Tieman Industries Founded
Tieman Industries was founded in 1953 by Neil Tieman, building tanks for the dairy industry.
Tail Lift business grows
Sales for the Tail Lift and materials handling exceeded $1 million for the first time in 1987.
Manufacture moves to Thailand
In 1987 Tieman moved manufacturing of their range of tail lifts to Thailand. The move was forced by an acute nationwide shortage of tradesmen for factory work which made it impractical to build them in-house.
Tuffman opens Melbourne Head Office
Tuffman opens new Melbourne based Head Office. A few weeks after purchasing the Tieman Tail Lift buisness, Tuffman moved into their new premises in the Eastern Melbourne suburb of Kilsyth South. The new site houses the companies administration and engineering department as well as a fully equipped workshop and spare parts department.
Tieman Tail Lifts aquired by Wastech
Wastech acquired the Tieman Tail Lift buisness, a week after acquiring the Tieman service fleet buisness. The Tieman service fleet and tail lift business's were aquired after Tieman Industries went into administration. Operating jointly under the umbrella of Wastech Field Service, the aquisition added a service fleet of over 60 vehicles and brought with it all [...]
Tail Lift business moves to new premises
Tieman moves from its historic home in Keon Park to new larger premises in Campbellfield, consolidating all manufacturing and bringing together both the tailgate and material handling operations at the one site.
Tieman branches out
In 1975 Tieman Industries made a major decision to specialise in tail lifts, tankers and material handling equipment. This decision led to the company progressively becoming a leading specialist in the chosen product areas.