The History of Yale Products
Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company Formed 1868
First Yale Locks produced 1868
Manufacture of Yale Hoisting equipment begins 1875
Yale Lift Trucks begin production 1920
Yale & Towne purchase BKS - leading European lock company located in Velbert, Germany 1927
Yale Hoist Manufacturer Starts in Germany 1936
Yale Hoist Manufacturer started in U.K. 1937
Yale & Towne Merges with Eaton Corporation 1963
Eaton sells the Yale Lock Division 1978
Eaton sells the Yale Lift Truck Division
Eaton sells the Yale Hoist Division
1983
Renamed YALE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 1983
YALE Merger with DUFF-NORTON,
Group headquarters Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
1989
Corporation Adopts name YALE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1996
YALE Merge with Columbus McKinnon Corporation 1996
YALE acquired Steerman Load Moving Systems 1997
YALE Industrial Products acquire Camlok Lifting Clamps. 1998
  YALE Industrial Products Limited opens a new facility in
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
2000
  YALE relocates to new facility in Chester. 2006