Company founded in Auckland by Woolf Fisher and Maurice Paykel to import Crosley refrigerators, Maytag washing machines and Pilot mantle radios.

Sales agreement signed with Kelvinator Corporation, Detroit.

Manufacture of refrigerators and wringer washing machines.

Installation of first washing machine conveyer line.

First stage of Mt Wellington plant starts production of refrigeration and laundry products.

Manufacture of rotary clothes dryers designed and patented by company. Formed association with HE Shacklock, Dunedin.

Allied Industries Ltd established to manufacture Murphy radios and radiograms and later (1960) television receivers. This was the forerunner of Fisher & Paykel Electronics.

Fisher & Paykel open a London office.

Agreement signed with Matsushita Electric for sole distributorship in New Zealand.

Head Office moved to Mt Wellington. Champion Spark Plug New Zealand established. Allied Industries began manufacturing Waikato electric fence controllers.

Allied Industries began manufacturing television tubes.

First respiratory humidifier sold.

Agreement with Matsushita Electric for marketing and eventual manufacture of National Panasonic products. Manufacture of respiratory humidifier(the beginnings of Healthcare).

East Tamaki refrigerator manufacturing plant opens.

One millionth refrigerator and one millionth laundry unit produced. Allied Industries build new factory in Mangere.

Sir Woolf Fisher dies. Maurice Paykel appointed chairman and managing director.

Fisher & Paykel Customer Services Ltd established. Don Rowlands appointed general manager and subsequently managing director. Assembly of National Panasonic televisions.

Medical Division formed.

Listed on New Zealand Stock Exchange.

Exports one millionth appliance.

HE Shacklock Ltd becomes wholly owned. Microcomputer Electronic Company established. Shareholding in Henderson & Pollard.

Fisher & Paykel Medical established in United States. Twentieth anniversary of association with Matsushita Electric. Applied Technology (Healthcare) transferred to National Allied at Carbine Road.

Fiftieth anniversary. Prince Philip Design Award refrigerators launched. MR500 Medical Humidifier finalist for Prince Philip Design Award. Takes 50% interest in Isothermal Systems Inc.

Launch of Gentle Annie, world's first use of a brushless DC motor in a washing machine.

Official opening of range and dishwasher division's new building at Taieri, Dunedin.

Launch of Fisher & Paykel Appliance brand in Australia. Equiticorp acquires major shareholding (23% at $5 per share). Acquired Australian medical distribution company Medcor, now Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Pty Ltd. Created Fisher & Paykel Electronics Ltd, formerly Allied Products Division.

Launch of Fisher & Paykel New Zealand maxi yacht entrant in the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race.

Construction commenced on first off-shore major appliance facility in Cleveland, Queensland, Australia. Equiticorp's 30% shareholding placed with friendly investors. Medical Division renamed Healthcare Division.

Production of first Australian manufactured refrigerator. Electronic Division ceased assembly of colour televisions. Sale of investment in New Zealand Steel to BHP Steel consortium.

Opening of new plants at East Tamaki and Cleveland. Launch of the SmartDrive autowasher. International sales exceeded 30% of trading revenue. Gentle Annie voted Product of the Year and Fisher & Paykel voted Supplier of the Year for the second year running by the Australian Appliance Industry in Mingay's magazine.

International sales increase by 54% to exceed $200m for first time. Whiteware sales in Australia exceed 150,000 units. Launch of Fisher & Paykel brand in the European market at Domo-technica Appliance Trade Fair, Cologne, Germany.

Fisher & Paykel exports to over eighty countries. Healthcare international sales remain at over 90% of Healthcare turnover. Whiteware sales in New Zealand increase to 260,000 units.

DishDrawer, the unique double drawer dishwasher launched.

Major restructuring announced to focus on core businesses of Whiteware, Healthcare and Finance.

Record group profit of $54.4m, exceeds $50m for the first time. International revenue of $551.4m exceeds 70% of total trading revenue. Healthcare revenue grows by 20.8% to exceed $140m for the first time.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd and Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd become 2 separately listed companies in November 2001.