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About Us > Timeline 1960| | Doug Zehrung and Carl Kruger found BlueBird Lawn Comber Company
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1961| | Company name is changed to Rental Equipment Manufacturing Company
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1965| | First Tip-Tow 3000 towable lift
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1966| | Move to Englewood, Colorado location
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1967| | Kaydee 1500 knockdown portable lift is built
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19691973| | Company name is changed to BlueBird International, Inc.
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1975| | 400 series Lawn Comber with catcher bag is built
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1976| | Towable Lawn Comber Model TLC is released
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1977| | Kaydee Kaddy for knockdown lifts is introduced
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1989| | Lawn Seeder attachments for Lawn Combers are developed
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1991| | Self-propelled Lawn Aerator is introduced
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1994| | Towable TA10 Lawn Aerator is built
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1995| | BlueBird is sold to a group of investors, Dick Cornelius is president
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1996| | SC16 Sod Cutter is introduced
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1997| | Acquisition of EasyRake product line from EverGreen International
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1998| | Move to Denver, Colorado
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| | SC18 Sod Cutter, 530 Lawn Aerator are introduced |
| | V260 and V260Z Commercial Lawn Vacuums are built |
| | HS-15 SeedScaper is released
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1999| | Web site is created (www.bluebirdintl.com)
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| | New C18 and P18 Lawn Comber Line
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2000| | Introduction of Stump Grinders and V190Z commercial vacuums for zero-turn-radius mowers |
| | BlueBird is acquired by Husqvarna Turf Care Co., Anders Berggren is President
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2001| | Introduced new 530A Aerator and V12Z and V9Z high-density polyethylene collection systems for zero-turn-radius mowers
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2002| | BlueBird moves to Beatrice, Nebraska to join its HTC sister company, Yazoo/Kees, at their 170,000 sq. ft. facility |
| | New Power Rake and Seeder series are introduced
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2004| | Henric Andersson replaces Anders Berggren as President
of Husqvarna Turf Care |
| | BlueBird introduces the BedBug Landscape Edger and CableLayer
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2005| | BlueBird moves into new 274,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Beatrice, Nebraska |
| | BlueBird launches new website
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