About

Gardian brings together proven cargo securement technologies.

Gardian develops cargo securement, damage prevention, and shock absorption solutions for transportation and logistics operations. The company brings Shock-Gard and Ty-Gard technologies together under one unified platform.

Company history

1976

Walnut Industries develops the Avi-Gard restraint system.

1997

Ty-Gard International Inc. is formed to expand the business globally.

2006

Ty-Gard is approved by the Association of American Railroads.

2008

ISO 9001 Certification is granted.

2012

Shock-Gard LLC is founded to develop reusable shock absorbing systems.

2020

A state-of-the-art Shock-Gard manufacturing line is installed in Lancaster, Texas.

2024

Ty-Gard and Shock-Gard partner with Somera Private Equity to form Gardian Holdings.

2024

Gardian establishes its corporate headquarters in Plano, Texas.

Our team

The people behind Gardian

Experienced professionals dedicated to engineering safer cargo securement solutions worldwide.

Matthew Bullock Chief Executive Officer
David Joyce Chief Operations Officer
Steve Mote VP Engineering
David Fox VP Global Sales

Governance

Board of Directors

Eric Hauser Chairman of the Board
Matthew Bullock Chief Executive Officer
Reid Dove Director
Howard Hammond Director
Don Traubert Observer
Rear Admiral John Meier Observer

Trusted by industry leaders

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