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 of
tractor in addition to Allmand's own 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 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
