History - How It All Began
During the 1980s James Corbett owned and operated two large marble & granite processing companies in Australia, employing 80 workers. During the course of operating these businesses, James Corbett developed a lifting clamp for lifting marble and granite, which he was able to patent in early 1995. In 2002, James Corbett established a business in Vietnam in his own right to manufacture and produce his invented Slab Lifting Clamps. Although the Aardwolf Slab Lifting Clamps have been the backbone of James's business, his company now produces a wide range of material handling and lifting equipment. Below is a brief history of the development of the Aardwolf Lifting Clamps.
1989
The Aardwolf Lifter was invented and developed by James Edmud Corbett, in 1989 to solve problems and his own stone working business. The lifter was trialled for a few year's business and gradually imorived. Photo shows an early prototyoe from this period.
Early 1995
A production prototype lifter at about the time James filed his patent application in March 1995. This design was sold by the company Herdgraph Pty. Ltd. a company solely owned by James Corbett.
Late 1995
The lifter was further improved in late 1995. Shown here lifting a 50 mm thick slab of sandstone weighing about 500kg
2002
A full range of lifters were further developed in 2002 and sold worldwide under the trademark Aardwolf.
Today
Aardwolf Industry has continuously improved its products throughout its history to ensure users achieve three core goal of Quality, Efficiency and Safety. This is the reason why the Aardwolf brand is always at the forefront of the material handling industry worldwide.
