Allmand Timeline

• 1938 Allmand Brothers is formed

• 1938 Allmand introduces electric portable farm welder

• 1951 Allmand develops permanent magnet brushless generator for the US Navy

• 1954 Allmand develops "industry's first portable light tower"

• 1968 Allmand develops and introduces "first parallel lamp fixture" on a portable light tower

• 1972 Allmand introduces Maxi-Lite® portable light tower

• 1981 Allmand acquires the Bemis Co., manufacturer of diesel arrowboards

• 1985 Allmand introduces Night-Lite™ portable light tower to North American rental market

• 1990 Allmand introduces Eclipse® solar arrowboard to North American market

• 1991 Allmand introduces the Maxi-Heat® portable heater system

• 1995 Allmand introduces Contractor™ compact loader backhoe

• 1996 Allmand introduces "industry exclusive SHO lighting system" in Maxi-Lite®   and Night-Lite™ portable light towers

• 1997 Allmand TLB line receives "Reader's Choice" award from EQUIPMENT
  WORLD, a major industry publication

• 1997 Allmand introduces the Night-Lite™ PRO, a smaller, more compact portable light tower still utilizing the SHO lighting system

• 1998 Allmand acquires Portable Power & Lite, manufacturer of Port-A-Lite™ portable light stands

• 2001 Allmand updates the Contractor line and introduces four new TLB™ models   of tractor in addition to Allmand's own ESL backhoe in 8.5 and 10 ft. models

• 2003 Allmand introduces the TLB 225 to make five tractor loader backhoe

          models available to the market

• 2004 Allmand intoduces the Night Responder™ series of emergency light towers

• 2006 Allmand introduces the TLB6235 All Wheel Drive Tractor Loader Backhoe

• 2007 Allmand introduces the SHO-HD™ 1250W engineered metal halide lighting system on all domestic four-light light towers

• 2008 Allmand introduces the Night Lite™ PRO V-Series and Night Responder™ EPL-8V vertical mast light towers