Our history
1990 — Cougar Automation begins trading out of its founder’s home in Hampshire.
2000 — Dedicated 24/7 Support Team is set up to provide emergency support to keep your plant up and running whenever you have a problem.
2003 — Win RoSPA Gold Award for the first time in recognition of outstanding commitment to health and safety.
2004 — We establish our vision to deliver 10/10 level of customer service established.
2005 — Second office opens in Yorkshire; we win the Service Excellence Award for delivering great service; form Total Automation and Power (TAP) joint venture to deliver integrated automation, panel and MCC design-and-build services.
2007 — We win the Customer Experience Award in recognition of delivering outstanding customer service.
2008 — We feature in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies list for the first time; Our third office opens serving customers in the Midlands.
2010 — Fourth office opens in the South West.
2011 — Fifth office opens to serve the North West of England.
2015 – Our unique work environment is featured on BBC Radio 4’s Money Box programme and BBC Breakfast TV; we are the subject of a CIPD case study into HR best practice; sixth office opens in Kent.
2016 – Establish Cyber Security for ICS service.