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The Raymond Corporation

The Raymond Corporation is a material handling company whose history traces to 1922 in Greene, New York, and which today offers forklifts, warehouse equipment, automation, and related services.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

The Raymond Corporation is a material handling company. Its own history page states that in 1922 George Raymond Sr. moved his family to the village of Greene, New York, and bought a controlling interest in a faltering tool manufacturing company called Lyon Iron Works, and that the company that would become The Raymond Corporation went on to experience 100 years of success. The company's website presents forklifts, warehouse and material handling equipment, optimization, automation, and services, and describes itself as offering over 100 years of innovation.

History

According to The Raymond Corporation's own history page, in 1922 George Raymond Sr. moved his family to the village of Greene, New York, with a dream of revitalizing a faltering tool manufacturing company called Lyon Iron Works. The page states that George Raymond Sr. moved upstate from Brooklyn and bought a controlling interest in Lyon Iron Works, and that the company that would become The Raymond Corporation went on to experience 100 years of extraordinary success and helped shape an entire industry. The same page describes Lyon Iron Works as located on the Chenango Canal in Greene, New York, and states that in 1930, during a trip to a barbershop in Greene, New York, George Raymond Sr. was inspired to develop the first hydraulic lift truck.

Products and positioning

  • Forklifts

    Listed on the company's website under FORKLIFTS, including reach trucks, electric pallet jacks, counterbalanced trucks, swing-reach trucks, orderpickers, sideloaders, tow tractors, stackers, hand pallet jacks, and automated guided vehicles.

  • Automation

    Listed on the company's website under AUTOMATION, including automated storage & retrieval systems, automated guided vehicles, conveyor systems and carousels, consulting services, engineering services, industrial robotics, and operator assist.

  • Services

    Listed on the company's website under SERVICES, including lean management, financing solutions, leasing, rentals, used forklifts, training, consulting services, forklift & equipment maintenance, forklift parts, and equipment warranty.

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