IT ALL BEGAN IN 1932…

George Hall started the George T. Hall Company in 1932 with his mother as a small distributor of trailers and butane heaters in West Los Angeles. They soon grew to be one of the largest trailer distributors in Southern California.

As business grew, customers would frequently call for replacement parts and oil heater repair issues. Frustrated with the availability with parts and service times, George Hall started a controls distribution and repair division in 1948. By 1955, the distribution business had increased so significantly that they discontinued the trailer business.

George T. Hall

George Hall retired on October 1, 1975, after running the George T. Hall Company for 43 years. At that time, leadership was passed to Chuck Niemann who continues to run the company as President to this day.

In September 2006, GTH acquired Applied Industrial Controls Corporation (AIC), a Systems Integrator with offices in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada. AIC, in business since 1978, focused on industrial automation and was also well known for the high quality control panels built in their 10,000 square foot facility in Sparks. AIC’s work can be found across the United States as well as internationally. This expertise allowed George T. Hall to grow into the System Integration company we are today.

When George Hall started the company, he often referred to it as “the house that service built.”  We work each day to live up to his legacy of customer service, technical support, and continuous improvement.

To learn more about our 90-year journey from trailer distributor to full-service control solutions provider, click here.

THE HISTORY OF THE GEORGE T. HALL COMPANY

2017

GTH earns CSIA Certified Integrator status
2006

GTH purchases AIC with offices in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada
2000

GTH purchases Controlco Systems and integrates their UL panel shop into their Anaheim, California headquarters
1986

GTH purchases Jack Ray in North Hollywood, California
1979

The GTH headquarters moves to Anaheim, California
1977

GTH opens an office in Colton, California
1977

GTH opens an office in Ventura, California
1975

George Hall retires from the George T. Hall Company, Chuck Niemann becomes President
1971

A new GTH office opens in Long Beach, California
1969

The GTH office opens in San Diego, California
1965

The company is incorporated
1962

Second GTH office opens in East Los Angeles, California
1955

GTH discontinues the trailer business to focus on controls full time
1954

Chuck Niemann (current owner) gets his first job at GTH
1932

George Hall starts the George T. Hall Company (GTH) as a distributor of trailers and butane heaters.