| 1986 |
Kingfisher Founded by Bruce & Rosmin Robertson in their garage in Victoria, Australia |
| 1987 |
Created World's First Handheld Laser source & Exported to USA, Japan, New Zealand |
| 1987 |
Long-range, multi-party Fiber Talk Set created, Won major contracts worldwide |
| 1988 |
World's First Fully Integrated Return Loss Meter, Won major contracts worldwide |
| 1989 |
World's First No warm-up Light Sources, Won major contracts worldwide |
| 1991 |
Moved out of garage, into a small factory based in Rowville |
| 1992 |
World's first handheld solid state VFL KI8000 series, using our own laser pig-tailing |
| 1993 |
Asia's first commercial in-house traceable Optical Calibration Laboratory |
| 1994 |
ISO 9001 Certification |
| 1994 |
Introduced 7xxx Series product framework |
| 1994 |
World's first fully automated handheld Attenuator (still the world's most accurate!) |
| 1995 |
Introduced 76xx Power Meters, offering the world's best accuracy (3%) |
| 1996 |
Industry's first 3-7 Year Warranty, 3 year calibration cycle |
| 1996 |
Telecom Australia (now Telstra) Export Endorsements (Entire Product Line) |
| 1996 |
Handheld Instrument control software KITS™ Introduced |
| 1996 |
World's first Cold Clamp™ (Patented) |
| 1996 |
Kingfisher Website Launched |
| 1997 |
Introduced Inexpensive Interchangeable Connectors (Patented) |
| 1997 |
Photonics Circle of Excellence Award - Cold Clamp |
| 1999 |
Dun & Bradstreet/Age - Business Award |
| 2000 |
OEM Alliance with Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies |
| 2001 |
Moved into custom-built factory based in Scoresby |
| 2002 |
Implemented demand forecasting & ex-stock delivery capability |
| 2002 |
Governor of Victoria Export Award |
| 2002 |
AusTrade National Finalist |
| 2003 |
Survived .com bust |
| 2003 |
Introduced KI3xxx Series product framework with world's best battery life |
| 2003 |
Introduced KI3xxx Power Meter and Light Source |
| 2003 |
Simple Loss Test Set series Introduced |
| 2004 |
World's Fastest Real-time Two-Way Fiber Tester introduced |
| 2005 |
Added plastic fiber capability to Two-Way Fiber Tester |
| 2005 |
Traceable Loss & Power Calibration at CWDM wavelengths, offering the world's best accuracy (1%) |
| 2005 |
G2 Connector Introduced (Patented) |
| 2005 |
Inducted into Victorian Manufacturer's Hall of Fame |
| 2005 |
Victorian Photonics Network - Achievement Award |
| 2006 |
World's first Real-time Two-Way 4 Wavelength Fiber Tester |
| 2006 |
World's first .NET (XML) compliant reporting software KITS™ 3.03 |
| 2006 |
Sprint-Nextel Supply (now known as KGP Logistics) contract signed |
| 2008 |
Launched KI 9000 range of budget, highly portable handheld optical testers |
| 2008 |
World's first Encircled Flux compliant light sources (released before EF spec!) |
| 2010 |
Launched FiberSafe Microscope with innovative optics for clarity and eye safety |
| 2011 |
World's first handheld test kits optimized for MPO ribbon fiber connectors |
| 2011 |
Launched KI 2600 range of premium handheld optical power meters |
| 2012 |
Launched KI 2800 / 2400 range of premium handheld optical light sources |
| 2012 |
Launched KI 2700 / 2300 range of optical loss test sets |
| 2015 |
Moved factory to 720 Springvale Road, Mulgrave 3170 |
| 2015 |
Launched world's first handheld POF Variable Optical Attenuator |
| 2016 |
World's first Loss Test Reporting Solution accepted by all major industry sectors |
| 2016 |
World's first 16/32 Fiber MPO Test Solution |
| 2017 |
Launched range of improved POF Testers |
| 2018 |
Launched innovative MPO Visual Cable Verifier Kits |
| 2019 |
Optical Calibration Laboratory re-accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 |
| 2020 |
Launched innovative Loss & Length tester (during coronavirus lockdown) |
| 2021 |
Launched innovative Optical Power Leveler |
| 2022 |
Lightwave Magazine Innovation Award received for Loss, Length & ORL tester |
