All Articles Tagged Grant Rummell

Julie Jacobson | 01/27 10:13 AM, 2 Comments

Grant Rummell, the man responsible for amassing the largest collection of home technology manufacturers ever assembled, retired after 23 years at Nortek. Rummell most recently served as chairman and CEO of Nortek’s Linear subsidiary, running its stable of home technology brands. Among the impressive brands under his purview: Elan Home Systems, Gefen, Linear (security division), LiteTouch, Magenta Research, Niles Audio, OmniMount (recently merged with Ergotron, another mount manufacturer in the Linear home tech family), Panamax, Secure Wireless, SpeakerCraft, Sunfire and Xantech. Linear was “just” a home security manufacturer when Rummell… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 07/28 07:18 PM, 0 Comments

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Nortek, a $1.8 billion corporation that owns a bunch of properties in the building, remodeling and environmental control sectors, just acquired SpeakerCraft, a renegade loudspeaker company previously known for its fierce independence. The acquisition puts SpeakerCraft in good company. Also part of the Nortek Group are subsidiaries Elan Home Systems (A/V distribution and control), Linear Corp. (security), Multiplex Technology/ChannelPlus (structured wiring and video distribution) and Xantech (IR routing and A/V distribution)—all hot properties in the custom-electronics industry. “The future is going to be much better with all… View this story