TJM up in smoke

[JDNSW]

A news item from the Courier Mail a few moments ago shows the TJM factory in Geebung blazing merrily.

John

[WhiteD3]

Qld 4WD factory on fire - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/16/2716080.htm)

[Rangier Rover]

I hope for their sake they were well insured.:eek: This may seem a bit hard but...Most of the TJM stuff is not much of a loss;) I never have liked many of their products anyway.:confused:

[pando]

I hope no one was hurt

[ohleaky1]

I hope for their sake they were well insured.:eek: This may seem a bit hard but...Most of the TJM stuff is not much of a loss;) I never have liked many of their products anyway.:confused:

stii the job losses and maybe injuries or burns could be a bigger concern than how good there product is dont you think ? heres hopeing that all are ok

[JDNSW]

Seems unlikely that they were cashing in their insurance - surely that would have been done on a weekend?

But it would be interesting to know how the fire started. I expect they had on site significant quantities of painting supplies, and presumably oxy/acetylene, so there would have been plenty to burn.

John

[extreme]

Could be a fire sale coming up:twisted:

[waynep]

Nothing wrong with their stuff.

I know what ARB stands for but often wondered what TJM stood for ?

[TimNZ]

They must have been fitting out a Jeep.......

[B92 8NW]

Nothing wrong with their stuff.

I know what ARB stands for but often wondered what TJM stood for ?

The three founders; Lloyd Taylor, Cliff Jones and Steve Mollenhauer

*off their site

[Datt]

I hope no one was hurt

Two fire fighters apparently, but don't know to what extent. I assume we will hear more about it on the news tonight.

Matt.

[87County]

............ This may seem a bit hard but...Most of the TJM stuff is not much of a loss..............:confused:


At times, TJM were the only manufacturer to provide accessories for less popular vehicles, ARB only meeting the market when volume justified the profit margins they are used to

for example, in 1999, TJM were the only provider of bullbars for R50 pathfinders, and a good product it was too, .... ARB only started to supply them several years later whenthe vehicle achieved wider recognition as a capable off-roader

..........(btw... I have ARB bars on 2 of my LRs)