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1938
The Beginning 1938
Mr Leo Edward Tutt formally registers L. Tutt & Co. Pty Ltd selling earthmoving equipment out of a small office located in Sydney’s CBD. Armed with an idea and £500, Mr Leo Tutt would join up with Mr George Edward Bryant and embark on a journey that eventually brought about one of Australia’s largest and most iconic construction equipment sales, manufacturing and distribution companies at the time – Tutt Bryant Limited.
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1939
Leo Tutt buys the Australian agency for Le Tourneau equipment and Allis-Chalmers for £3,000. However, due to Import restrictions L.Tutt & Company are taxed exorbitantly for the importation of equipment from Le Tourneau, USA. To appease the situation, George Bryant flies to Illinois, USA and meets with Le Tourneau founder Robert LeTourneau proposing they build LeTourneau products in Australia. Robert LeTourneau replies and agrees with a simple “sure let’s go ahead” with no writing or formal procedures required. Tutt and Bryant subsequently form LeTourneau Australia with financial backing from Bob to build the machines in Australia.
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Not long after the formation of Tutt Bryant, the gentlemen purchase 30 acres land in “swampy” Rydalmere for £100 p/acre under the premise that “this is what the Americans are doing, so typically Australia will soon follow”. Four years later (1950) the land was evaluated at £2,500 p/acre and TB move to Rydalmere.
1943
Leo Edward Tutt and George Edward Bryant combine to form Tutt Bryant Pty. Ltd, importing and selling used earthmoving equipment particularly from Pacific islands after WWII.
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1948
- Celebrating 10 years of business. A tradition that continues today, with the annual Staff 10 Year Anniversary Club Dinner.
- Tutt Bryant enters into license agreement with Clark Equipment as their exclusive Australian distributor. At that point in time, Clark Equipment was the largest materials handling equipment distributor in the world. This marked Tutt Bryant’s initial foray into the Materials Handling environment.
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1950
1950s Exceptional Growth
The 50s saw Tutt Bryant grow exponentially into Australia’s largest distributor and manufacturer of earthmoving equipment in Australia and the South Pacific. This was evident in the diverse and multiple operating divisions under Tutt Bryant. During this time, Tutt Bryant also played a significant part in the provision of a variety of equipment for the development of the historic Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme.
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1952
Tutt Bryant Ltd enter into agreement with Wesfarmers Tutt Bryant Ltd. Wesfarmers to operate as distributor for all A.C.E (Australian Crane & Excavator) company equipment. Westinghouse Air Brake Corporation acquires Le Tourneau. George E Bryant the current chairman for Le Tourneau Australia forms Le Tourneau Westinghouse ltd.
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1963
- The early 1960s began the expansion of Tutt Bryant into international territory, specifically SE Asia. This was largely due to the recent spate of international interest in the purchasing of equipment.
- Tutt Bryant enters into agreement with Pakistan Radio House to operate as sole distributor within the Pakistan area. Tutt Bryant enters into agreement with Pan Supplies to operate as distributors within the Thailand region.
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1975
Tuesday 1st July, 1975 Leo Edward Tutt retires following 35 years’ service. Having reached 72 years and in accordance with his own rule, Leo Tutt retired from the Board of Directors following a remarkable career that includes the distinction of founding Australia’s largest construction machinery house.
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1985
Tutt Bryant secures one of the largest equipment distribution deals in its history with an order for Euclid Mine Trucks valued at $33m for delivery to Coal & Allied and its associated mines in the Hunter Valley. Tutt Bryant Pacific also wins Australian Design Award for the development and production of its innovative state of the art self-propelled vibratory roller.
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1987
Closing of Pacific manufacturing facilities at Hornsby with a relocation to Tutt Bryant’s Rydalmere NSW premises. As a result, all manufacturing is moved to Tutt Bryant at Tottenham in Victoria – where they built Pacific Rollers, Grove Cranes, Pacific Borers and made kit manufacturing mainstream – a revolutionary approach to Australian manufacturing.
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1996
1996 – New Beginnings
Bowater, major shareholder of Tutt Bryant and its subsidiaries divests and sells off all Australian Assets. Tat Hong from Singapore acquires the Tutt Bryant equipment sales division and formally announces their entrance into the Australian construction equipment distribution and manufacturing market.
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2001
Operating under the new name of Tutts Tat Hong, Tutts enters into a JV with Banbury Engineering to form BT (Banbury and Tutt) Equipment Pty Ltd. As a result, Tutts Tat Hong becomes National Distributor for Kato, Bomag, Sumitomo excavators, Hitachi-Sumitomo Cranes, Yanmar Excavators etc…..
As subsidiary of Tutts Tat Hong – Tutt Bryant Crane Hire (TBCH) was established with a fleet of four crawler cranes -150, 100, 80 & 50 tonners. Tutt Bryant Crane Hire was formed to target the Australian crane hire market. A major project for TBCH in 2002 was the awarding of tender position for the Train IV LNG project, leading to the purchase of 11 additional cranes and beginning their operations within the LNG market.
