townsend group
TOWNSEND MILESTONES
1945 Company founded by Charles D.Townsend
1954 Factory moved from Caringbah to Mortdale
1970 David Townsend assumes control of the Company
1975 Major expansion to our Mortdale factory
1980 Awarded our first export contract - Invesmen Haus PNG
1982 Participation in our first overseas trade show - Singapore
1984 Awarded our first multi-million dollar contract - aluminium sunhoods for Grosvenor Place, Sydney
1986 Construction of our new office building at Mortdale facility
1989 Awarded our first Engineering Excellence Award for  manufacture of aluminium roof & ceiling panels on the National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney
1992 Commenced trading as Townsend Group
1995 Undertook major machinery upgrade at Mortdale facility
1995 Awarded our second Engineering Excellence Award for the manufacture of stainless steel deflection fairings and nosings for the Tsing Ma Bridge, Hong Kong
1999 Awarded our third Engineering Excellence Award for the manufacture of titanium roof edge profiles & stainless steel  ceiling system for the Expo Railway Station, Singapore.
2002 Granted manufacturing license for Metzen Louvres
2002 Achieved Lloyds QA certification to AS/NZS ISO9001-2000
2005 Acquisition of Allways Stainless Pty Ltd
2005 Russ Hill appointed Group Managing Director
2005 Awarded largest contract in the company's history - Epping Chatswood Railway Line cavern linings and associated works
2006 Acquisition of Port Stephens Aluminium Fabrications
2007 Following significant growth in the business - company divisionalised
2007 Finalist in Engineering Excellence Awards for the cavern linings and associated works on the Epping Chatswood Rail Line project
2007 Granted manufacturing license for LouvreTec NZ products
2008 Granted distribution licenses by Moeding Keramikfassaden,  IO Metal Fabrics, Fal Far East, Foshan Shunde Bolliya, Kalwall Corporation, Eurofox Engineering, Otefal Group, Talent Ceilings, Jacobsen Façade Systems, Xinyi Glass Engineering, Program Contractors.
2009 Granted distribution licenses by Lindner AG & Renson Ventilation