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Product innovation, market expansion and capital investment is the cornerstone of our vision and our success</td> </tr> <tr > <td width="80" valign="top" class="heading1">2008</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant Celebrates 45 years manufacturing loading dock equipment</td> </tr> <tr > <td valign="top" class="heading1">2007</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant awarded 3 major projects in Dubai  256 dock levelers and 8 dock lift products working in action &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">2005</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant adds 20 service vehicles to its ever growing fleet, becoming the largest OEM service company of dock products in Canada</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">2003</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant aquires the Rol-Lift brand name and expands distribution of dock products in North America. &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">2002</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">250,000th dock leveler product is manufactured worldwide</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">2001</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant launches the XDS  Extra Dock Safety series to market, the only 3 in 1 offering that protects the dock and the door from the dangers of the drop zone</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">2000</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant acquired by TBM Holdings</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1998</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant formalizes licensee partnership manufacturing dock equipment in Mexico. In 2004, relationship expands into Latin America</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1997</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant begins to private brand lift trucks for Clark Materials Handling &nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1997</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Certification to ISO9001 and CSA welding standards.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1995</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant redesigns the industrial truck offering with ergonomic handles and sleeker body styles</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1994</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant awarded the largest single order contract for 309 mechanical dock levelers for the Singapore Port Authority</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1993</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0"> 500,000th hand pallet truck rolls off the assembly line</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1991</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant formalizes licensee partnership manufacturing dock equipment in South East Asia </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1985</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant introduces the first non-impact ICC-bar vehicle restraint to North American market</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1984</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0"> Blue Giant expands their existing manufacturing operation in Brampton , Ontario from 35,000 to 100,000 SQF</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1978</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant expands manufacturing and distribution with a 120,000 SQF operation in Alabama</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1977</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant formalizes licensee partnership manufacturing dock equipment in South Africa. Over 6,000 dock levelers installed within seven years</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1973</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant introduces dock lifts and scissor tables to an already expanding product offering</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1972</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant formalizes licensee partnership manufacturing dock equipment in Australia . Blue Giant dominates the market for over 20 years</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1971</td> <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #C0C0C0">Blue Giant introduces electric pallet trucks and stackers to the product mix</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="heading1" valign="top">1963</td> <td valign="top">Blue Giant was founded on May 30 th, specializing in the manufacture of dock levelers and hand pallet trucks</td> </tr> </table> <td valign="top" width="225" align="center"><img src="images/history_hourglass.jpg"> </td> </tr> </table> <br /><br /> <a href="http://loading-dock-equipment.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> <img src="images/BLOG-ART.jpg" width="251" height="46" alt="Click to view Blue Giant's Blog" border="0"></a> <br> <!-- End Main Content --> </td> </tr> <tr> <td id="disclaimer"><!-- Begin Disclaimer --> <table width="100%" height="26"> <tr class="disclaimer"> <td align=left valign="middle">&copy;2006 Blue Giant Equipment Corporation. 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