Johnson Controls is a global market leader in facility management and control systems, automotive seating and interior systems and automotive batteries. Since 1885, two years after Warren Johnson invented the first thermostat, Johnson Controls has been working with schools, hospitals, commercial buildings, and government facilities to help create comfortable, productive and safe building environments. Today, Johnson Controls is the world leader in the control of building environments. It still manufactures thermostats, in addition to thousands of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) control products. Johnson Controls installs, maintains and services complete control systems in buildings throughout the world. Johnson Controls has paid consecutive dividends since 1885. The Controls Group is a leader in the design, manufacture, installation and service of systems to control energy use, refrigeration control systems, HVAC systems, lighting, security and fire management for non-residential buildings. Products range from room thermostats to the Metasys® Facility Management System (FMS), and include control products for HVAC original equipment manufacturers. Services include complete mechanical and electrical maintenance and on-site management of facility operations and maintenance. Johnson Controls is a leading integrator of management, operations, maintenance, technical and institution services to government and commercial facilities worldwide.