Early 1900s

1907– EJ Brooks Co listed in Scientific American for innovative security seal patents.

1911– EJ Brooks patents the Car Seal. The Car Seal improved the safety and transportation of goods via railcars.

1913– EJ Brooks patents the Ball Seal.

1914- EJ Brooks patents the Self-Locking Seal.

1915– EJ Brooks patents the Bag Seal & Seal Press.

1920- EJ Brooks patents the Rivet Seal.

1923– EJ Brooks patents the Sealing Tool.

1924- EJ Brooks patents the Twist Lock Seal.

1940s

1941 – During WWII, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Brooks Company importance through the way came through the distribution of their oldest product: The Lead and Wire Seal. This seal was used to secure Allied and American Forces’ ammunition boxes. – The Newark, NJ plant made 13 million seals a month.

1947 – The United States Postal Department approved the Brooks All Metal Bag Seal for Foreign Parcel Post Mail and ordered eight million seals.

1950s

1952 – Griplock Coin Bag Seal and the Plastic Padlock Seal are introduced. Plastic seals are seen as the future of the company.

Late 1950s – One of Brooks’ major efforts was gaining the poultry seal business. Seals were lithographed in color to customer’s specifications and attached to chicken wings.

1960s

1964 -The industry’s first self-locking (no-tool application) Plastic Padlock Seal. The Brooks plastic padlock seal went on to be the industry standard for the next 30 plus years, undergoing at least 17 product improvements each of which contributed to the utility meter sealing and efficiency.

The 1960s saw the introduction of Plastic seals. Plastic seals were a hard sell and a slow transition from metal. Plastic seals did not become profitable until the 1970’s. Now, Plastic security seals are some of our best-selling products.

1970s

The 1970s saw the growth of Plastic security seals driven by the GripLock ® Coin Bag seal, the Poly Lok® Door seal for trucks and containers, and the Pull-Tite® for properly inspecting fire extinguishers.

1975 – Brooks began working to create a new line of products in demand by the electric utility industry, a stronger device for several types of meters to help cut down on vandalism.

1975 – The Brooks Rod Lok® High Security Bolt was introduced in two versions, straight and curved; to protect shipments in transit.

1978– Brooks grew greatly, representing more than 20 selling agents in England, France, Italy, Australia, the Philippines, Venezuela, Malaysia & Canada.

1980s

1983 – Brooks acquires Zappa Plastics. Brammall was incorporated.

1985 – E.J .Brooks Industries Ltd. was incorporated in Canada.

1986 – E.J. Brooks (Europe) Limited was established.

1987 – Brooks introduced barcoded seals.

Mid 1980s – The company’s “Slim Jim” sales catalog was published that featured employees as “Our Most Valuable Asset.”   Today we feel just as strongly about this sentiment!

1989 – Sigurd M. Moberg named Chairman Emeritus of EJ Brooks, after 62 years with the company. He worked his way up through the company and is responsible for the GripLock Coin Bag, Plastic Padlock and Pull-Tite Seal patents.

1990s

1995 – E.J. Brooks Company, Meter Devices Company and Ekstrom Industries. Inc., establish a new Utility Products Group. The new Utility Products Group is designed to increase Brooks’ level of service to water, gas and electric utility providers throughout the U.S. and the world.

1997- Tyden merges with Brammall, supplier of the broadest line of security seals and locks to transportation industries to form TydenBrammall.

1998 – The Brooks barcoded Enduro Seal is introduced.  A long lasting acrylic seal with a vinyl barcode.  Brammall moved from Wohlert St. to Hoosier Dr which is the current location of the Angola, IN facility

2000s

2005- Tyden Group Holdings was incorporated. Private Equity firm, Crimson Investment Group, purchased TydenBrammall

2006 -Tyden Group moved the headquarters from Michigan to Ohio

2006 -TydenBrammall expanded by starting operations in EMEA

2007 -TydenBrammall expanded into Mexico with introduction of the Monterrey facility

2009- TydenBrammall merges with EJ Brooks, the leading provider of plastics-based indicative seals & utilities security solutions, to form TydenBrooks Security Products Group.

2010s

2010- TydenBrooks merges with Stoffel Seals Corporation & Canada Mayer.

2011 -EJ Brooks discontinued their meter division and transfers the products to Ekstrom in Farmington Hills

2011 -TransGuard, which was a separate plant in Angola, shuts down

2011 -EJ Brooks moves from the Livingston, NJ into the Congers, NY location which was the home of Stoffel Seals

2011 -Stoffel Seals merged with EJ Brooks

2015- TydenBrooks launches Web Stock products that ship in just 2 days.

2016- TydenBrooks moves to laser marking seals and introduces 2D barcoding capabilities

2017- TydenBrooks launches improved comprehensive website, continuing its tagline of “Leading the Way. Securing the World.”

2020s

2022- In April, TydenBrooks was purchased by Madison Industries