World-Class Innovation, Strategic Growth
With our 80-year history in building management, access control security and energy solutions, TAC is the most profitable, fastest-growing company in the industry. In the past several years we have experienced significant growth, both internally and through strategic acquisitions that have added depth and breadth to our competence and offerings. Key acquisitions include Integral Technologies (2000), Andover Controls (2004), Invensys ABS EMEA, including Satchwell (2005), Invensys Building Systems (2006), and Pelco (2007).
Market-Focused Industry Firsts
TAC’s commitment to innovation, quality, integrity, openness and operational excellence allows us to create "Customers for Life." Our focus on marketplace needs has led to a series of industry firsts, including:
- First to provide direct digital control technology for building automation.
- First to integrate HVAC and access control.
- First to embed a Web server into a building controller.
- First to develop a controller-based telephone user interface with programmable voice menus.
- First to develop a freely programmable LON® based controller.
- First to integrate BACnet® support to all facility and security controls.
- First to provide complete integrated solutions based on Open Integrated Systems for Building IT™.
2009 TAC changes name to Schneider Electric and will be focused on energy management and security solutions for Schneider Electric's buildings customers.
2007 Merger with Pelco.
2006 Merger with Invensys Building Systems (IBS).
2005 Merger with Invensys Advanced Building Systems operations in Europe (ABS EMEA).
2004 Acquisition of Seattle-based Abacus Engineered Systems, merged with TAC - Energy Solutions.
Schneider Electric acquires Andover Controls to strengthen positions in Building Automation while expanding in Security, forming the new TAC.
2003 TAC is acquired by the French company, Schneider Electric.
2002 TAC Group acquires and integrates with the long-term partner, Control Solutions, boosting its geographical presence and market penetration in Americas while increasing its capacity for providing energy solutions to customers across the continent.
TAC Group acquires the Danish company MicroSign, a technology leader in Danish security and surveillance business. The acquisition establishes TAC as a serious player in this field in Denmark and Scandinavia as a whole.
TAC is awarded the prize Best New Product for TAC Xenta 110 dual-zone controller. The award is presented at the international LonWorld tradeshow in Toronto, Canada. TAC won the honor twice previously.
2001 Consulting firm Frost & Sullivan awards its 2001 "Market Engineering Merger & Acquisition Strategy Award" to TAC for the merger with CSI in 2000.
At the LonWorld 2001 conference in Frankfurt, TAC receives the top "Multi-Vendor Installation Award" from Echelon and Messe Frankfurt for innovative technical performance and excellence in providing Open Systems solutions based on LonWorks® Networks in building control.
2000 TAC and Dallas-based CSI combine to create a new company. The new TAC has customers on all seven continents served by more than 2,000 employees and operates in three major regions — Europe, the Americas and the Pacific — providing end-users with world-class Building IT solutions and services.
TAC introduces Internet system connectivity and TAC Xenta 511 receives the "Best LonMark® Product" at LonWorld 2000 in Orlando.
1999 TAC acquires Danfoss System Automatik, a BMS manufacturer based in Denmark.
TAC Xenta 300/400 receives the "Best LonMark Product" at LonWorld 99 in Amsterdam.
1998 CSI acquires MSi, a dominant independent systems integrator in the U.K., and establishes regional offices in Hong Kong and Poland.
TAC acquires Solberg Andersen, a major systems integrator in Norway.
Investment company EQT buys TAC.
1997 TA Control changes its name to TAC. The company focuses on systems and services, as well as international partner networks.
1996 TA Control introduces TAC Xenta™, the world's first LonWorks based programmable control system supported by a Graphical Programming tool.
1995 Tour & Andersson divides into two companies, TA Hydronics and TA Control.
1994 Tour & Andersson creates TAC Vista™ and moves toward open systems architecture.
1993 CSI ships the world's first LON® based zone controller using fuzzy logic.
1992 CSI acquires Energy Management Services, a systems integration company operating throughout Australia and establishes offices in London, England.
1991 Tour & Andersson introduces a free topology, peer-to-peer control network with application specific and programmable controllers.
1988 Now CSI, the Dallas-based company acquires the access control division of Del Norte, expanding its market offerings to the security arena.
1987 Tour & Andersson introduces Micro 7, an IBM PC-based system with a modern user interface using menus and mouse operation and an Individual Room Control concept with application specific controllers with communication.
1984 Tour & Andersson introduces System 7 MINI, MIDI and MAXI, a system on a modern, mini computer architecture to suit different customer needs.
1981 Tour & Andersson introduces a Hotel Management and Signal system.
1980 Tour & Andersson introduces an Integrated Access Control System.
1979 Tour & Andersson introduces the first distributed system RPU.
1977 The systems integration group at F&M Systems forms Texas Controls, the forerunner of CSI Control Systems International Inc.
Tour & Andersson is formed by merger of Tour Agenturer and AH Andersson.
1974 Tour Agenturer introduces a mini computer-based system for climate control.
1962 Tour Agenturer launches the first transistorized heating regulator.
1925 Tour Agenturer founded in Stockholm, offering an extensive product range. During the war, Tour Agenturer designs a draught regulator and a radiator valve with pre-setting.
