Our History

1952 - Reliable Sheet Metal moved to a 1600 square foot building. The company began manufacturing grilles and registers to supplement the roofing, sheet metal and air conditioning work which was too seasonal.

1960 - An office of 480 square feet was added to the sheet metal shop.

1961 - Reliable Sheet Metal shareholders decided to incorporate the growing business and a new company was born, Reliable Metal Products Inc. The original building was 1024 square feet. To keep pace with growth, employees were added and facilities were expanded until the factory reached 22,596 square feet.

1968 - Reliable Sheet Metal and Reliable Metal Products employed 66 people with revenue of $1 Million dollars. We shipped aluminum registers, diffusers and grills all over the United States.

1969 - Reliable Metal Products Inc. was dis-joined from the sheet metal operations and manufacturing operations moved to the existing facility on Highway 27 North, in Geneva AL. Sales continued to increase and our facilities expanded to keep pace with the rapid growth.

1971 - Reliable introduces Architectural PTAC louvers for the hotel/motel and hospitality industry. These aluminum louvers become the PTAC industry standard.

1984 - The original Reliable Sheet Metal stockholders sell the company. Under the new ownership, the company continued to expand facilities and increase the work force. The company name is changed to RELIABLE Inc.

1989 - To keep pace with increased demand 6,000 square feet of production floor space is added, and a 20,000 sq. ft. shipping and receiving warehouse was constructed. A new paved parking facility was also added.

1996 - To keep pace with the hospitality market, a new paint facility was constructed and new computer paint color-matching system was installed. A major rework and expansion of the Reliable office complex was completed, and two new bays were added to the existing shipping and warehouse facility.

1999 - Demand for Reliable products continued to grow. Another 119,000 sq. ft. expansion plan is put in place. This was in addition to a 30,000 sq.ft. expansion just completed the prior year.

2004 - Reliable introduces the only hurricane rated impact louver approvedby Miami-Dade County for use with PTAC units.

Present Day - From humble beginnings, Reliable has grown to be the single largest manufacturer of Architectural PTAC louvers for use in the hotel/motel and hospitality industry. Our manufacturing facilities consist of a 340,000 square foot Geneva Alabama plant and a state of the art 200,000 square foot plant in Ciudad Juarez Mexico. Both plants feature full color paint lines, eco-friendly anodizing facility, and full service sheet metal shops. We produce louvers, grilles, penthouses, equipment screens, sun-control products and more for shipping across the globe.

The outstanding growth Reliable Architectural Products has experienced over the past 60+ years can be attributed to the pride, dedication and hard work of the Reliable team.