Company Profile

Thompson Couplings Limited is an unlisted public company, based in Orange NSW, Australia with more than 2600 registered shareholdings.

The Directors plan to broaden the scope of the company; by building relationships world wide, with existing and potential commercial partners and positioning the Thompson Constant Velocity Joint to become a major force in global industry.

Significant Dates

2000 Idea generated by Glenn Thompson

2001 Initial patents submitted for the mechanism

2001 First conceptual prototypes designed

2001 Verification of proof by leading academics

2003 Registration of public unlisted Australian company...Thompson Couplings Ltd

2003 First patents granted (Australia, New Zealand, RSA, Russia, Singapore)

2004 1st Public share offering

2005 Establishment of permanent test facility

2006 2nd Public share offering

2006 First production model (TC5B-15) launched for trials

2007 Employment of full time engineering and business staff

2007 First production order of large CV joint to Australian mining company

2007 Granting of SAE A Gold medal for engineering excellence

2007 Granting of Australia's highest Engineering Award (Bradfield from Engineers Australia)

2008 Establishment of permanent production centre with additional staff. Appointment of CEO

2008 Boeing signs development contract

2008 Development and order for CV joint TC8C-10 for Paper Mills USA

2009 Development and large scale order for monorail drive trains in Mumbai for TC2C-15.