Ramsey Industries
Founded in 1944, brothers Claude and Rayburn Ramsey
began manufacturing aircraft parts, tools and dies
for Douglas Aircraft Company. More than 70 years later,
Ramsey Industries is one of the leading manufacturers
of service cranes, industrial and commercial winches,
and planetary gear drives, known best through our
three brands – Auto Crane®, Eskridge® and Ramsey Winch®.
Brothers Claude and Rayburn Ramsey established Ramsey Brothers Tool & Die in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
The Ramsey brothers rename their company Ramsey Brothers Winch Company to build on the success of the first Ramsey Winch. 
Entrepreneurs Claire Simmons and Carl White design a small crane to fit in the trunk of an automobile, launching the Auto Crane Company and the mobile service crane industry. 
Wade Eskridge establishes Eskridge to provide gear drives and hydraulic brake products for industrial and mobile equipment. 
Ramsey Industries (parent of namesake Ramsey Winch) acquires Auto Crane Company. 
Claude Ramsey sells Ramsey Industries to investment management firm Wiess, Peck & Greer. 
Ramsey Industries acquires Eskridge. 
Ramsey Industries celebrates 70 years of innovative, customer-driven product development for worldwide industrial, commercial, and consumer end users. We are a team environment with open and honest communication, where every associate is a valued member and treated with respect. We care about our community, actively involved in local events in meaningful ways.
We strive for the highest level of performance for our customers while acting with integrity and keeping safety first. We seek out best practices and continuous improvement efforts that will lead to competitive advantages and increased value.
We engage in a teamwork environment that is built on mutual trust and confidence, collaboration, transparency and the support of diversity.
We are committed to the highest level of integrity and a learning environment where leaders emerge and knowledge, skills, and abilities are enhanced.
We have a clear direction for the company that is understood and driven by committed and empowered employees who take responsibility and accountability for their actions. We are fiscally responsible and committed to consistently deliver value for our investors.
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Claude Ramsey designs a front-mounted winch, the Model 101. This new winch was specifically designed for passenger cars and pickup trucks, and drew its power from the crankshaft - the first of its kind. Perfect for pulling vehicles out of mud and snow, it became the mainstay of the towing and recovery industry. 
Claude Ramsey purchases Rayburn Ramsey’s interest in the company and renames it Ramsey Winch Company, eventually incorporating the business in 1959. 
Auto Crane develops the first electric cable crane. 
William (Bill) Ramsey succeeds his father and company founder, Claude, as the sole owner of Ramsey Winch. 
Auto Crane introduces the first fully hydraulic service crane. 
The Auto Crane brand designs and patents the Titan Service Crane Body, featuring industry-first single side panels. 
Ramsey Industries integrates corporate offices and manufacturing into a state-of-the-art facility on Mingo Road in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 
Auto Crane launches the EH with NexStar controls line. 
Ramsey Industries enters investment partnership with Norwest Equity Partners to plan for company’s next phase of growth.