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Alerton
Alerton (sometimes misspelled "Allerton") is a United States company based in Lynnwood, Washington. It is a manufacturer of building automation systems for heating, ventilation and air conditioning HVAC equipment.
The company was founded in 1981 in Bellevue by three entrepreneurs from whom the company's name was derived: Al Lucas, Clair Jenkins and Tony Fassbind. Lucas was Jenkin's father-in-law; Fassbind was the company's chief executive officer and chief technologist; while Jenkin's succeeded Lucas as president after his
acquired by the UK building supplies company Novar in 2003; as part of the acquisition, "Alerton Technologies" became "Alerton", a wholly owned subsidiary of Novar Controls and part of Novar's Intelligent Building Systems division. The acquisition was aimed at being a growth opportunity for both firms, and Novar recognized Alerton as "a pioneer in the development of the BACnet protocol".
Alerton became part of Honeywell in 2005 when its parent company, Novar, was acquired. In Honeywell, Alerton is part of the company