Where we come from
The trademark Yale dates back to Linus Yale jnr. who
| 1868 | invented the pin-tumbler cylinder lock and took it to the batch production stage. |
| 1875 | Acquisition of the patents right to the Weston differential pulley block and the start of Yale hoist production. |
| 1877 | Yale designs the first spur geared hand chain hoist with incorporated Weston screw-and-disc type load brake. Today this design principle is used worldwide for almost all manual hoists. |
| 1883 | Establishment of The Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company. |
| 1904 | Yale sets up first sales operations in Germany, England and France. |
| 1920 | By acquisition of C. L. Hunt, a renowned manufacturer of electric platform trucks, Yale enters the materials handling equipment business with electric fork lift trucks and production facilities in Germany and England. |
| 1927 | Concentration of production and distribution in Velbert. Acquisition of the lock manufacturing company Boge & Kasten, Solingen. |
| 1936 | Start of hoist manufacture in Velbert with production of the world renowned Yale Pul-Lift®. This robust and reliable tool is sold until 1974 under the BKS brand. Until now more than one million Yale Pul-Lift® units have been built at the Velbert plant. |
Our continous development will be further explained here.