Celebrating 50 Years of SJE Inc.
SJE is celebrating 50 years of a proud past and bright future! Join in on the celebration by visiting this new anniversary webpage and exploring our journey. Follow along with us for more posts celebrating this milestone, where you will have the opportunity to win SJE prizes!
Stephen Johnston registers Electro Systems as a business and begins production of the Tank
Alert Alarm system in his garage.
1977
The business is incorporated and renamed S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.
1978
First employee is hired
Manufacturing of the wide angle mercury float switch began.
An addition is built that doubles the size of the facility
1981
Five employees are active at S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.
An addition of 44 feet x 74 feet is added to the existing building.
1982
Manufacturing of the Super Single Float Pump Switch began.
1985 celebrates our 10-year anniversary.
1984-1986
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc. make INC magazine's list of the "500 fastest growing privately held companies in the nation" three years running.
S.J. Electro Systems Board of Directors adopts an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Company enters International market with switches and alarms.
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc. completes a 30,000 square foot pre-cast concrete manufacturing building.
1990
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc. celebrates their first million dollar month and 15-year anniversary.
S.J. Electro, Inc. introduces Rhombus Technology, a new product line and establishes expertise in designing and manufacturing control panels.
1994
Founder Steve Johnston retires as CEO of S.J. Electro Systems, Inc.
Lois Solheim is named the new CEO.
1997
S.J. Electro Systems, Inc. begins doing business as SJE-Rhombus®.
33,000 sq. ft. was added
to the exiting manufacturing building.
SJE-Rhombus becomes 100% employee owned.
Lois Solheim retires
as CEO. Laurie Lewandowski is named the new CEO.
2000 Celebrates 25-year anniversary.
2002
SJE-Rhombus acquires
Tamarack Engineering, an embedded controls engineering firm located near Minneapolis, MN.
Printed Circuit Board production moves to
Detroit Lakes, MN.
2005
SJE-Rhombus acquires Control Works, Inc. a custom control panel facility located in Milford, OH.
SJE-Rhombus opens a facility in Suzhou, China to better serve pump
OEMs currently producing products in China.
SJE-Rhombus increases
engineering and PCB capabilities with the addition of Compucon Co., located in New Hope, MN.
SJE-Rhombus is named one of the ‘50 Best Small to Medium Companies to Work for in America’.
SJE-Rhombus acquires CSI
Controls® in Ashland, OH - a manufacturer of custom panels and on-site controls.
SJE-Rhombus acquires Best Controls Co. in Clearwater, FL - a manufacturer of custom panels and pump controllers.
SJE-Rhombus receives TUV
certification on the SJE Quest™ pump switch.
SJE-Rhombus develops new line of innovative products using “floatless”
technology.
SJE-Rhombus creates a Facebook page.
SJE-Rhombus unifies the
Engineered Control Solutions businesses (Best Controls, Co., CSI Controls, Control Works, Inc.) under the new master brand PRIMEX®.
Laurie Lewandowski
retires as CEO. Dave Thomas is named CEO.
2013
SJE-Rhombus offers five-year warranty.
SJE-Rhombus acquires ICS Healy-Ruff™ in Plymouth, MN - a manufacturer
and integrator of municipal control systems - and positions them within the PRIMEX® engineered brand.
Celebrates 40-year anniversary.
SJE-Rhombus acquires MCC Control Systems in Vacaville, CA - an integrated automation solutions provider - and positions them within the PRIMEX engineered brand.
SJE-Rhombus is named 2017 ESOP Company
of the Year by the National ESOP (Employee Stock
Ownership Plan) Association.
SJE-Rhombus rebrands corporate name to SJE and redesigns SJE Rhombus logo and CSI Controls
logo.
New 55,000 sq. ft. Ashland, Ohio facility.
