Allmand Timeline

• 1938 Les and Walt Allmand build their own electric portable arc welder to use in their repair shop

• 1938 Allmand Brothers Manufacturing Company is formed in Huntley, Nebraska to build and market their newly-developed electric arc welders to area farmers

• 1948 Allmand moves its operations to Holdrege, Nebraska

• 1951 Allmand develops permanent magnet brushless generator for U.S. Navy

• 1954 Allmand introduces the Contractor's Lantern, the industry's first self-contained portable light tower

• 1961 Allmand Brothers Manufacturing Company incorporates to become Allmand Bros., Inc.

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

• 1971 Allmand Bros., Inc. moves operations to current location on west side of Holdrege, Nebraska

• 1972 Allmand introduces the Maxi-Lite® portable light tower

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

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

• 1990 Allmand introduces the Eclipse® solar arrowboard to the ATSSA traffic safety market

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

• 1995 Allmand introduces the Contractor TLB® 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 ft. 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 II light tower is introduced at The Rental Show 2011 in both V-Series and Lay-Down configurations

• 2012 A three-million dollar, 40,000 square foot expansion project is initiated to meet the increased demand for Allmand light towers and heaters