This Month in History: Johnson Service Company Opens Four New Branches

The November 19, 1953 issue of American Metal Market announced that the Johnson Service Company (Johnson Controls' former name) had opened four new branch offices across the nation: in Champaign, Illinois, to serve east central Illinois; in Lubbock, Texas, to serve northwestern Texas; in Miami, Florida, to serve southern Florida; and in Pensacola, Florida, to serve southern Alabama and northwestern Florida. In all, the company opened 14 branches that year, which brought to 80 the number of offices that sold, planned, installed, and serviced the company's automatic temperature and air conditioning control systems.