Allmand Timeline

• 1938 Allmand Brothers is formed

• 1938 Allmand introduces electric portable farm welder

• 1951 Allmand develops permanent magnet brushless generator for U.S. 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 Contractor 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 in addition to Allmand's own backhoe in 8.5 and 10 ft. models

• 2004 Allmand introduces the Night Responder series of emergency light towers

• 2005 Allmand introduces the TLB 6235 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 vertical mast light towers

• 2008 Allmand Night Lite PRO V-Series wins RER Magazine 2008 Innovative Product Award

• 2009 Allmand Maxi-Lite ML-EX Series light towers feature V-Series vertical only tower configuration as standard equipment.

• 2011 Allmand Night-Lite PRO Generation II light tower is introduced at The Rental Show 2011 in both V-Series and Lay-Down configurations.