2000
Garrett provides security metal detector training and
products for the Sydney, Australia, Summer Olympic Games.
2001
Garrett introduces the SuperWand hand-held metal detector.
2002
Garrett provides security metal detector training and
products for the Salt Lake City, Utah, Winter Olympic Games.
Garrett supplies the SuperWand to all U.S. airports.
2003
Garrett introduces the PD 6500i walk-through metal detector
with 33 distinct pinpoint zones including left, right, and center
detection.
Garrett becomes the only U.S.-based manufacturer to meet TSA guidelines
for walk-through and held-held metal detectors. Garrett supplies
walk-through metal detectors to one-third of America's airports and to
many overseas airports. Garrett introduces the Infinium metal detector,
engineered for greater gold detection depth in heavily mineralized soil
and for use in water to depths of 200 feet.
2004
Garrett celebrates its 40th anniversary on April 1.
Garrett introduces the Graphic Target Profiling (GTP) 1350 metal detector.
Garrett introduces the ACE series, the most advanced, low-cost metal detectors in the world.
2005
Garrett's ACE 150 and ACE 250 detectors become top sellers in the
United States hobby industry and successfully debut in European markets.
2006
Garrett is featured on John Ratzenberger's hit TV series Made in America, which airs on the Discovery Network's Travel Channel.
Garrett installs 450 PD 6500i walk-through and 900 SuperScanner
hand-held metal detectors at Olympic venues throughout Torino, Italy,
for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games.
Garrett Metal Detectors is honored with the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) Award of Excellence.
Texas Congressman Sam Johnson joins Charles Garrett and company
officials for the groundbreaking ceremonies for the company's expansion.
2007
Construction begins at 1881 W. State Street in Garland to expand
Garrett's facilities to 100,000 square feet. The new Garrett home office
houses an enlarged treasure hunting museum, a formal
conference/training center for The Garrett Academy of Metal Detection
training, and enlarged production and warehouse facilities.
2008
Garrett provides walk-through detectors, hand-held detectors and
training to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Garrett introduces the popular new PRO-POINTER pinpointing metal detector.
Garrett is named the official security metal detector supplier for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.
2009
Garrett launches a new Countermine/ERW division and introduces the RECON-PRO AML (All Metal Locator) 1000.
Charles Garrett and a team of Garrett detectorists work with Texas Parks
and Wildlife to recover and preserve artifacts from the San Jacinto
battlegrounds where Texas independence was won.
Charles, Eleanor and Vaughan Garrett and Vice President Bob Podhrasky
serve as early Olympic torch runners during the countdown to the 2010
Vancouver Winter Games.