2017
Tournesol acquires Fairweather assets from Leader Manufacturing, giving Tournesol a total of four manufacturing plants.
2015
Stonewear’s assets acquired, all concrete casting moved to El Paso, TX, facility. Within 24 months employment at the two facilities has increased over 300%.
2013
Vespro’s Root Solutions product line was acquired and added to the drainage solutions category – extrusion production is moved to Hayward.
2012
Introduction of Boulevard thermally-modified wood, one of the first alternatives to South American hardwoods to the commercial furnishings market.
2010
Tournesol partners with Street & Garden Furniture of Brisbane to produce Australian-designed site furnishings in the U.S.
2008
Company is reorganized and takes the name Tournesol Siteworks – the decorative line has quickly outpaced the self-watering irrigation product. Partnership with Elmich of Singapore begins greenwall product line.
2005
Stonewear moves from Nevada to El Paso, TX, and establishes a sister plant over the border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Stonewear is one of the smallest companies in the area to create its own maquiladora plant.
2004
Planter Technology begins selling lightweight fiberglass pots and planters under the Tournesol Siteworks brand.
2000
Planter Technology moves from Silicon Valley to the more manufacturing-friendly East Bay city of Hayward, CA.
1997
Vespro, Inc. started in San Rafael, CA, to manufacture root barrier and drainage products for the commercial landscape marketplace.
1997
First self-watering container irrigation insert is created, moves company towards exterior landscape market.
1994
Planter Technology sold to new ownership group led by Christopher Lyon. Products consisted of "Natural Spring" plastic self-watering planters and liners, mostly for interior applications.
1990
Magnalite moves to Carson City, NV, and changes name to Stonewear. Product line consists of lightweight concrete pots, trash receptacles, column covers and turnkey fountains.
1990
Fairweather is acquired by Leader Manufacturing, and moves to Port Orchard, WA. The product line has grown to encompass a wide range of public-oriented site furnishings, including decorative steel bollards.
1980
Fairweather founded in Tacoma, WA, started creating trash receptacles and benches in powder-coated steel and wood.
1979
Planter Technology founded in Mountain View, CA, as a manufacturer of unique self-watering planters - first sales made to companies maintaining interior plants in commercial applications.
1976
Stonewear founded as Magnalite in Belmont, CA, as a manufacturer of lightweight concrete site furnishings.