Pelican Products

Pelican Products is an American multinational company that designs and manufactures portable lighting systems, temperature controlled packaging and protective cases. Their products are used in many industries including military, law enforcement, fire safety, and consumer entertainment. The company's flagship product, Pelican cases, are molded plastic cases that seal with an airtight and watertight gasket. Pelican is based in Torrance, California. In Europe the products are branded Peli.

History


The company was founded in Torrance, California in 1976 by David and Arline Parker as a mail-order home business. It was David Parker's desire to "develop unique and practical products for the dive market."


 * 1976
 * The Pelican Dive Float is introduced
 * 1978
 * The Pelican Protector case is introduced
 * 1981–1984
 * The Pelican SabreLite introduced to the dive market
 * Pelican products receive their first safety approvals
 * 1989–1995
 * Molding operations brought in-house
 * Company moves to their Early Avenue, Torrance headquarters
 * 1996–1999
 * Peli Products, S.A., their headquarters in Europe opens in Barcelona, Spain
 * The Pelican 1650 case is introduced
 * 2000–2005
 * Pelican Products, ULC in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada opens
 * Pelican Micro Case series launches
 * Pelican receives ISO9000:2001 certification
 * First European Safety Approvals issued to Peli flashlights
 * A private equity investment firm, Behrman Capital, paid about $200 million for Pelican Products
 * 2006–2007
 * Behrman Capital announced that Lyndon J. Faulkner was named CEO
 * The Pelican 7060 flashlight is introduced after being developed with the Los Angeles Police Department
 * Pelican Japan and China open
 * Company surpasses 100 million in sales
 * Canadian Armed Forces contracts Pelican to build the special MOB "Mobile Operations Box" case
 * Their largest injection molding machine (code named "Colossus") is installed at the Torrance, CA plant
 * The Pelican i1010/i1030 Micro Case series is launched
 * Pelican's first robot (code named "T-Rex") is installed in their Torrance, CA plant
 * 2008
 * Pelican Products purchased their largest Australian distributor and opened Pelican Australia
 * Pelican Products makes Inc. magazine's 5000 list for the second year
 * The company purchased portable LED area lighting manufacturer Bluei UK
 * General Peter Pace becomes Pelican's chairman of the board
 * The 9430 Remote Area Lighting System debuts
 * 2009
 * Pelican Products announced the acquisition of long-time competitor, Hardigg Industries of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, the world's largest manufacturer of rotationally molded protective cases
 * Pelican lands an $80 million contract to create the General Mechanics Tool Kit for the U.S. Military
 * The Pelican 1090 HardBack case is introduced
 * 2010
 * Pelican's chairman of the board, Peter Pace, initiates the Pelican For Patriots program, which provides cases for wounded military veterans to protect their prosthetic
 * Pelican sends coolers, flashlights and cases to aid in the Haiti disaster rescue and recovery
 * Pelican introduces Advanced Case Solutions line for custom case applications
 * Pelican is certified as a Sony Green Partner
 * Pelican introduces the 1460 EMS case for the emergency and fire safety markets
 * 2011
 * Pelican purchased Australian roto-mold case manufacturer Trimcast
 * Pelican India and South Korea open
 * Pelican wins the National Institute of Packaging Handling and Logistics Engineers (NIPHLE) 2011 Corporation of the Year award
 * Pelican receives the Presidential "E" award for exports
 * 2013
 * The company introduces their consumer division, offering backpacks, lighting tools, coolers and more
 * The company acquired temperature-controlled container manufacturer Minnesota Thermal Science
 * 2014–2015
 * Pelican introduces the Pelican 7000 flashlight, their first to shine up to 600 lumens
 * Pelican introduces Pelican Elite luggage
 * Pelican acquires Cool Logistics and re-brands the combined division (Minnesota Thermal Science + Cool Logistics) as Pelican BioThermal
 * 2016–2017
 * Pelican celebrates its 40th anniversary
 * Pelican introduces their Pelican Air Case line
 * Pelican introduces Pelican Traveler tumblers
 * Peli BioThermal wins the Queen's Award for Innovation
 * 2018–2019
 * Peli BioThermal wins the Queen's Award for Enterprise
 * Pelican introduces the "Vault by Pelican" line as a brand extension to its case line
 * Pelican launches its first e-commerce site
 * 2020
 * Pelican acquires NanoCool, a temperature-controlled packaging manufacturer.
 * Phil Gyori appointed the company's president and chief executive officer. Lyndon Faulkner becomes executive chairman.
 * 2021
 * Platinum Equity completed the acquisition of Pelican.