Our Legacy Brands
E Tech Group provides inclusive automation, control, IT, and engineering solutions for clients across the US, Canada and Mexico in-house, pairing deep industry knowledge and experience with innovative and comprehensive engineering solutions.
Becoming a Leader in Automation: How Did We Get Here?
E Tech Group began with thirty associates and has since grown to over 600 team members in 25 offices located throughout North America.
Since our founding in 1993, E Tech Group has continuously expanded its capabilities and geographical reach through organic growth as well as mergers and acquisitions. Always striving to support manufacturer growth and success with strategic automation and engineering services, our integrated legacy brands have become vital assets to our team.
You can learn more about our history and legacy brands below:
Our Foundations: E Technologies
Steve Veldhuis and Doug Fagaly founded Control Concepts and Design in April of 1993, changing their name to E Technologies in 2001, and in January 2023, officially became E Tech Group. E Technologies brought experience and expertise in consumer products, food and beverage, material handling, life sciences and industrial manufacturing industries.
Adding Metals & Mission Critical Automation: Glenmount Global
Glenmount Global Solutions was founded in 2003, providing automation services across the US to clients in the metals, CPG, data center, and mission critical industries. They were acquired by E Tech Group in 2018, which allowed us to add the metals and mission critical industries to our portfolio of automation services.
Expanding into Life Science Engineering: Superior Controls
Superior Controls was founded in 1993 by Rick Pierro and Mark LaRoche, and was deeply rooted in the biotech and life sciences industries. Their 2019 acquisition allowed E Tech Group to become a leader in these sectors by providing validation and engineering services in a highly regulated industry.
Staying Ahead in Food & Beverage Automation: Banks Integration
Banks Integration was acquired by E Tech Group in 2019. Banks Integration brought 25 years of extensive biotech and life sciences experience, including automation and controls experience in alternative and cultured proteins.
Integrating Complementary Strengths: E-Volve Systems
Founded in 2011, E-Volve Systems quickly became known for being an integrator that provided consistent, high-quality services in automation, controls and computer systems validation. It was acquired by E Tech Group in February 2023, adding valuable expertise in the life sciences and food and beverage industries.
An Eye on the Engineering Horizon: Automation Group
Founded in 2003, Automation Group was acquired by E Tech Group in October 2023. They were previously a national leader in automation, controls and IT services for food and beverage, data centers, electric vehicles, and distribution and logistics industries. A sizable company itself, the acquisition of Automation Group added 12 offices and an additional control panel design and fabrication facility to E Tech Group’s dozens of domestic and international locations across North America.
As of June 2024, all our legacy brands are renamed under the umbrella of E Tech Group.