{"id":22,"date":"2025-12-16T11:20:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T11:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vokesfilters.com\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:59:52","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vokesfilters.com\/index.php\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Vokes started back in 1930\u2019s and below shows the timeline with all the history from the 1930\u2019s up to now including all the changes of location, owners and registrations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Vokes Limited<\/div>

Incorporated as Vokes Limited<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1937<\/div><\/div>
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Vokes Australia Pty Ltd.<\/div>

Incorporated as Vokes Australia Pty Ltd.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1939<\/div><\/div>
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Vokes Limited<\/div>

Registered on the 5th September 1939<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1952<\/div><\/div>
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Opening of Manufacturing Plant<\/div>

Vokes Australia opens up filter manufacturing plant<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Streamline & Metal Filtration<\/div>

Aquire Streamline & diverse Metal Filtration<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Robert Kellie, Son of Dundee & Ray Heet<\/div>

Aquire Robert Kellie, Son of Dundee & Ray Heet process plant.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vokes Limited Trademarked<\/div>

Vokes Limited register Australian Trade Mark with Victoria office.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vokes Group<\/div>

Vokes Limited changes name to Vokes Group.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vokes Outbid<\/div>

Vokes was outbid for Sterling Industries Limited. Vokes employs 1,250.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vokes Australia at Rockdale, Sydney<\/div>

Vokes Australia purchases land at Rockdale, Sydney and builds a filter manufacturing factory.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vokes Vee Glass<\/div>

Vokes Register the 'Vokes Vee Glass'<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vokes merges with BDO<\/div>

Vokes Australia Pty Ltd is owned by Brecknell Dolman and Rogers (BDO) & Vokes Group.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vokes Trade Mark<\/div>

First Register Vokes Trade Mark 250505.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1972<\/div><\/div>
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Thomas Tiling<\/div>

Thomas Tiling acquires Vokes Australia Pty Ltd.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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DCE VOKES Pty Ltd<\/div>

Thomas Tiling consolidate Australian and New Zealand entities of Vokes and DCE to Sydney closing Melbourne and the new group was called DCE VOKES Pty Ltd.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Univee Trademarks<\/div>

Univee trademark numbers first registered: 387080, 387081, 387082<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Unipak Trademarks<\/div>

Unipak trademarks 387077, 78 and 79 first registered.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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DCE Group Limited<\/div>

Company named DCE Group Limited.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vokes Registration Removed<\/div>

Vokes Registration 152415 removed.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1998<\/div><\/div>
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BTR Holdings & Email Airhandling Pty Ltd<\/div>

BTR assign IP worldwide to BTR Holdings IP 216896 is amended.<\/p>\n

BTR acquire Email Airhandling Pty Ltd from Email Westinghouse and merge with existing Australian entity and call the merged group BTR Environmentally Pty Ltd.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

1999<\/div><\/div>
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BTR sells DCE<\/div>

BTR sells DCE to Donaldson Inc. and assigns appropriate IP worldwide. DCE Limited subsidiary of Donaldson UK Holdings Ltd.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Start of AES Environmental<\/div>

Invensys proposed sale to Filters Australia and IP schedule prepared by Minter Ellison includes Vokes trademark numbers 216896, 250505 and 152414.<\/p>\n

Management buyout commences with Brian Young. BTRE share sale purchase and business owned 100% by Bardy Group which was the start of AES Environmental.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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AESE<\/div>

Australian IP renamed from BTRE to AESE as required within the agreement.
Unipak Australian Trademarks 387077, 78 and 79 not maintained and become obsolete.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Laminar Air Flow Pty Ltd<\/div>

Univee subsequent owners advert registration marks 387080, 1 & 2 IP Australia. All Clyde-Apac and AES Environmental IP assigned into entity with Laminar Air Flow Pty Ltd.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vokes Limited<\/div>

Laminar Flow defends action against Vokes Limited.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A New Look<\/div>

AES Environmental today is closely held by the Young family, who have retained an active participation in the company for more than thirty-four years apart from a short period between March 1998 to December 2001, when it was acquired from Downer EDI.<\/p>\n

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The company updated their brand identity with a new logo which was produced by the passionate team members.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

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