Kingfisher Milestones & Achievements
| 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 ISO17025 |
| 2020 | Launched innovative Loss & Length tester (during coronavirus lockdown) |
Certifications & Accreditations
Optical Calibration Laboratory is ISO 17025 accredited by NATA 
ISO 9001 (since 1994) - Unaudited since 2020
Kingfisher products have a multitude of certifications. Please contact a distributor for other certifications relevant to your region.
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