1965 B.J. Coghlin Co. Ltd. name changed to W ajax Limited LeT ourneau SL-40s supplied by W ajax helped build one of the last sections of the 401 superhighway connecting T oronto and Montreal 1966 W ajax common shares were listed on T oronto Stock Exchange 1967 W ajax acquired Canadian distribution rights to Hyster products 1968 W ajax became engaged in the distribution and servicing of diesel engines with the acquisition of Alberta-based W aterous G.M. Diesel Limited, now known as W aterous Power Systems 1972 W ajax acquired Pitman Manufacturing Ltd. ~ 10 ~ W ajax T imeline T he Stor y of the W ajax P ump Building on W atson Jack & Co. Ltd.’ s entry into the fre control industry in the 1920s, the company acquired numerous other manufacturers of fre control-related equipment and established an extensive international operation. The Fire Control Group consisted of W ajax Manufacturing Ltd., which manufactured fre pumps, Niedner , then the largest Canadian manufacturer of fre hoses, and W ajax Pacifc Fire Equipment Inc., an American manufacturer of hoses, pumps and other fre control equipment. However , by the mid 1990’ s, the growth prospects for the mobile business eclipsed the marginal success of the fre control sector , leading to the decision to sell the fre control operation. W ajax Australasia, part of the fre control business, was sold to T yco International in 1995 and the remainder of the fre control sector , known as the Fire Control Group, was sold later that year to Wildfre Fire Equipment Inc. Histoire de la pompe W ajax Proftant de l’entree de W atson Jack & Co. Ltd. dans le secteur de la protection contre les incendies au cours des annees 1920, la compagnie fait l’acquisition de plusieurs fabricants d’appareils de lutte contre le feu et elle intensife ses activites a l’echelle internationale. La division des produits de protection contre les incendies etait formee de W ajax Manufacturing Ltd., fabricant de pompes a incendie, de la societe Niedner , alors le plus important fabricant de boyaux d’incendie au Canada, et de W ajax Pacifc Fire Equipment Inc., fabricant americain de boyaux, de pompes et d’autres appareils de lutte contre les incendies. T outefois, au milieu des annees 1990, les perspectives de croissance representees par le secteur du materiel roulant sont telles qu’elles eclipsent le succes modeste remporte par le secteur de la protection contre les incendies, ce qui amene la compagnie a se defaire de ses interets dans ce secteur . La societe W ajax Australasia, qui faisait partie des activites de protection incendies, est vendue a T yco International en 1995 et le reste de cette division est vendu plus tard la meme annee a la societe Wildfre Fire Equipment Inc.