Pelco

Pelco

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Video surveillance, video management systems, and cloud technologies
Founded	1957
Headquarters	Fresno, California, U.S.
Number of locations	Global
Key people	Kurt Takahashi (CEO[1])/ Brian McClain (President[2])
Products	Security cameras, video management systems, hybrid cloud services
Number of employees	400+ (2019)
Parent	Motorola Solutions[3]
Website	pelco.com

A CCTV camera housing made by Pelco.

Pelco Incorporated is a U.S.-based security and surveillance technologies company, founded in 1957 and headquartered in Fresno, California.^[4] Pelco is a provider of security cameras, recording and management systems, software, and services. Pelco products can be found in cities, hospitals, airports, seaports, gaming facilities, retail, and office environments, schools, and universities.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

Pelco Sales was founded in 1957 in Hawthorne, California by E.L. Heinrich. Heinrich created Pelco Sales as a side project to his already successful mechanical aviation business. Pelco Sales' first product line consisted of pan-tilt devices and joysticks designed to remotely control the position of television cameras. The demand for Pelco Sales' products grew rapidly, resulting in Heinrich's decision to abandon aviation and focus on camera technologies.

The company was moved to Gardena, California, and later to Fresno, California, to provide adequate workspace for product production. In June 1987, Rod Heinrich sold Pelco Sales to local investor David McDonald shortly after approving plans for an 80,000 square foot facility in Clovis, California.^{[citation needed]} McDonald truncated the name to Pelco, in an event commonly referred to as the beginning of the "new" Pelco.^{[citation needed]} The company continued to expand, reaching distribution in more than 130 countries.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, French electrical equipment manufacturer Schneider Electric purchased Pelco for US$1.22 billion in an effort to enhance their building automation business.^{[citation needed]} Schneider Electric's ownership of Pelco came to an end when Pelco was acquired by Transom Capital Group, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles, in 2019.^[5] In August 2020, Motorola Solutions announced that they had acquired Pelco for US$110 million in cash.^[6]

Pelco's security and surveillance systems most notably protect Buckingham Palace, The Statue of Liberty, and China's Presidential Palace.^{[citation needed]} Pelco claims more than 1 million installations worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

Technologies[]

Pelco produces security and surveillance products.^[7]

Industries[]

• Commercial
• Retail
• Industry and Technology
• Government and Military
• Correctional facilities
• City and Traffic
• Healthcare
• Gaming
• Airports and Seaports
• Education

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