Founded in Sydney, Australia, in February 1982 by Alf and Nadia Taylor, the company transformed the snack food industry by launching the world’s first ever high-speed vertical form fill system – the tna robag – in 1985.
Over the past 20 years, Fortress has steadily grown into one of the largest global suppliers with 3 manufacturing facilities, a dedicated team of distributors and more than 225 employees.
From humble beginnings in 1942, Eriez has evolved into a world leader in separation technologies with manufacturing facilities in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa and the United Kingdom as well as its Erie headquarters.
In 1966, John S. Richardson founded SugarCreek Packing Co. in Washington Court House, Ohio, opting to focus production on bacon — an accidentally prescient move that would set the company on course for long-term success during his tenure.
Eriez-Australia has grown to become a leading provider of processing equipment to Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji and other surrounding countries.