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GREAT Values and a Passion for Outcomes
Our core values center on the concept of GREAT.

Generous Team Spirit

Teamwork and giving back to the community are important aspects of who we are.

Radical Passion for Excellence

Our Radical Passion for Excellence drives our mission and ensures we offer our partners industry-leading solutions.

Entrepreneurial Employee Owners

As an Employee Owned Company, we strive to balance business results with putting customers first.

Always Intellectually Curious

Problem solving through proactive innovation is the key to our future. Our employees are encouraged to never stop learning.

Totally Customer Focused

We are committed to empowering our customers to make exciting advancements in leading industries.
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Passionate About Outcomes

Our clients protect and save lives and manage critical resources in a rapidly changing world, and our mission is to enable them to achieve these outcomes efficiently and with quality.

We begin with the outcome in mind - like making renewable power generation even more efficient or delivering a world-saving Covid-19 vaccine in record time.  We believe that our outcomes focus, coupled with an innovative technology and business model mindset, delivers maximum impact, empowering our partners to advance the world.

Pride In Our History

2022
NECI NAMED ON CRISPR THERAPEUTICS ISPE FOYA AWARD, our THIRD FOYA CONTRIBUTION IN FOUR YEARS

2022

The CRISPR Therapeutics manufacturing facility in Framingham, Massachusetts was selected as the 2022 Facility of the Year Award Category Winner for Innovation by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). NECI was proud to contribute as the automation and control supplier for the CRISPR manufacturing facility. This marks NECI’s third contribution to a FOYA award winner in four years in the categories of Innovation (with CRISPR), Operational Excellence (with ElevateBio), and Facility of the Future (with Moderna)!
2022
Jenn Azar becomes new President and CEO of NECI

2022

Jenn’s vision is to leverage the power of digital and promise of Industry 5.0 to deliver business impact and a great experience for our customers in life sciences, energy, and manufacturing.
2021
NECI Announces Merger With Northeast Controls

2021

The merger will drive more expansive product & service offerings for Industrial and Life Science Customers Across the Northeast and will operate under the NECI name.
2021
Emerson Lifecycle Services Merges with NYNE Mechanical

2021

NYNE Mechanical expands their services offerings by combining with Emerson Lifecycle Services making it the most capable, comprehensive valve repair facility in the Northeast.
2021
NECI provides the Automation and Controls that helped ElevateBio Win the FOYA

2021

ElevateBio's BaseCamp was selected as the 2021 Facility of the year award category winner for operational excellence by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).  NECI (New England Controls) was recognized for our important Automation and Controls contribution to the building of this new facility.
2020
NECI Plays Integral Role In Moderna / Lonza COVID Vaccine

2020

NECI worked in the trenches alongside Moderna and Lonza in the production of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.  Our expertise in digital transformation and industrial automation decreased the time from development to go-to-market.  Learn more about our role: "How Digital Transformation Is Helping Create A COVID Vaccine"
2020
COVID-19 Pandemic

2020

2020 will be forever remembered for the COVID-19 Pandemic.  Our strong engagement in the Life Science and Utilities industries allowed NECI to be categorized as "essential" and we were able to continue to work closely with our customers.  In March of 2020 we moved from an office environment to fully remote.  This transition went very smoothly thanks to the cloud-based tools we already had in place, the awesome support from our IT Department, and the dedication of our employees.  A tragic point in history proved to be a moment in time that showed the strength and abilities of NECI.
2020
NYNE Mechanical is Launched

2020

NYNE Mechanical is launched as an NECI / Northeast Controls, Inc. joint venture.  Launching in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, was a challenge, but one that we more than rose to.  NYNE Mechanical is one of the Northeast's largest valve repair facilities, utilizes state-of-the-art diagnostic and repair technology, and employs the best technicians in the business.
2019
Moderna is named the 2019 FOYA Facility of the Year

2019

NECI congratulates their partner Moderna in achieving the FOYA Facility of the Year award.  We were very excited for them and proud of the part we played in helping them achieve this prestigious distinction as it demonstrates NECI's undeniable expertise in facility automation / digitalization.
In 2019, NECI opened an office in Portsmouth, NH.
NECI Opens a new office in portsmouth, nh

2019

NECI opened a new office in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with the intention of hiring as many as 40 solution architects to better support northern New England, including New Hampshire and Maine.
In 2018, NECI was appointed an Emerson Impact Partner.
NEC APPOINTED EMERSON IMPACT PARTNER

2018

NEC was appointed an Emerson Impact Partner, and subsequently underwent a full rebranding, becoming NECI to better represent the direction of the industry and the changing and dynamic needs of its partners and customers.
In 2017, Emerson's acquisition of Pentair's valve business allowed NECI to offer a broader range of valve solutions.
EMERSON ACQUIRES PENTAIR

2017

Emerson’s acquisition of Pentair’s valve business allows New England Controls to enter the PRV market, and offer a broader range of isolation valve solutions.
In 2015, New England Controls launched Enterprise Solutions.
NEC Introduces Enterprise Solutions

2015

New England Controls launches Enterprise Solutions, with the goal of bringing innovative data management and analytics capabilities to our customers.
In 2012, New England Controls opened its new office.
260 FORBES BLVD-NEW OFFICE GROUND BREAKING

2012

New England Controls purchased its 2nd building in Mansfield, MA that included offices, classrooms, and space for demos and inventory. All Foxboro, MA employees moved into this new building. 

New England Controls moved the majority of its employees to a rented office in Foxboro, MA to accommodate its fast growth.
NEW ENGLAND CONTROLS MOVES TO FOXBOROUGH, MA

2009

New England Controls moved the majority of its employees to a rented office in Foxboro, MA to accommodate its fast growth.
In 2008, New England Controls acquired POND Technical Sales.
POND TECHNICAL SALES JOINS THE FAMILY

2008

New England Controls acquired Pond Technical Sales, located in Cromwell, CT, and became a representative for Emerson’s Micro Motion and Rosemount Analytical product lines.
In 2005, New England Controls acquired Coastal Automated Process.
COASTAL AUTOMATED PROCESS, INC JOINS THE FAMILY

2005

New England Controls acquired Coastal Automated Process
In 2005, Tom Ramundo was appointed president of New England Controls.
TOM RAMUNDO NEW ENGLAND CONTROLS' 3RD PRESIDENT

2005

Tom Ramundo is appointed president of New England Controls.
New England Controls moved its Maine location to an even larger office in Bangor, ME.
BANGOR OFFICE GROWS

2003

New England Controls again moved its Maine location to an even larger office in Bangor, ME.
Fisher-Rosemount became Emerson Process Management and the Emerson Local Business Partner network was formed, which included New England Controls and 21 other businesses around the United States.
EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT IS BORN

2001

Fisher-Rosemount became Emerson Process Management, and the Emerson Local Business Partner network was formed, which included New England Controls and 21 other businesses around the United States.
New England Controls introduced PlantWeb to the New England Region, which was the early idea of a plant architecture that connects all the critical processes via an Emerson control system, smart instrumentation, and bus technology.
PLANTWEB COMES TO NEW ENGLAND

1999

New England Controls introduced PlantWeb to the New England Region, which was the early idea of a plant architecture that connects all the critical processes via an Emerson control system, smart instrumentation, and bus technology.
New England Controls acquired Benchmark Controls.
*Text + Media New England Controls acquired Benchmark Controls. BENCHMARK CONTROLS IS BROUGHT INTO THE FOLD

1998

New England Controls acquired Benchmark Controls.
In 1995, New England Controls moved its Maine office to a larger facility in Bangor.
BANGOR OFFICE MOVES TO A NEW FACILITY

1995

New England Controls moved its Maine office to an even larger facility in Bangor, Maine, which served as both a sales and inventory location.
In 1993, Fisher and Rosemount were merged to form Fisher-Rosemount.
FISHER AND ROSEMOUNT MERGE

1993

Fisher and Rosemount were merged for form Fisher-Rosemount, which expanded New England Control’s product offerings significantly.
In 1992, Emerson Electric bought Fisher Controls.
FISHER JOINS EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY

1992

Emerson Electric Company bought Fisher Controls, effectively bringing New England Controls and Fisher’s entire representative network into the Emerson family.
In 1987, Ron Hayden was appointed president of New England Controls.
NEW ENGLAND CONTROLS' HAS A NEW PRESIDENT

1987

Ron Hayden is appointed president of New England Controls.
In 1986, New England Controls became employee owned.
NEW ENGLAND CONTROLS BECOMES AN ESOP

1986

On July 18, 1986, New England Controls made the most strategically important move in their history by becoming employee owned.
In 1980, New England Controls began to sell Fisher's Provox Control System.
PROVOX SETS THE STAGE

1980

A new era in process management emerges with the PROVOX Distributed Control System by Fisher.
In 1977, New England Controls expanded its capabilities to include training and project management.
NEW ENGLAND CONTROLS EXPANDS ITS CAPABILITIES

1977

New England Controls expanded its capabilities to include training and project management, which effectively added services to its suite of product offerings. The president at the time, Roger K. Weldon believed “The way to beat the competition is to provide better service to go with our better product.”
In 1977, New England Controls opened a larger Bangor, Maine office.
MAINE OFFICE MOVES FROM PORTLAND TO BANGOR

1977

New England Controls opened a large Bangor, Maine office, and moved all the Portland, Maine employees to this location.
In 1975, New England Controls moved to an office in Mansfield, MA.
NEW ENGLAND CONTROLS MOVES TO MANSFIELD

1975

New England Controls moved to the Oxford Road office in Mansfield, MA.
In 1969, New England Controls moved to a new office in Natick, MA.
NEW ENGLAND CONTROLS MOVES TO NATICK MA

1969

New England Controls moved into a new office in Natick, MA. A second office was opened in Portland, Maine to better serve customers in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
Roger Weldon was appointed president of New England Controls in 1966.
NEW ENGLAND CONTROLS IS BORN

1966

New England Controls was formed when Fisher consolidated two offices that had previously serviced New England – C.B Petty and Company and William B. Wickersham Company. Roger K. Weldon, former assistant sales manager for power, cryogenics, and pulp and paper at Fisher, was appointed President of the newly formed New England Controls, Inc. At this point, New England Controls sold Fisher, Daniel Industries, and Teledyne Farris products. The office was in Waltham, Massachusetts.