What ingrams time systems does

Ingrams Time Systems Pty Ltd is an Australian privately held clock manufacturer and service provider founded in 1890 (originally as Ingram Bros) and headquartered in Ringwood, Victoria. The company designs, manufactures, sells and services timekeeping devices spanning analogue wall clocks, digital LED clocks, master/slave systems, tower clocks, sports timers, hospital operating theatre clocks, and hygiene-rated food industry and swimming pool clocks. Technical capabilities include proprietary low-voltage stepper motor drives for tower clocks, NTP and GPS synchronization, wireless clock networks, automatic daylight savings handling, and restoration of heritage clock mechanisms. The firm also acts as the Australian distributor of Swedish-made Westerstrand industrial, commercial and sport timing clocks, reselling them alongside its own manufactured product range.

The business generates revenue through two primary streams: hardware sales of clock systems across multiple verticals and recurring servicing, maintenance, repair and restoration of industrial, commercial and private clocks. Pricing is quote-based with no public price disclosure; customers contact the company via phone (+61 (03) 9876 0066), email ([email protected]) or website enquiry forms. Target customer segments are schools, hospitals, government and public sector institutions (including city councils, the Australian Navy, and the Australian Army), commercial and industrial facilities, sports venues, and food industry and swimming pool operators. Notable engagements include clock systems for the Royal Australian Navy's ANZAC frigates and LHD carriers built at Williamstown, special timers for Australian Army Armoured Personnel Carriers built at Bandianna, and ongoing heritage servicing contracts for landmarks such as the GPO Melbourne tower clock and the Flinders Street Station tower clock.

The go-to-market motion is direct sales-led, supported by a content-marketing website, a Facebook page, and direct phone/email contact. The company does not disclose revenue, headcount, ownership details, certifications, or third-party financial metrics, and operates without disclosed venture or private equity backing. Distribution is domestic-only, with no stated international expansion, no app or API platform, and no AI/ML capabilities evidenced in the input data.

Name

ingrams time systems

Legal name

Ingrams Time Systems Pty Ltd

Website

https://ingrams.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ingrams Time Systems is an Australian privately held clock manufacturer and servicer, founded in 1890 and based in Ringwood, Victoria. It designs, builds and services analogue, digital, tower, sports and hospital clocks for government, education, healthcare, military, commercial and sports-venue customers across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Clocks and Time Systems

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (81121), Small Electrical Appliance Manufacturing (335210)

SIC

Watches, Clocks, Clockwork Operated Devices/Parts (3873)

akta.pro primary industry

Clocks & Desk/Travel Timepieces (CRAKADAI)

Keywords

• Clock manufacturing
• Synchronised time systems
• Sports timing equipment
• Hospital operating clocks
• Clock servicing maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Ringwood

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clock Hardware Sales: Manufacture and sale of digital and analogue clock systems including wall clocks, tower clocks, industrial clocks, hospital clocks, sports timers, and specialized clocks for various industries.
2. Servicing and Maintenance: Supply of servicing, maintenance, repair and restoration of any type of industrial, commercial or private clocks. Includes regular maintenance contracts and emergency repair services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ingrams Time Systems designs, manufactures, sells and services clocks, sports timers and synchronised time systems for industrial, commercial, institutional and government customers across Australia. The product portfolio spans analogue and digital wall clocks, tower and public clocks, wireless synchronised systems, master and slave clock networks, hospital operating theatre clocks, sports timers, and specialised clocks for food processing and swimming pool environments. The company also provides ongoing servicing, maintenance, repair and heritage restoration of clocks across all of these categories.

Product overview

Ingrams Time Systems is a clock manufacturer offering a diverse portfolio of timekeeping products and services. The company designs, manufactures, sells, and services all types of timekeeping devices including wall clocks, tower clocks, analogue, digital, and wireless clocks. The product portfolio includes Wireless Synchronisation Clocks for building-wide time accuracy, Industrial & School Clocks for commercial environments, Hospital Clocks designed for operating theatre standards, Sports Timers including PE900 Series Pace Timer and WS Sports Timer, Food Industry & Swimming Pool Clocks with hygiene-focused designs, Public & Tower Clocks for heritage and modern installations, and Large Industrial Clocks available in various sizes. The company also offers Master & Slave Systems (as Australian distributor of Westerstrand products), Calendar Clocks, and Automatic Daylight Savings Clocks. Ingrams serves government, schools, city councils, companies, and provides comprehensive clock service, maintenance, repair, and restoration services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wireless Synchronisation Clocks Building-wide wireless time synchronisation clocks for consistent and accurate time distribution throughout offices, schools, hospitals, factories, and other facilities.
• Industrial and School Clocks Wall clocks designed for schools, offices, government and hospital environments, available in a wide range of sizes, styles and movement types.
• Digital Clocks Digital clock systems for commercial and industrial applications, suitable for offices, factories, and warehouses.
• Calendar Clocks Battery operated calendar clock range suitable for banks, reception areas, schools, offices, government and hospitals.
• Public and Tower Clocks Master and slave systems for tower, facade, pole and drum clocks with custom design and manufacturing capabilities for public-facing installations.
• Master and Slave Systems Accurate and reliable synchronised time display systems for offices, factories, and warehouses, offered as Australian distributors of Westerstrand Industrial, Commercial and Sport Timing Clocks.
• Automatic Daylight Savings Clocks Clocks programmed to perform daylight savings time changes automatically without manual intervention.
• Food Industry and Swimming Pool Clocks Clocks specifically designed for hygiene-sensitive situations in food industry and swimming pool environments, including washable and corrosion-resistant enclosures.
• Large Industrial Clocks Large scale clocks for offices, government buildings, and hospitals, available in a wide range of sizes, styles and movement types.
• Sports Timers Timing and scoring equipment for sports including running races, swimming competitions, track events, gyms, football matches, and horse racing.
• Hospital Clocks High accuracy clocks designed for operating theatres meeting strict hygienic demands and specific features required for medical environments.
• PE900 Series Open Case Pace Timer 240V electric motor-driven pace timer with continuous running double-ended second hand, designed for sporting environments. Features a 900x900mm face size with mounting bracket supplied.
• WS Pace Clock Analogue pace clock for interval training, available in two sizes with wall or floor mounting options. Suitable for damp environments such as indoor pools.
• WS Sports Timer Digital timing device with built-in start function, capable of recording lap times and counting down to repeated starts. Features RS485 input for external connectivity.
• WS Official's Clock Basic LED Digital clock displaying game time, period time, and pause time, for connection to BASIC scoreboard systems via CAT 5/6 cable.
• WS Module F3-LED Analogue Clock Outdoor analogue clock with internal LED illumination, 900mm diameter, synchronised via built-in GPS receiver.
• Ingrams Electric Clock Range Ingrams electric clocks available in standard, control switch, remote-controlled and battery-backed variants in 600mm and 900mm sizes.
• Ingrams Battery Clock Range Battery-powered clocks with control switch option, available in 600mm and 900mm sizes.
• Ingrams Slave Clock with Master Clock System Slave clocks available in 600mm and 900mm sizes paired with the WDP Q Mini Master Clock featuring automatic daylight savings adjustment.
• PLF50/4 Flush Mounted Hospital Clock 4-digit (HH:MM) hospital clock with 50mm LED digits, stainless steel casing and glass face. Designed for operating theatres with stopwatch function.
• PLF50/6 Flush Mounted Hospital Clock 6-digit (HH:MM:SS) hospital clock with 50mm LED digits, stainless steel casing and alternating time/date display options.
• WS OP Clock Combi Chrono (Digital and Analogue) Combined digital and analogue indoor clock for operating rooms with polished stainless steel housing and programmable display modes.
• WS OP Clock Digital Hospital Clock Digital hospital clock with stainless steel housing and polycarbonate front, featuring red LEDs and an automatic built-in dimmer.
• Food Service Analogue Clock 300mm battery and electric food industry clock, easily removable from bracket for wall cleaning. Dust-proof, waterproof and non-corrosive with non-glass lens.
• Food Service Digital Clock Digital electric food industry clock with remote control time adjustment. Available in wireless, NTP PoE, and Cat 5 linked versions with digit sizes from 100mm to 250mm.
• PL Prestigeline Steel Indoor and Outdoor Digital Clocks Steel-cased digital clocks with 50mm, 100mm and 200mm digit heights, IP65/IP66 ratings for adverse weather, and PoE, IR remote, GPS module, and temperature sensor support.
• Clock Service, Maintenance, Repair and Restoration Servicing, maintenance, repair and restoration of industrial, commercial and private clocks including tower, facade, pole and drum systems, offered with over 100 years of experience.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clock mechanisms can maintain accuracy for 48+ hours during power outages with internal backup systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WesterstrandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIngrams Time Systems is the Australian Distributor of Westerstrand Industrial, Commercial and Sport Timing Clocks. This partnership enables Ingrams to offer a comprehensive range of Swedish-made timing products alongside their own manufactured clocks.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Direct peers

• Bodet: French manufacturer of synchronized clock systems, sports timing, and time distribution for schools, hospitals, airports and industry. Closely aligned with Ingrams across product range and customer verticals.
• Westerstrand: Swedish maker of synchronized, industrial, commercial and sports timing clocks. Directly comparable as a clock manufacturer, and a strategic distribution partner whose products Ingrams resells in Australia.
• Sapling Company: US-based maker of synchronized clock systems, IP clocks, and master clocks for schools, healthcare, and government. Highly comparable offering to Ingrams' wireless, NTP and master/slave systems.
• American Time: US manufacturer of wired and wireless synchronized clock systems for education, healthcare, government and industry. Direct comparable in synchronized time displays and clock system installation.
• Primex: US maker of synchronized clock and bell scheduling systems for K-12 schools. Comparable target segment (education) and synchronized timing product set as Ingrams' school clocks.
• Electric Time Company: US manufacturer of tower, street, and interior clocks including restoration of historic tower clocks. Closely comparable heritage clock manufacturing and tower-clock restoration practice.
• Smith of Derby: UK-based maker and restorer of tower, public, and church clocks since the 1800s. Directly comparable to Ingrams' heritage tower clock and public clock restoration business.
• The Verdin Company: US maker of tower clocks, carillons, and street clocks since 1842. Comparable in heritage clock manufacturing and custom tower clock installations for civic and commercial clients.

Broad incumbents

• Simplex (Honeywell Building Technologies): Historically a major US synchronized clock systems provider, now part of Honeywell. Comparable master/slave synchronized clock systems as part of a broader building technologies portfolio rather than a pure clock specialist.

Emerging players

• Gillum & Associates: Smaller US firm specializing in tower clock restoration and service. Comparable niche tower clock service business; smaller scale than Ingrams but directly overlapping on heritage restoration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ingramstimesystems
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ingrams-time-systems-pty-ltd

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Investors

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