Year | Detail |
1885 |
Johnson Electric Service Company was founded. |
1907 |
Introduced line of gasoline cars. |
1913 |
Hoover Steel Ball Company opens to serve the precision bearing and automotive industries. |
1925 |
Johnson Service Company buys the patent for a dual thermostat. |
1940 |
Johnson Service Company goes public. |
1964 |
Johnson Service Company builds its first European manufacturing plant in Lomagna Italy. |
1974 |
The company changes its name to Johnson Controls Inc. |
1978 |
Johnson Controls acquires Globe-Union. |
1985 |
The company acquired Hoover Universal. |
2002 |
Johnson Controls acquires its Varta automotive battery division based in Germany. |
2003 |
The company acquires Borg Instruments of Germany. |
2005 |
The company acquires York International heating. |
2023 |
Johnson Controls partners with Nucor to recycle nearly 100% of scrap steel at Johnson Controls facilities in the U.S. |