Nearly 40 Years Later...
South Coast Control has been noted as the most diverse and advanced control panel engineering and fabricating company on the market. Established in 1986, South Coast Controls was founded by two high school best friends, Harry O. Ellis Junior and Scott McLain. Since then, the company has experienced incredible growth and has gone from two to nearly fifty employees.
South Coast Controls opened doors in 1986, operating out of a small 5,000 square foot facility in Fullerton, California. To compete in this industry, the founders knew that finding a competitive advantage would be key to gaining traction in this market. Eventually, South Coast Controls would create a competitive advantage out of where competitors were lacking with systems - quality, performance and lead times. After decades of creating an industry presence and customer base, South Coast Controls propelled into success and became recognized within the industry for its high quality, excellent performing systems and incredible lead times. Fast-forward to today and South Coast Controls is now operating in a 23,000+ square foot facility in Anaheim, California with nearly fifty employees. The company engineers solutions in-house from concept to completion, and has partnerships with industry and world-leading brands like Allen-Bradley, Siemens and more.
With nearly 40 years of experience in the industry and countless customers, South Coast Controls is an expert in control panels for every industry and application. The company has extensive experience in engineering solutions for industries and applications such as, but not limited to: medical, aerospace, automobile, theme park, food and beverage, packaging, water features, water treatment and purification, environmental management, municipality, oil and has, explosive environments and more. South Coast Controls is UL 508A, UL 698A, UL 1203, CSA and ISO 9001: 2015 certified for safe panel building, which includes building for hazardous locations such as explosive or particle-igniting environments.