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Pelican Products, manufacturer of high-performance protective cases and containers and portable lighting tools is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
Sensitive equipment requires protection, and since 1976 Pelican cases have been designed for travel in the harshest of environments. Against the extreme cold of the Arctic or the heat of battle, Pelican cases have survived. Their lighting tools are used by professionals including firefighters, police, military, aerospace, industrial, as well as those with a love for the outdoors.
The company offers product lines across three divisions, which are:
- The Commercial/government division that continues to deliver protective case solutions and portable lighting tools to military, fire, law enforcement, aerospace and industrial professionals. Their products have been tested and survived on the battlefield, dropped from helicopters and consistently performed in harsh environments.
- The Consumer Division offers its customer base a line of protective cases, coolers, drinkware, luggage and advanced lighting systems.
- Pelican BioThermal, which provides a range of temperature-controlled, thermally protected packaging and service solutions to the global life sciences industry. The company’s products ensure that delicate biological materials arrive intact and effective, despite exterior environments.
Pelican Timeline:
- 1976 – Pelican is founded by Dave Parker in a Torrance, California garage
- 1978 – The first Pelican Protector Case is created
- 1981 – The first Pelican SabreLite is introduced
- 2004 – Pelican is purchased by private equity firm Behrman Capital
- 2006 – Lyndon Faulkner appointed as CEO
- 2007 – Rapid global expansion in Asia and Europe
- 2008 – General Peter Pace becomes the Chairman of Pelican’s board
- The company purchases Bluei UK and their popular Remote Area Lighting System is born
- 2009 – Pelican purchases its nearest case rival – Hardigg Industries
- 2011 – The company purchases noted Australian rotational molded case maker Trimcast
- 2011 – More global expansion with offices opening in India, Singapore and South Africa
- 2012 – Pelican consumer products are launched – coolers and backpacks
- 2013 – Company purchases noted temperature controlled packaging company Minnesota Thermal Science
- 2014 – Company purchases Cool Logistics in the United Kingdom and forms Pelican BioThermal after unifying it with Minnesota Thermal Science
- Pelican introduces their smartphone and consumer electronics case line
- 2015 – Pelican’s Commercial/Government, Consumer and BioThermal divisions are created