History

As Pump Industry Australia Inc (PIA) – formerly known as the Australian Pump Manufacturers Association – celebrates fifty years of...

In celebration of PIA's 50th year we asked some industry representatives about their experience within the association.  Stevco on their...

“Ajax Pumps was part of the McPherson stable of manufacturing companies from mid-1940s. “In the 1980s, McPhersons acquired Davey from...

Harland Engineering Australia was a joint venture between Harland of the UK (Alloa Scotland) and Industrial Engineering Ltd (IEL or...

Ingersoll Rand (IR) is a US-based company, which set up a manufacturing facility in Dandenong in the 1960s as a...

In Kalgoorlie in the 1930s Charles Warman started what went on to become the Warman International Company, when he invented...

The association between NOV Mono and Australia goes back to 1938 when George Snow first began to work for Mono...

Southern Cross was Australia’s first pump manufacturer, founded in 1871. From its humble beginnings, when George Washington Griffiths opened an...

Thompsons, Kelly & Lewis (TKL) was a pivotal player in the industrial history of Victoria. The corporate history of TKL...

In 2014, Brown Brothers Engineers celebrates 20 years of continuous operation in Australia. Here, we take a look at the...