What Precision Multiple Control does

Precision Multiple Controls, Inc. is a privately held, vertically integrated U.S. manufacturer founded around 1960 and headquartered at 33 Greenwood Avenue, Midland Park, New Jersey. The company designs and produces light-sensitive photocontrols (silicon sensors and cadmium sulfide elements), 24-hour mechanical and electromechanical timer movements, defrost timers for commercial refrigeration, mercury and electromechanical relays (marketed under the Permatrol brand), and supporting accessories such as receptacles, brackets, and ANSI C136-conformant dimming controls. Its specialty sub-brands include the Lumatrol line of photocontrols, Permatrol relays, the Gullsweep bird-deterrent division, and the Lumastrobe warning-lights division. Products are sold under established trademarks such as the T-15 direct wire-in photocontrol, an outdoor-lighting industry standard, and are designed for direct backward compatibility with Intermatic, Paragon, and Tork enclosures through dedicated mounting-bracket systems (IC, PC, TC).

The business serves a horizontally diversified set of end markets that all rely on automated timing or light-sensing control: municipal and utility outdoor lighting (streets, parking lots, security, FAA obstruction lighting), residential and commercial swimming-pool equipment (pump and heater coordination), commercial refrigeration (defrost cycle timing), residential hot-water heating (off-peak scheduling), and general energy management for lighting and electrical loads. Specialized SKUs target hazardous-location (NEC Class I/II/III Division 1 & 2) and LED-fixture use cases, with one product carrying a 13-year warranty.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through hardware unit sales (no subscription model), priced from roughly $9.65 for accessories to over $1,200 for explosion-proof photocontrols, with contractor 6-pack bundle options. The company sells primarily direct via its Shopify-powered e-commerce site (pmcontrols.com) with no minimum order quantity, supplemented by a nationwide field sales-rep force and live phone-based technical support during business hours. There are no publicly disclosed revenue, funding, M&A, or leadership-change events in the input data, and the company appears to be independently/family-owned with no venture or private-equity backing.

Name

Precision Multiple Control

Legal name

Precision Multiple Controls, Inc.

Website

https://pmcontrols.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Precision Multiple Controls is a privately held New Jersey manufacturer of photocontrols, mechanical and electromechanical timers, defrost timers, and relays serving outdoor lighting, pool, refrigeration, and energy-management end markets via direct e-commerce and a nationwide field sales force.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lighting Controls and Industrial Electrical Components

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Controls & Building Integration (Drivers, sensors, dimming, lighting control panels, networked lighting) (IMAGAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Optoelectronic Components (LEDs, photodiodes, optocouplers, optical sensors) (IMAGAJAF), Specialty & Task/Workstation Lighting (Inspection/task lights, cleanroom/food-grade, portable work lights) (IMAGAIAK)

Keywords

• Photocontrol devices
• Outdoor lighting controls
• Industrial timers
• Defrost timers
• Electromechanical relays

Headquarters

HQ city

Midland Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Precision Multiple Controls generates revenue primarily through the sale of physical hardware products including photocontrols, timers, defrost timers, relays, and accessories. Products are sold as one-time purchases with various configurations (with/without enclosures, different voltage ratings, etc.). The company offers both individual unit pricing and bulk 6-pack options for contractors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Precision Multiple Controls, Inc. manufactures and sells photocontrols (twist-lock and button-style), lighting timers, defrost timers, electromechanical relays, and related accessories for outdoor lighting and industrial/appliance control applications. The products are sold primarily to OEMs, utility/municipal lighting buyers, refrigeration and appliance manufacturers, and industrial customers who integrate them into lighting fixtures, refrigerators/freezers, and industrial control panels.

Product overview

Precision Multiple Controls is a manufacturer of lighting and time control products with over 60 years of experience. The product portfolio centers on photocontrols (including Lumatrol T, A, ST, ET series for wire-in, locking-type, low voltage, and die-cast applications), time switches (CD series 24-hour timers for pools, water heaters, and general purpose), defrost timers (6000 series for commercial refrigeration), relays (Permatrol electromechanical and mercury relays), and accessories (receptacles, brackets, trippers, dimming controls). The company also offers specialized products including FAA obstruction lighting controls, explosion-proof photocontrols for hazardous locations, LED-rated controls, streetlight power adapters, and the Gullsweep bird deterrent brand. Products are designed for replacement compatibility with Intermatic, Paragon, and Tork enclosures through IC/PC/TC bracket systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Photocontrols (Twist-Lock and Button-Style)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Gullsweep (Bird Deterrent Division)minorOthersGullsweep is a division of Precision Multiple Controls specializing in bird deterrent products for boats. The brand has been used around the world for more than 40 years to ward off birds that roost on boats. Products include GS-1 (6' diameter), GS-2 (3' diameter for tighter spaces), and GS-1L (8' diameter for heavy-duty applications).
• Lumastrobe (Warning Lights Division)minorOthersLumastrobe is a division of Precision Multiple Controls specializing in warning lights for industrial and safety applications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Intermatic: Intermatic is the most direct peer: a long-established US manufacturer of mechanical and electronic time switches, photocells, and defrost timers for outdoor lighting, pools, and HVAC. Precision's IC brackets and cross-reference guides are explicitly designed to drop into Intermatic enclosures, indicating direct product overlap.
• Tork (NSi Industries): Tork is a direct peer in mechanical and electromechanical time switches and lighting controls. Precision's TC (Tork Compatible) bracket line confirms direct compatibility, and the products serve overlapping use cases in outdoor lighting, pools, and commercial scheduling.
• Paragon (a brand of Invensys/Talon legacy): Paragon is a direct peer in defrost timers and electromechanical time switches for commercial refrigeration and lighting. Precision's PC brackets and explicit Paragon 8000-series replacement defrost timer mechanisms confirm head-to-head competition in the same SKUs.

Broad incumbents

• Lutron Electronics: Lutron is a broad incumbent in dimming controls, occupancy sensors, and lighting control systems. It overlaps with Precision on in-wall timers and lighting control hardware, but its primary focus on premium residential and commercial dimming systems is a different competitive battlefield.
• Hubbell Lighting: Hubbell is a broad incumbent that manufactures lighting fixtures, photocontrols, locking-type receptacles, and wiring devices for outdoor and infrastructure applications. It overlaps with Precision on locking-type photocontrol receptacles and ANSI C136.10-compliant controls, but operates at much greater scale across a broader portfolio.
• Leviton: Leviton is a broad incumbent in wiring devices, lighting controls, and timers for residential and commercial markets. It overlaps with Precision in spring-wound timers, in-wall digital timers, and dimming receptacles, but competes across a much wider electrical products portfolio.
• Schneider Electric (Square D / Wiser): Schneider Electric is a broad incumbent offering industrial relays, contactors, timers, and increasingly IoT-connected lighting controls. It overlaps with Precision on electromechanical relays and lighting contactors, with substantially greater resources for smart lighting investment.
• Eaton (Lighting Division): Eaton is a broad incumbent in electrical components, including lighting contactors, photocells, and industrial control devices. It competes with Precision's Permatrol relay and contactor offerings at the commercial/industrial level, and participates in the same utility and infrastructure channels.
• Acuity Brands: Acuity Brands is a broad incumbent in indoor and outdoor luminaires with an expanding networked lighting controls portfolio. It competes more on the smart/connected side of outdoor lighting controls, which is a segment where Precision has limited presence.

Emerging players

• GE Current, a Daintree company: GE Current is an emerging player in networked outdoor lighting controls and LED streetlight solutions. While not a direct electromechanical timer peer, it represents the smart-lighting trajectory that could displace legacy photocontrol vendors like Precision over the next replacement cycle.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/precision-multiple-controls

Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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