History

OUR HISTORY

TL Jones was established in 1926 in Christchurch, New Zealand, laying the foundation for a heritage of engineering excellence. Manufacturing our own brand of elevators during the 1940s to 1990s, 1991 saw TL Jones begin its sole focus on the world-renowned MICROSCAN® infrared door detector. Our pioneering move into China in 1994 was phase one of a global expansion programme that continues to this day.

Timeline

1926

Welshman Dr. Thomas Loftus Jones established Thos L Jones & Sons Ltd - an electrical contracting and engineering business in Christchurch, New Zealand.

1940s

Manufactured own brand of “Mercury Lifts”

1950s – 1991

Express Lift Co. (UK) agent

1991

Lift division sold to Schindler. (Microscan Division remains with TLJ)

1993    Emotive Display Pt. Ltd Singapore est.  

1993

E-Motive Displays Pte Ltd established in Singapore

1994

TL Jones (Rep Office) Shanghai established

1996

TL Jones (Parts) Shanghai Ltd. established

1999

TL Jones' Microscan division sold to Halma Holdings to become part of the Elevator Safety Division

E-Motive Displays joined Halma elevator safety division to become a sister company of TL Jones

2004

TL Jones India Pvt. established

2006

TL Jones Dubai established to serve the gulf countries

2007

TL Jones AP Pte Ltd. formed, entirely responsible for the APMEA elevator safety market

2009

TL Jones Australia opened