How it started
Background
The company was co-founded in Melbourne in 1986. as an international electronics trading firm, by Rosmin Robertson (née Jaffer) and Bruce Robertson.
Bruce Robertson's technical involvement in fiber optics started 1980 - 1985, when he was a researcher at GEC's Hirst Research Centre in the UK, developing novel fiber optic cable designs, manufacturing processes, fiber optic sensors & instrumentation, and was awarded various patents.
To get Kingfisher started, Bruce developed the ground-breaking KI2000 Optical Light Source and KI020 Optical Talk Set.
In 1988, the business moved to a large garage, further contracts were won, and an Australian Federal R&D Grant was received for early development work on optical power meters, which culminated in the release of the KI6000 series power meters soon afterwards.
In 1991, Kingfisher had grown into its first factory in Rowville. Kingfisher then located to 30 Rocco Drive, Scoresby 3179 from 2001 to May 2015, when it moved to 720 Springvale Road, Mulgrave Victoria 3170.
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