
The combined operation has a total of about 1,050 employees, including union workers. In addition, Johnson Controls Service Group has one office each in Hawaii and Nevada and two in Arizona. CAL-AIR has 11 offices in California and Johnson has four. The states in the Western region are comprised of California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. Cal-Air's management team and employees have an excellent customer service reputation and will be a strong addition in helping Johnson Controls achieve our growth goals."Ĭondron has been named Western regional vice president and general manager for Johnson Controls, which includes the management of CAL-AIR and the Western regional service offices of Johnson Controls.

The surest way to do that is to be acquired by a company like Johnson Controls."Įric Reisner, vice president and general manager/service for the Controls Group of Johnson Controls, added: "This acquisition strengthens our ability to service existing customers and attract new customers throughout California. "There were a number of strategies we wanted to employ that required more capital, so we decided to re-capitalize the company. "It simply is another line item in the overall list of obligations that you have to deal with every year that other companies dont face," Condron said. As the company grew, it was paying on an increasing number of notes, but that was not a financial burden on the company, Condron said. As employees retire or leave the company, they were paid out in notes for periods up to five years. It is primarily used as a retirement vehicle for employees. More than 200 non-union employees held stock in the ESOP, Fahringer said.
