Novar Controls
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Novar is a United States
company based in Cleveland, Ohio
. Novar is a manufacturer of building automation systems for HVAC
equipment. Novar enjoys a very strong market share in the box-retail market as a low-cost controller with minimum functionality. Novar's new OPUS line of controllers, launched in January of 2010, highlights Novar's movement into refrigeration control, a space they have typically avoided due to its complex and high-risk nature. They also offer monitoring services to notify customers of comfort and HVAC issues.
Novar Controls became part of Honeywell
International in 2005 when its parent company Novar plc
was acquired. In North America, Novar is divided into two groups. The first is Novar, whose entire focus is on multi-site organizations, customers include Staples
, Gordmans
, Toys R Us and others. Wal-Mart
's patronage comprises such a large amount of Novar's business that a separate office for just Wal-Mart support is located at Wal-Mart's headquarters in Bentonville, AR. Then there are the independent Novar Technology Centers. This group is now transitioning to the Trend name, which has historically been strong in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
company based in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. Novar is a manufacturer of building automation systems for HVAC
HVAC
HVAC refers to technology of indoor or automotive environmental comfort. HVAC system design is a major subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer...
equipment. Novar enjoys a very strong market share in the box-retail market as a low-cost controller with minimum functionality. Novar's new OPUS line of controllers, launched in January of 2010, highlights Novar's movement into refrigeration control, a space they have typically avoided due to its complex and high-risk nature. They also offer monitoring services to notify customers of comfort and HVAC issues.
Novar Controls became part of Honeywell
Honeywell
Honeywell International, Inc. is a major conglomerate company that produces a variety of consumer products, engineering services, and aerospace systems for a wide variety of customers, from private consumers to major corporations and governments....
International in 2005 when its parent company Novar plc
Novar plc
Novar plc was an international group based in the United Kingdom with core activities in Security Systems, Aluminium Extrusion and Cheque Printing. It was bought by Honeywell in 2005, and its activities merged...
was acquired. In North America, Novar is divided into two groups. The first is Novar, whose entire focus is on multi-site organizations, customers include Staples
Staples
-Places:*Staples, Minnesota, United States*Staples, Texas, United States*Staples Center, an arena in Los Angeles, California*Staples High School, a high school in Connecticut*Staples , a train station in Staples, Minnesota served by Amtrak...
, Gordmans
Gordmans
Gordmans Stores is a chain of mid-western off-price department stores founded and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Today, Gordmans operates 66 stores in 16 states in the United States.-Beginnings:...
, Toys R Us and others. Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
's patronage comprises such a large amount of Novar's business that a separate office for just Wal-Mart support is located at Wal-Mart's headquarters in Bentonville, AR. Then there are the independent Novar Technology Centers. This group is now transitioning to the Trend name, which has historically been strong in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.