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During the
last quarter century, Invensys Controls has evolved from a small start-up
company to a dynamic, multi-faceted organization. Today, we offer trade
professionals a wide range of HVAC/R products, appliance parts, smoke and
carbon monoxide alarms and timing controls. Take a look at how Invensys
Controls has progressed over time.
Invensys Controls was founded in 1974 after successfully designing and
manufacturing a line of top quality smoke alarms for the residential smoke
alarm market. Invensys Controls has continued to focus its efforts toward
serving contractors and trade professionals through the electrical wholesale
market, a market that it is proud to lead today.
Our
products
SMOKE ALARMS
The Firex brand of smoke alarms are the best selling among contractors in the
electrical wholesale market.
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Full line of
AC hardwire smoke alarms
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Full line of
battery powered smoke alarms for existing construction
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AC hardwire
with battery backup
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Duct smoke
alarms
CARBON
MONOXIDE ALARMS
Invensys Controls carbon monoxide alarms
provide ease of installation, and peace of mind. All models use the most
reliable sensing technology and meet the most current UL requirements.
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AC hardwire
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AC plug In
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AC hardwire
with battery backup
HEAT ALARM
The Invensys Controls heat alarm is useful for
environments that could trigger nuisance alarms in smoke alarms. Shifts in
temperature, humidity as well as dust, fumes and insects are frequently the
cause of these false alarms.
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Heat alarm
is a fixed temperature unit that detects heat at 135°F(57°C) or greater
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Interconnects
with other Firex smoke alarms and heat alarms
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9 Volt
battery back-up(battery included)
THERMOSTATS
Robertshaw thermostats offer contractors ease of installation
and reliability. Homeowners benefit from the ease of use and dependable
temperature control.
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Mechanical
Thermostats
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Electronic
Thermostats
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Programmable
Thermostats
CONTROLS
Complete line of electro- mechanical and electronic controls.
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Time & Energy Controls
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Lighting & HVAC Controls
More history
| 1974 |
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Founded as Firex Corporation
in a small shared office and lab facility in Glenview, Illinois.
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| 1975 |
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Moved product development to
a small office and lab in Northbrook, Illinois
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| 1976 |
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Shifted focus to residential
smoke alarms after further product development and market analysis.
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| 1977 |
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Relocated to Downers Grove,
Illinois to prepare for production and assembly.
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1978
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First smoke alarm sold to
wholesale market under the Firex brand name.
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| 1981 |
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Began development of
residential smoke alarms for consumer market.
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1982
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Created Seatt Corporation as
our parent company. Changed Firex Corporation to Invensys Controls for sales
directed to the contractor market. Maintained Firex as the smoke alarm brand
name. First smoke alarm sold to consumer market under the Jameson brand name.
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First retail smoke detector
sold – Jameson
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1984
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Relocated manufacturing to
Chihuahua, Mexico and distribution to El Paso, Texas to reduce costs.
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1987
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First thermostat sold under
SaverStat brand name.
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1988
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First AC hardware smoke
alarm with battery backup.
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1991
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First duct detector sold
under the Firex brand name.
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1992
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First photoelectric smoke
alarm sale
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1994
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First carbon monoxide
detector sold under the Air-Guard™ brand name.
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1995
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Manufacturing of SaverStat
thermostats started at Chihuahua.
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International smoke alarm
sales were launched.
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1996
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Seatt sold to Coleman and
becomes Coleman Safety & Security
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Coleman "Sheltra" brand
launched at retail to Wal-Mart, Target, Sears and Home Depot
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1997
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Became primary supplier to
Home Depot for smoke detectors
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Introduce "9700" thermostats
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1998
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Invensys Controls sold to
Siebe plc
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Coleman "Sheltra" converted
to "Firex"
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Uni-Line merged into
Invensys Controls
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Paragon Electric Company
merged into Invensys Controls
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Thermostats re-branded to
Robertshaw
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First combo
photoelectric/ionization smoke alarm introduced
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1999
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Firex 5000 smoke alarm
launched
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Invensys Controls wins
Invensys CEO award for inventory
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Enerstat merged into
Invensys Controls
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9515 and 9615 thermostats
introduced
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Siebe and BTR merged to
become Invensys
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2000
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New DSL-300SC, DSL-450SC,
DSL-600SC and DSL-700SC Enerstat Non-programmable Digital Communicating
Thermostats introduced
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Invensys Controls
(previously known as Eaton) now sold through Uni-Line
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New Uni-Line Catalog
released
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Pilot Ignition Uni-Kits
712-022 are released
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2001
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New SlimZone Deluxe zoning
panel is introduced
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New Robertshaw 9555 digital
thermostat introduced
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Ranco and Paragon Commercial
Defrost Controls integrated into Uni-LIne/Invensys Controls Company
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New FirexDuct Detector
2650-660/661 introduced
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Invensys Insight thermostat
introduced
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2002
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Firex 2650-760 compact duct
smoke detector introduced
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Firex 4671 tamper-proof
lithium battery ionization smoke alarm introduced
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Firex 6045 carbon monoxide
alarm introduced
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Robertshaw 9400 series of
digital thermostats introduced
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2003
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Firex 7000 combination smoke
and carbon monoxide alarm introduced
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Robertshaw 800 series of
line voltage thermostats launched
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Building System integrated
into Invensys Controls
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Com-Trol integrated into
Invensys Controls
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