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1868 |
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First Yale Locks produced |
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1875 |
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Manufacture of Yale Hoisting equipment begins |
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1920 |
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Yale Lift Trucks begin production |
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1927 |
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Yale & Towne purchase BKS - leading European lock
company located in Velbert, Germany |
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1936 |
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Yale Hoist Manufacture starts in Germany |
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1937 |
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Yale Hoist Manufacture starts in the U.K. |
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1963 |
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Yale & Towne merges with Eaton Corporation |
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1978 |
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Eaton sells the Yale Lock Division |
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1983 |
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Eaton sells the Yale Hoist Division |
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1983 |
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Renamed YALE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS |
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1989 |
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Yale Merger with DUFF-NORTON, Group Headquarters Charlotte,
North Carolina, U.S.A. |
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1989 |
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Yale Germany introduces its range of Hydraulic Lifting
System products |
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1992 |
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Yale Germany launches a range of Textile Lifting Slings
and Tie Down Systems. |
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1994 |
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The Little Mule range of Pallet Handling products is
introduced. |
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1996 |
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Corporation adopts name YALE INTERNATIONAL, Inc |
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1996 |
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YALE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (Pty) Ltd, South Africa is
started |
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1996 |
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YALE International merges with Columbus McKinnon Corporation |
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1997 |
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YALE Industrial Products acquires Steerman Load
Moving Systems |
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1999 |
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YALE Industrial Products acquires Tigrip LIfting Clamps |
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1999 |
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Yale Engineering Products Division launched in South
Africa |
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2003 |
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Yale Industrial Products establishes a company in Hungary |
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2007 |
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Columbus McKinnon Italia established in Italy |
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2009 |
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Yale Industrial Products (Pty) Ltd changes its name to Columbus McKinnon Corporation (Pty) Ltd |
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