The outbreak of World War II saw Australian and American defence establishments in the South Pacific supplied with Eswood dishwashers. In 1940 distributors were established in all states of Australia.

Eswood produced Australia’s first automatic commercial dishwasher in 1959 and in 1964 a new, larger factory was built. Australia’s first rotary basket conveyor dishwasher was produced around 1967, with a through-put of up to 14,000 pieces per hour and was installed in many major projects. In 1971 the manufacturing agreement between Transelectro of Hungary and Eswood was the first Australian deal of this type with an Iron Curtain country. A licensing agreement with the Philippines was signed seven years later.

Over the years the company established many patents and firsts. As the patents lapsed the improvements became available to all.

Some dishwasher innovations included the rotary basket system, fixed jets driving moving baskets, the Eswood centrifugal pump, the 3-way control valve, the mercury switch auto cycle system and inlet ball float system. 

Other Eswood contributions to progress include the contactor relay timing system with push-button activator, auto injected detergent system and the conveyor chain drive auto wash/rinse system.

The on/off safety door operating mechanism was designed originally for machines supplied to the Navy. Glasswasher design also benefited greatly from Eswood inventiveness. Some Eswood machines as old as 30 years are still operating today, many of Eswood’s customers are second and third time purchasers. 

Eswood has now grown to 52 full-time employees nationwide, with a modern manufacturing plant at Smithfield, in Sydeney’s west. Sales support is provided through more than 350 Eswood equipment dealers throughout Australia. Eswood supports these dealer with its own offices in Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and western Australia, while appointed distributors look after ACT and Tasmania clients. 

Service support is another of Eswood’s strengths, with more than 90 experienced Service Agents across Australia and technicians on 24 hour call in major regional centres. All Eswood dish and glass washers are designed and manufactured to meet National Health Authority regulation with future ANZFA regulations already anticipated. They have also, been approved under the “Type Test Mark Scheme” for connection to National Water Supply Authority mains. 

Australia probably has some of the world’s most stringent safety regulation with regard to Health and Water Board approvals. The company continually strives to make improvements to all its products. Both Quality Assurance Accreditation and a small hand on management team ensure motivation is maintained and set goals achieved.