Alerton (sometimes misspelled "Allerton") is a United States company based in Lynnwood, Washington. It is a manufacturer of building automation systems for heating, ventilation and air conditioning HVAC equipment.
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| Formerly | Alerton Technologies |
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| Company type | Private[1] |
| Industry | Building automation, HVAC, Intelligent building |
| Founded | 1981 in Bellevue, Washington |
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| Headquarters | Lynnwood, Washington |
Key people | Mike Noble (Business Leader & Sales Director)[2] |
| Products | Building Management System, Thermostats, Programmable thermostat |
| Website | www.alerton.com |
The company was founded in 1981 in Bellevue by three entrepreneurs from whom the company's name was derived: Al Lucas, Clair Jenkins and Tony Fassbind.[3] Lucas was Jenkin's father-in-law; Fassbind was the company's chief executive officer and chief technologist; while Jenkin's succeeded Lucas as president after his retirement, and serviced as the lead business developer.[3]
Alerton's entry into the building automation systems market was through the application of direct digital controls in their products, a technology which had in the early 1980s been largely overlooked by the market's major players.[3] The company developed their own control protocol, Ibex, and transitioned to using the license-free BACnet protocol beginning in 1995; in adopting BACnet, the company became the first to implement this protocol across an entire product line in the controls industry.[3]
Alerton was acquired by the UK building supplies company Novar in 2003; as part of the acquisition, "Alerton Technologies" became "Alerton", a wholly owned subsidiary of Novar Controls and part of Novar's Intelligent Building Systems division.[4][5] The acquisition was aimed at being a growth opportunity for both firms, and Novar recognized Alerton as "a pioneer in the development of the BACnet protocol".[4]
Alerton became part of Honeywell in 2005 when its parent company, Novar, was acquired.[6][7] In Honeywell, Alerton is part of the company's Automation and Controls group.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Alerton Technologies, Inc.: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Alerton, Inc.: CEO and Executives". Bloomberg. July 6, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Newman, Michael (2013). "2.9.1 ALERTON". BACnet. New York: Momentum Press. ISBN 9781606502907. OCLC 909981984 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Mazurkiewicz, Greg (February 28, 2003). "Novar To Acquire Alerton Technologies". The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration NEWS. BNP Media. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Novar Controls to buy Alerton Technologies". The Seattle Times. March 1, 2003. p. C1. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Honeywell to Offer to Acquire Novar for GBP 1.2 Billion -US$2.4 Billion-; Offer Unanimously Recommended by Novar Board" (Press release). Honeywell. December 13, 2004. Retrieved October 17, 2017 – via BusinessWire.
- ^ "Honeywell to Buy Novar for $1.53 Billion". Business Day. The New York Times. December 13, 2004. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Honeywell Building Solutions - Alerton Building Automation System". Honeywell Partner Connect. Honeywell. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
Further reading
edit- "Alerton, Inc.: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Snapshot. Retrieved March 11, 2018.