The head offices of five North American building controls manufacturers are located within a 75-mile radius of Victoria, BC making the Pacific Northwest one of the most competitive building controls manufacturing regions in the world. As it turns out, the Pacific Northwest was ideal for developing a building controls company focused on delivering excellent customer satisfaction.

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 2010

  • Dec
  • Reliable Controls named one of the top 25 fastest growing companies on Vancouver Island.

  • Upgrade posted for eBusiness order service.

  • Nov
  • UL 916 approval for MACH-ProPoint Input (MPP-I) expansion module.

  • EnOcean wireless family of products SPACE-Sensor EnOcean (SSE) and SMART-Sensor EnOcean Accesspoint (SSEA) announced.

  • MACH-Air (MAH) sample program revision G posted.

  • MACH-ProWeb beta testing announced.

  • Oct
  • MACH-Pro series revision E released.

  • Sep
  • The MACH-Pro series of controllers achieves CE certification.

  • Aug
  • Ethernet and TCP/IP networking eLearning module posted.

  • ISO 9001:2008 implementation initiated.

  • New Authorized Dealer Certification program announced.

  • RC-WebView® 2.0 update 1.52 released.

  • Jul
  • New eStatements service posted.

  • May
  • Begin work on a new RC-Reporter application.

  • RC-Studio® 2.0 update 1.54 released.

  • Feb
  • Standalone Flow Sensor (FS) device released.

  • Interim beta release service posted.

  • Jan
  • RC-Archive® receives 2010 top products award from Building Operating Management magazine.

  • Vice President sales and marketing hired for North America.

  • ASHRAE President, Gordon Holness visits Reliable Controls headquarters.

 2009

 2008

 2007

 2006

 2005

 2004

 2003

 2002

  • Dec
  • X-Port converter production begins.

  • Nov
  • Eastern United States regional sales manager hired.

  • Sep
  • RC-WebView® 1.0 web server software officially released.

  • Apr
  • Production of the MACH-Global building controller begins.

  • Mar
  • RC-Archive® 1.0 data acquisition software officially released.

 2001

  • Dec
  • First appearance of Authorized Dealer logo.

  • First issue of the monthly newsletter - the Resource.

  • Jun
  • Milestone: Reliable Controls ships 10,000th direct digital controller.

  • May
  • Reliable Controls joins the BACnet® manufacturers association (now BACnet International).

 2000

  • Nov
  • First RC-Studio® 1.0 operator workstation software package ships.

  • Aug
  • MACH-Zone controller is officially released.

 1999

  • Oct
  • Production begins for the MACH-Air (MAH) VAV controller.

  • Aug
  • UL916 Approval for the entire MACH-System hardware controllers and devices.

  • Jul
  • Volume 8, No.2 of MB&S magazine displays MACH1 building controller on front cover.

  • Jun
  • Eastern Canada Regional Sales Manager hired.

  • Jan
  • First trade show booth in the US at AHR-Expo 1998, Chicago.

 1998

  • Nov
  • First multi-vendor BACnet® installation completed by Serv-All Mechanical in Edmonton, AB, Canada.

  • Sep
  • MACH2 building controller production begins.

  • Aug
  • Reliable Controls assigned BACnet® identification number 35.

  • Jul
  • Reliable Controls begins development of the ETHER-Link Portal.

  • Jun
  • Retrofit contract of Metropolis at Metrotown awarded to Control Solutions of Coquitlam, BC. The project is largest holding of Cambridge properties.

  • May
  • MACH1 (M1) controller production begins.

  • Apr
  • First corporate video released.

  • Feb
  • First dealer training course in Eastern Canada held at Humber College North Campus.

 1997

  • Nov
  • Milestone: One Thousand MNC100s shipped to date.

  • Oct
  • Launch of industry-leading 5-year warranty.

  • Sep
  • First Reliable Controls Authorized Dealer meeting is held.

  • Aug
  • First appearance of the new Reliable Controls corporate logo.

  • May
  • Reliable Controls announces that all products are Year 2000 compliant.

  • Apr
  • Development begins on a new Variable Air Volume (VAV) controller.

  • First blue glossy marketing brochure released.

  • Mar
  • Development begins on third generation system. New surface mount 8 Input, 8 Output controller with expansion capability. The new products are called the MACH controller series (MACH1, MACH2, MACH2x).

 1996

  • Dec
  • Production begins on new Microsoft Windows software.

  • Jul
  • First posting of the Reliable Controls website (reliablecontrols.com) on the Internet.

  • Apr
  • Reliable Controls announces it is committed to the implementation of the ASHRAE Standard 135 BACnet® protocol.

  • Feb
  • First Authorized Dealer training course held.

 1995

  • Dec
  • New Western Canada regional sales manager hired.

  • May
  • Full scale production of the SMART-Sensor (SS) begins.

  • Feb
  • Reliable Controls presents at its first trade show (AEE) in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  • Jan
  • Initial release of the Reliable Controls product catalog.

 1994

  • Nov
  • SMART-Sensor (SS) development begins.

  • Sep
  • New Microsoft Windows based software production begins.

  • Jun
  • New marketing strategy begins.

  • Apr
  • Reliable Controls moves from Surrey to a larger facility at 201-3375 Whittier Avenue, in Victoria, BC, Canada.

  • Feb
  • Production begins on second generation DOS software.

  • Jan
  • Retrofit contract of University of Victoria awarded to Accutemp Refrigeration and Air Conditioning using Reliable Controls. Project was the largest retrofit project in North America during the year.

 1986 - 1993

  • 93
  • September

    Production begins on MNC100 controller.

  • 92
  • October

    Development begins on a new 4 Input, 4 Output controller.

  • September

    Development begins on second generation Direct Digital Control (DDC) system. The new controller with modular 16 Input/16 Output cards, called the MNC100, maintains backwards compatibility with the legacy Burke System.

  • 91
  • February

    Mini-Burke 8x8 controller production begins.

  • 90
  • November

    Development of software changes begins to include an 8x8 controller.

  • 89
  • October

    Development begins on a new 8 Input, 8 Output controller.

  • 88
  • April

    Reliable Controls awarded the British Columbia Parliament Buildings and Provincial Museum contract.

  • January

    Development and production of the BP16IN/16OUT expansion board for the BP1000.

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  • August

    Awarded head office of Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) contract.

  • May

    Reliable Controls moves from basement of residence to a small new shop located at 218-11558, 132A Street in Surrey, BC.

  • 86
  • October

    Installation of first generation Burke System and BP1000 direct digital controller in North Vancouver Law Court.

  • January

    Company founded in Surrey, BC, Canada. Begin development of new 32 Input, 32 Output controller, firmware, and software.