Established in 1946 with original manufacturing plants in Melbourne, Pilgrim designed and produced over 4 million buggies for the Australasian market. Still Australian owned and operated, Pilgrim now emphasises proprietary R&D in Australia, utilising direct distribution from partner factories throughout Asia into Australian retailers. Note that Pilgrim now operates within an HQ in Preston Melbourne that is branded VORTEK KARCHER – a sister company within the Pilgrim Group.