The Fitch Company was established in 1986 as an engineering consulting firm specializing in electrical, instrument, and process control systems for pulp & paper and related manufacturing industries. The company has since broadened its services to other industries. The company has annual sales of $2.8 million, performing electrical, instrument, and process control systems engineering for varied process industries. The company is financially stable and does not have any external long-term debt. All financing of operations is done within the company. The Fitch Company has three offices in Maine serving the United States with foreign projects completed as far away as Brazil. Of the company's 22 staff members, 11 are electrical engineers, one is a chemical engineer, one is a power engineer, and the remainder are support personnel. Five of the company's engineers are registered professional engineers. The Fitch Company has a strong presence in pulp and paper, biofuels, and power and chemical industries. The Fitch Company has extensive experience developing and installing PLC and process control systems for these varied processes. This has enabled them to be competitive nationally on many controls projects. The Fitch Company with focuses all of their expertise on electrical, instrument, and process control systems. The Fitch Company is able to create a project team with the necessary depth and expertise for the project specified.