg in 1815. It was a wet displacement meter. In 1820 John Maclam has patented the first dry gas meter and in 1843 Wiliam Richards designed a dry gasmeter with two chambers and valves. Gas meters on this principle have been using up to these days.

Gas meters production in the territory of Slovakia has started in 1922. The first gas meter was produced in the factory of the brothers Michera in Bratislava. After the World War Two the gas meter production was relocated to Považské strojárne (machine plant) and since 1952 it has been placing in Presná mechanika, n.p. Stará Turá. In 1965 the national enterprise Presná mechanika was incorporated in the industrial concern Chirana Stará Turá.

In 1992, in the process of privatization of the joint-stock company Chirana-Prema, a.s., the gas meters production was divided into an independent company named Premagas s.r.o. In 1993 the company Elster AG Mess- und Regeltechnik with its registered office in Mainz, Germany has become the majority owner of the company Premagas s.r.o. Since 2002, Elster is the sole owner of the company.  Company name Premagas s.r.o. was changed to Elster s.r.o. in 2007.

Production of water meters has started in 2005 and production of regulators in 2006.

Elster s.r.o. is now part of Honeywell.

Elster Group este lider mondial in AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure), masuratori integrate si solutii de utilizare in industra gazului, electricitatii si apei. Inalta calitate a produselor, serviciilor, si solutiilor marca Elster reflecta bogatia de cunostinte si experienta acumulata de peste 170 de ani dedicate masuratorilor de precizie a consumurilor de resurse. Elster ofera solutii si tehnologii avansate pentru companiile de aprovizionare cu energie. Avantajele pentru furnizorii de energie: imbunatatirea serviciului de relatii cu clientii, cresterea eficientei operationale si de a creste beneficiile clientului. Cu solutiile AMI de la Elster, permit furnizorilor de energie vitala a resurselor de gaze, energie electrica si apa sa administreze si sa mentina un nivelul bun de cost-eficient.  Grupul are peste 7.000 angajati in peste 38 de tari cu precadere in Europa, America si Asia.