Kingfisher International

Background

The company was founded in Melbourne in 1986. as an international electronics trading firm, in a spare bedroom, by Rosmin Robertson (née Jaffer) and Bruce Robertson, Bruce developed the ground-breaking KI2000 Optical Light Source and KI020 Optical Talk Set.

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.

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 in facility in Scoresby from 2001 to May 2015, when it moved to new premises at 720 Springvale Road, Mulgrave Victoria 3170.

The company has always made its products in Australia.

Kingfisher is one of the oldest fiber optic test companies, and is regarded by industry elders as having a significant influence on the development of the industry. Kingfisher products are used by professional technicians when installing and maintaining fiber optic cabling and systems, and its fiber optic test equipment range includes such items as, optical power meters, optical light sources, optical loss test sets, optical test and inspection kits, variable optical attenuators, inspection microscopes and various optical fault locators.

The company has worldwide distribution channels, and currently participates in various national and international standards development groups.

Since 2014, Kingfisher International has been wholly owned and managed by co-founder Bruce Robertson.

Awards and recognition

Various industry recognitions include: