History
When equipment hit hard rock, things broke.
That’s where Heath & Sherwood came in.
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1927
Heath & Sherwood founded by
Clarence Heath and Slim Sherwood
with first machine shop and
service centre for drillers.
Company established with the
purposes of equipment
manufacturing and diamond
drilling for the booming
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1951
Company split into two so each
entity could concentrate on its
own core competence. Heath &
Sherwood Limited, the
manufacturing group, began
developing unique product line
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1964
Manufacturing group sold to Ed
Marinigh, Frank Aimone and Ed
Mangan, and renamed Heath &
Sherwood (1964) Limited.
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1966
1st Rod Charging Machine (Hoyle
Concentrator) supplied to Kidd
Creek Mines
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1968
1st manual Gaspé Puncher
installed. Patent granted for
H&S pneumatic-drive linear
moving sample cutter.
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1978
Patent granted for Magnograph™
Wire Rope Tester. Patent granted
for Tuyère Silencer and H&S
appointed the licenced
manufacturer
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1985
1st Automatic Gaspé Puncher
installed
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1986
Patent granted for Tuyère
Pyrometer
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1991
Patent granted for Automatic
Tuyère Puncher. Development of
custom Semi-Automatic Sampler
for concentrate rail cars
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1996
Patent granted for the computer
version of Magnograph™ II Wire
Rope Tester. Introduction &
installation of the ARM™ Cross
Belt Sweep Sampler. Integrated
Cutter Enclosure
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1997
Introduction & installation of
1st H&S electric-drive linear
moving sampler
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2009
Installation of Smart Cylinder,
next generation of Tuyère
Pyrometer
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2011
Sales, Marketing & Support
Agreement signed with The
Beijing General Research
Institute of Mining & Metallurgy
(BGRIMM) for their on-line
analysis & measurement
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2013
264th Gaspé Puncher installed.
49th Rod Charging Machine
supplied
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2014
Launch of The Legend website
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Today
H&S supplies specialized mining
and processing solutions to
customers in 65 countries