Brooks Announces Two New Senior Level Hires for its Headquarters Team

Posted Friday, September 18, 2015

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (September 9, 2015) – Brooks Utility Products, a supplier of electric metering products for the utility industry for more than 140 years, has hired two senior leaders, John Robbins and Kathy Vanston, to continue driving improved production efficiency and financial performance of its main manufacturing facility in Farmington Hills.

 Robbins will become the new director of operations while Vanston will come on board as plant controller of the Michigan plant where Brooks...

Brooks Takes the Next Step in AMI Security with the Q-Ring

Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2015

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (September 2, 2015) – Brooks Utility Products, a supplier of electric metering products for the utility industry for more than 140 years, has launched a new advanced meter security product with the Q-Ring.

The Q-Ring was created in response to a Canadian utility preparing to deploy their AMI smart meters. Concerned that the new meters would face longer periods between inspections, since meter reading employees would no longer need to visit the meters, the utility sought new...

Brooks Utility Products Teams Up with ConnectDER to Simplify Electric Metering for Solar Installations

Posted Wednesday, July 8, 2015

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (July 8, 2015) – Brooks Utility Products, a supplier of electric metering products for the utility industry for more than 140 years, is providing design and manufacturing expertise to innovative startup ConnectDER, (formerly Infinite Invention).

ConnectDER’s core product, the ConnectDER™ consists of a collar like device that installs between the meter and socket, providing rapid connectivity for solar and other distributed energy resources (DER). It optimizes the...

Hot Off The Presses....Read All About It!

Posted Thursday, December 11, 2014

The latest edition of The Utility News is now available.  In its 12th year of publication the Brooks newsletter offers readers an insight into pressing industry issues, sneak peeks at new products, and the latest information on all things Brooks.  Click here 2014 Fall Utility News