Faraday (company)
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Faraday is a Florham Park, New Jersey
company that specializes in fire protection systems.
, New York
. In the early 1900s, the company was owned by Stanley & Patterson, an electrical supplies conglomerate. Around this time, Faraday began producing notification appliances, such as bells, horns, buzzers, etc. They also rebranded coded fire alarm stations from Holtzer-Cabot
. From the 1930s to the 1960s, Faraday was known as "Sperti-Faraday", and the company moved to Adrian, Michigan
. From the late 1960s up until present, many companies rebranded Faraday's popular line of notification appliances, including Simplex
, Standard Electric Time Company
, Pyrotronics, Gamewell, FCI, and more. In 1978, Faraday bought out Standard Electric Time, and around the same time, moved its location to Tecumseh
, Michigan
. In 1977, Faraday bought out S.H. Couch
, and still continues to manufacture the iconic F1G "Chevron" pull station, originally designed by Couch in the 1950s.
. Faraday then moved to their current Florham Park location. In 2007, Faraday discontinued its entire line of notification appliances in favor of Wheelock
's line. Faraday continues to make fire alarm panels
for small-to-mid-size applications, along with its own line of initiating devices.
Florham Park, New Jersey
Florham Park is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,857, which had grown to 12,389 as of the Bureau's 2008 estimate....
company that specializes in fire protection systems.
History
Faraday was founded in 1875 in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. In the early 1900s, the company was owned by Stanley & Patterson, an electrical supplies conglomerate. Around this time, Faraday began producing notification appliances, such as bells, horns, buzzers, etc. They also rebranded coded fire alarm stations from Holtzer-Cabot
Holtzer-Cabot
Holtzer-Cabot was a Boston, MA company founded in 1875. They specialized in small motors, fire alarm systems, telegraph-related products, and various other electric devices. The company closed in 1972.-History:...
. From the 1930s to the 1960s, Faraday was known as "Sperti-Faraday", and the company moved to Adrian, Michigan
Adrian, Michigan
As of the 2010 census Adrian had a population of 21,133. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 84.1% white, 4.4% black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 5.9% from some other race and 4.0% from two or more races...
. From the late 1960s up until present, many companies rebranded Faraday's popular line of notification appliances, including Simplex
SimplexGrinnell
SimplexGrinnell, a subsidiary of Tyco International, is an American company specializing in active fire protection systems, communication systems and testing, inspection and maintenance services...
, Standard Electric Time Company
Standard Electric Time Company
The Standard Electric Time Company was a Springfield, Massachusetts company founded in 1884, and was a manufacturer of synchronized clock systems and fire alarm systems. They were the oldest manufacturer of electric clocks in the United States...
, Pyrotronics, Gamewell, FCI, and more. In 1978, Faraday bought out Standard Electric Time, and around the same time, moved its location to Tecumseh
Tecumseh
Tecumseh was a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy which opposed the United States during Tecumseh's War and the War of 1812...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. In 1977, Faraday bought out S.H. Couch
S.H. Couch
S.H. Couch, often known as simply Couch, was a Quincy, Massachusetts company founded in 1894. The company specialized in electrical devices including telephones, intercoms, and fire alarm systems. For a short time, the company was owned by Exide...
, and still continues to manufacture the iconic F1G "Chevron" pull station, originally designed by Couch in the 1950s.
Purchase by Siemens
In 1995, Faraday was bought by Cerberus Pyrotronics, and in 1998, Cerberus Pyrotronics was bought by SiemensSiemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
. Faraday then moved to their current Florham Park location. In 2007, Faraday discontinued its entire line of notification appliances in favor of Wheelock
Wheelock
-Places:*River Wheelock in Cheshire in England.*Wheelock, Cheshire, a long village south of Sandbach in Cheshire in England.*Wheelock, Vermont*Wheelock, North Dakota, a ghost town in the United States*Wheelock, Texas, a small town near College Station, Texas...
's line. Faraday continues to make fire alarm panels
Fire alarm control panel
A Fire Alarm Control Panel , or Fire Alarm Control Unit , is the controlling component of a Fire Alarm System. The panel receives information from environmental sensors designed to detect changes associated with fire, monitors their operational integrity and provides for automatic control of...
for small-to-mid-size applications, along with its own line of initiating devices.