George T. Hall

What George T. Hall does

George T. Hall Company (GTH) is a privately held industrial automation and control system integrator founded in 1932 and headquartered in Anaheim, California, with a manufacturing headquarters in Reno, Nevada. The company designs, programs, and integrates industrial automation systems spanning PLCs, SCADA, HMI platforms, temperature and process controllers, combustion controls, instrumentation, and IIoT solutions, and operates two UL-certified panel shops producing UL 508A (ordinary location) and UL 698A (hazardous location) industrial control panels. Its engineering workflow uses EPLAN Pro Panel for 3D design integrated with Rittal's Perforex automated machining center, and a documented 52-point quality checklist governs panel assembly. GTH serves six primary verticals — Water & Wastewater, Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences, Food & Beverage, Mining/Minerals/Metals, Manufacturing, and Aerospace — with customer relationships structured around lifecycle engagements from design through preventative maintenance and operator training.

GTH's business model rests on four revenue streams: (1) engineering and system integration professional services covering PLC/SCADA/HMI programming and commissioning; (2) hardware sales of UL-certified control panels and distributed partner products (Watlow controllers, Schneider Electric VFDs, Honeywell thermal solutions, Fireye flame safeguard, Phoenix Contact HMIs); (3) recurring field services including calibration, repair, and preventative maintenance contracts; and (4) operator and technical training. Pricing is custom and project-based, with multi-year contract cadences. Distribution is hybrid: direct business development engineers and field service personnel in California and Nevada engage enterprise clients, while a deep manufacturer partner ecosystem (Schneider Electric Alliance, Rockwell Automation SI Partner Bronze, Endress+Hauser Preferred System Integrator, Watlow Authorized Solutions Partner, Honeywell Channel Partner) drives channel reach and co-marketing. GTH holds CSIA certification (since 2017), ISO 9001:2015 (DQS), UL 508A/698A panel shop listings, and was named 2023 System Integrator of the Year by Control Engineering and Plant Engineering and a System Integrators Giant in 2023.

The company is family-owned with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or M&A activity. Operating geographies are concentrated in the western United States. Recent corporate moves have been capability-oriented rather than expansionary — implementation of Procore (2018) and Acumatica ERP (2020), EPLAN certification of design engineering leadership, and a 2019 brand refresh — signaling operational maturation rather than aggressive geographic or segment expansion.

Name

George T. Hall

Legal name

George T. Hall Company

Website

https://georgethall.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

George T. Hall is a privately held industrial automation and control system integrator founded in 1932 that designs, programs, and manufactures UL-certified control panels and integrated PLC/SCADA/HMI systems for water, pharmaceutical, food/beverage, mining, manufacturing, and aerospace clients in the western United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation & Control System Integration

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822)

SIC

Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Control Cabinets & Power Distribution (Panels, Switchgear for Automation) (IMAHAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Control Room HMI/Visualization, Alarm & Event Management (EUADAEAJ), Protection, Control & SCADA/Automation Installation (Relay Panels, RTUs) (IMAFAHAF), Electrical Systems Maintenance (LV/MV, Switchgear, UPS) (BPABACAC), Controls, Thermostats, Sensors & Building Automation (HVAC Controls) (IMADANAH)

Keywords

• Industrial automation integration
• Control panel manufacturing
• SCADA system modernization
• Thermal process automation
• Field engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Anaheim

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering and System Integration Services: Design, programming, and integration of industrial automation systems including PLC, SCADA, HMI, and control systems. Services span full project lifecycle from design through commissioning and startup.
2. Control Panel Manufacturing and Product Sales: Manufacturing of UL 508A and UL 698A certified control panels. Sale of instrumentation, temperature controllers, combustion controls, and related industrial automation products through distribution partnerships.
3. Field Services and Maintenance: On-site programming, calibration, repair, and preventative maintenance services delivered by field technicians and engineers. Annual service contracts for controllers, recorders, and process instruments.
4. Training Services: Onsite control systems training for operators, delivered as part of project engagement or as standalone service offering.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

George T. Hall (GTH) is a full-service industrial control solutions provider that designs, programs, and integrates PLC, SCADA, HMI, and process automation systems for industrial clients. The company manufactures custom UL 508A (ordinary location) and UL 698A (hazardous location) control panels in its two UL-certified panel shops in California and Nevada. It also delivers thermal and combustion process solutions, SCADA modernization services that reuse up to 95% of existing PLC code, and lifecycle field services including programming, calibration, preventative maintenance, commissioning, and operator training.

Product overview

George T. Hall (GTH) is a full-service industrial control solutions provider offering design, programming, instrumentation, and control panel manufacturing as an integrated portfolio of products and services. The core offering comprises custom UL-listed control panels (UL 508A for standard and UL 698A for hazardous locations) manufactured in their two California and Nevada panel shops, complemented by system integration services (PLC, SCADA, HMI), thermal and process solutions (combustion control, flame safeguard), and industrial field services (programming, calibration, maintenance). GTH distributes and integrates products from manufacturer partners including Watlow controllers (PM PLUS, F4T), Schneider Electric variable frequency drives, Fireye burner management systems, Honeywell thermal solutions, and Phoenix Contact HMIs. Their engineering workflow employs EPLAN 3D design software paired with Rittal Perforex automated machining for precision panel manufacturing. Services span the full system lifecycle from design and commissioning through preventative maintenance and optimization, serving water/wastewater, pharmaceutical, food/beverage, mining, manufacturing, and aerospace industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• System Integration End-to-end design, programming, and integration of PLC, SCADA, HMI, temperature/process controllers, video recorders, and combustion controls to improve operational visibility, reduce downtime, and enable smart manufacturing for industrial customers across multiple verticals.
• UL Control Panels (UL 508A / UL 698A) Custom-built industrial control panels manufactured in GTH's two UL-certified panel shops to UL 508A standards for ordinary locations and UL 698A for hazardous locations, featuring intrinsically safe barriers, modular I/O, touchscreen interfaces, and engineering that follows GTH's 52-point quality checklist.
• Thermal & Process Solutions Combustion and process automation engineering including combustion control systems, flame safeguard integration, low NOx burner retrofits, and thermal process upgrades intended to achieve SCAQMD 1147 environmental compliance and operational efficiency gains for industrial operators.
• Industrial Services Field-based lifecycle services including on-site programming, calibration, repair, preventative maintenance, commissioning, startup, and operator training for industrial automation systems, delivered by field engineers and available under annual service contracts for controllers, recorders, and process instruments.
• SCADA Modernization Phased SCADA modernization service that reduces downtime, cost, and risk relative to full rip-and-replace upgrades, leveraging reusable PLC code (up to 95% retained) and existing instrumentation to deliver migration projects for water/wastewater, manufacturing, and other process customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reused up to 95% of existing PLC code during SCADA migration projects, reducing modernization cost and risk
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• FireyecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2025Long-standing distributor partner since over 60 years. GTH represented at 2025 Distributor Meeting in Chicago. Fireye now part of Spectrum Safety Solutions under Sentinel Capital Partners with increased capital investment for product development.
• Schneider ElectriccoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified Alliance System Integrator Partner with Schneider Electric. Awarded Global Alliance Partner of the Year for outstanding growth in control system modernization. Provides integration services for Schneider Electric VFDs, PLCs, and automation platforms.
• Rockwell AutomationcoreTechnology or IntegrationSI Partner Bronze level certification. Provides expertise in Modicon PLC/PAC systems including M580 PAC upgrades for legacy Modicon 984 systems.
• WatlowcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized Solutions Partner for Watlow controllers including PM PLUS and F4T. Team trained for crossover replacement of Honeywell UDC2500 and UDC2800 controllers. Distributor relationship spanning decades.
• Endress + HausercoreTechnology or IntegrationDesignated as Preferred System Integrator with Endress + Hauser, a global leader in process instrumentation. Strategic partnership for project-driven initiatives across process automation, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure.
• HoneywellcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHoneywell Thermal Solutions (HTS) Channel Partner awarded Honeywell Channel Partner of the Year. Territory expanded in 2021. Expertise in ControLinks replacement (CLR), HC900, UDC2800, and SLATE control systems.
• Phoenix ContactsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationSI Partner providing rugged industrial HMIs for outdoor applications, touch screen technology, and automation components.
• AVEVAsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationSystem Integrator Certified Partner for AVEVA software platforms including SCADA and industrial data solutions.
• IgnitionsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationPartner for Ignition industrial automation software platform, SCADA, and IIoT solutions.
• EPLANcoreTechnology or IntegrationSoftware partner for EPLAN Pro Panel 3D design software. Design Engineering Manager certified through EPLAN certification program. Enables virtual panel building, automated documentation, and seamless production data transfer.
• Rittal (Perforex)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Rittal's Perforex automated machining system for control panel enclosure drilling, tapping, and milling. Enables automated manufacturing with data transfer from EPLAN design software.
• Control System Integrators Association (CSIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGTH is CSIA Certified member since 2017. Association establishes best practices and benchmarks for control system integration industry. CEO Jose Rivera states certification is gold-seal mark of professionally managed integration businesses.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stone Technologies: Stone Technologies is a North American system integrator focused on process industries with UL panel shop capabilities and Rockwell/Schneider partnerships — comparable in capability, certifications, and regional industrial focus.
• E Tech Group: E Tech Group is a sizable industrial automation system integrator with manufacturing operations and lifecycle services for regulated industries — a direct peer on integration, panel building, and field services.
• Concept Systems: Concept Systems is a Pacific Northwest control system integrator serving food/beverage, forest products, and manufacturing with SCADA/PLC expertise — geographic and capability adjacency to GTH's western US footprint.
• Avid Solutions: Avid Solutions is a CSIA-certified control system integrator specializing in process automation, UL panel manufacturing, and SCADA modernization for life sciences, food/beverage, and water — overlapping GTH's verticals and service mix.
• SAGE Automation: SAGE Automation is a US-based control system integrator delivering PLC, SCADA, HMI, UL panel fabrication, and field services across industrial verticals — a direct functional comparison to GTH's full-service integration model.
• Polytron: Polytron is an industrial automation system integrator and UL panel shop serving food/beverage, pharma, and chemical sectors — directly comparable in industry mix and panel fabrication depth.
• Hargrove Controls & Electric: Hargrove Controls & Electric is a CSIA-certified system integrator and UL panel builder serving process and manufacturing industries — comparable regional-to-national integrator competing for similar modernization RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Process Solutions: Honeywell is a broad industrial automation incumbent offering control systems (HC900, SLATE, Experion) and thermal solutions — a partner and competitor that defines the platform layer GTH integrates.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation is a global automation OEM whose Logix/FactoryTalk platforms GTH integrates; they set standards and certification tiers across the integrator ecosystem and compete for very large enterprise engagements.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric is a global automation and energy management OEM whose EcoStruxure platform GTH implements — a senior partner that also competes for direct end-to-end modernization contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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