Lux Products
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Lux Products Corporation is an American company that produces a variety of consumer products for the home, serving customers from private consumers to commercial contractors. It originally started as the Lux Clock Manufacturing Company of Waterbury Connecticut. Since that time, Lux has changed hands several times, and expanded its product line. Lux is now headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, with a plant in Laredo, Texas
. Its current chief executive officer
is Paul Balon. The company has a workforce of approximately 50 people.
Lux Products produces many household items that consumers may recognize. Some of the most recognizable products are its line of home thermostats, range parts, and timers.
and produced only clock movements at that time. In the years that followed, the company grew and began making the entire clock unit. Lux Clock produced clocks until 1941, at which time they made war related products.
Clock production resumed after the war, and in 1954 a plant was established in Lebanon, Tennessee
. By 1959 a Lux Time Ltd. facility was built in Ontario, Canada. In June 1961, the Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Company, a leading manufacturer of thermostats and controls, bought out the Lux Clock Manufacturing Company.
Robertshaw continued to be a leader in thermostat production and also produced clocks and timers under the Robertshaw Controls Company, Lux Time Division name.
Robertshaw sold its consumer division of the company in 1991 to Michael DeLuca and it is currently being run by Paul Balon, CEO. The new company, Lux Products Corporation retained the original Lux name and continues to produce a full range of thermostats, timers, and additional household items. Lux Products is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with its U.S. plant based in Laredo, Texas
.
Lux thermostats have been mentioned by energy experts for their energy efficient and mercury free thermostats. A programmable thermostat can save energy by adjusting heating or cooling for the periods when the building is in use Such products may meet the Energy Star
ratings under the program started by the EPA
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Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
. Its current chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
is Paul Balon. The company has a workforce of approximately 50 people.
Lux Products produces many household items that consumers may recognize. Some of the most recognizable products are its line of home thermostats, range parts, and timers.
History
The company has its origins in the Lux Clock Manufacturing Company, founded in 1914 by Paul Lux. After being employed by the Waterbury Clock Company of Connecticut, Mr. Lux, along with his German-born wife Caroline, and sons Fred and Herman, decided to start their own clock business. The Lux Clock Manufacturing Company was based in Waterbury, ConnecticutWaterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles southwest of Hartford and 77 miles northeast of New York City...
and produced only clock movements at that time. In the years that followed, the company grew and began making the entire clock unit. Lux Clock produced clocks until 1941, at which time they made war related products.
Clock production resumed after the war, and in 1954 a plant was established in Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon, Tennessee
Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States. The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census. It serves as the county seat of Wilson County. Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, approximately 25 miles east of downtown Nashville. Local residents have also called it...
. By 1959 a Lux Time Ltd. facility was built in Ontario, Canada. In June 1961, the Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Company, a leading manufacturer of thermostats and controls, bought out the Lux Clock Manufacturing Company.
Robertshaw continued to be a leader in thermostat production and also produced clocks and timers under the Robertshaw Controls Company, Lux Time Division name.
Robertshaw sold its consumer division of the company in 1991 to Michael DeLuca and it is currently being run by Paul Balon, CEO. The new company, Lux Products Corporation retained the original Lux name and continues to produce a full range of thermostats, timers, and additional household items. Lux Products is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with its U.S. plant based in Laredo, Texas
Laredo, Texas
Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...
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Leadership
Michael DeLuca, chairman of the board, has provided leadership for the company for 18 years and brought it into the modern age by adding innovative items to its traditional line of products. Lux has received accolades for its innovation of products by major consumer magazines and is now selling its products globally.Thermostats
Lux Products Corporation produces electronic (programmable and digital) and mechanical thermostats for nearly every heating and cooling application.Lux thermostats have been mentioned by energy experts for their energy efficient and mercury free thermostats. A programmable thermostat can save energy by adjusting heating or cooling for the periods when the building is in use Such products may meet the Energy Star
Energy Star
Energy Star is an international standard for energy efficient consumer products originated in the United States of America. It was first created as a United States government program during the early 1990s, but Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan and the European Union have also adopted...
ratings under the program started by the EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...
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