Company history
Walnut Industries develops the Avi-Gard restraint system.
Ty-Gard International Inc. is formed to expand the business globally.
Ty-Gard is approved by the Association of American Railroads.
ISO 9001 Certification is granted.
Shock-Gard LLC is founded to develop reusable shock absorbing systems.
A state-of-the-art Shock-Gard manufacturing line is installed in Lancaster, Texas.
Ty-Gard and Shock-Gard partner with Somera Private Equity to form Gardian Holdings.
Gardian establishes its corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.