Company Profile
Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc.
Company Overview
Reliable is a manufacturer of automatic fire sprinklers, valve and accessory products, and a major distributor of sprinkler system components. In the sprinkler area Reliable produces both of the industry's two basic types - the solder type and the frangible bulb - for virtually every type of building applications. Reliable also produces a broad range of valves including alarm, dry, deluge, preaction, and check valve that control water flow to sprinkler systems and actuate alarm signaling.
Company History
Reliable was founded in 1920 by Frank J. Fee, a mechanical contractor who began manufacturing sprinklers when he had trouble securing them for his own jobs. Frank J. Fee, Jr., succeeded his father as company President in 1945, and his son, Frank J. Fee, III, served as President from 1976 through 2015. In July 2015, Kevin T. Fee was named President. As part of senior management with Kevin T. Fee are his brother, Michael R. Fee, Special Advisor to the President; Kevin’s son, Kevin T. Fee, Jr., Vice President, Sales, Americas; and his nephew, Frank J. Fee, IV, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. This puts Reliable today in its fourth generation of Fee family leadership. The family-run company also has many employees who have served in excess of 25 years, enhancing its team-family tradition.