Company History
Bertram Controls
Bertram Controls was formed in 1995 to serve the ever growing instrumentation and control markets in the greater New England region. Carrying a broad spectrum of high quality valves, fittings, air preparation equipment, and instrumentation products, Bertram Controls quickly earned a reputation as one of the highest quality and most experienced process control distributors in New England. Headquartered in Farmington, CT, Bertram Controls focused on the analytical, medical, semiconductor and other process-oriented markets. It soon became one of the industry’s leading specialty suppliers of precision process control products in the entire Northeast.
Pearse-Pearson Company
Pearse-Pearson Company was incorporated in Bloomfield, CT in 1947. The mission was to supply the growing machine tool industry with only the highest quality pneumatic and hydraulic components and systems available. Throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s, the company focused primarily on the OEM market in New England and grew to be one of the largest and most well respected fluid power distributors in the industry. As the market moved toward higher tech industries, Pearse-Pearson Company acquired expertise in new technologies such as PLC’s, sensors, and other electrical controls. The company now offers one of the highest quality and most extensive product lines in New England. Through four generations of ownership, Pearse-Pearson Company has become one of the largest industrial automation distributors in the entire Northeast.
Pearse-Bertram, LLC
Discussions between ownership of Bertram Controls and Pearse-Pearson Company resulted in the formation of Pearse-Bertram LLC in 2006. The joint venture created one of the largest and most experienced control & automation distributors in New England. Company president Jonathan Pearse is a fourth generation owner, who oversees an expanding range of products and services. The combined venture now offers first-in-class products for all aspects of industrial automation, including motion control and process control.
