It's 1873, and I am writing
from my desk at Payson Manufacturing Company on 2916 W.
Jackson Blvd. in Chicago. We are making good casters for
the American industry. I think this will be a desirable
business.
In the future, I can see that in 1959, we will merge with
another Chicago caster company, Harris & Reed, and will
add wheels to our manufacturing capabilities. We will call
ourselves Payson-Harris & Reed, Inc. In 1963, we will
modernize our name to Payson Casters, Inc.
We are in Chicago, but will need to be able to expand and
we will need to be able to design and produce new products
in a modern one-story building. Gurnee, Illinois will become our
home in 1969. It will be a good move. We will expand into
the material handling industry by purchasing Roll-A-Way
Conveyors in 1983, Nagel Chase Pulleys and Casters in
1984, and Randolph Conveyors in 1986. We will acquire
American Overhead Conveyors in 1998, and merge them with
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We will expand with
regionally located warehouses throughout the USA to serve
our customers with faster deliveries. By this time, we
will have been working for many years and hopefully for
many more.
- J.R. Payson (19th Century)
Help us
celebrate well into the 21st century. With over 130 years
of experience, we will need your input to continuously
change and grow. Call us with your ever-changing caster
and wheel requirements. We want to be your supplier for
the next 130 years. Throughout all the changes, the one
thing that remains constant is that "service to our
customers has been the road to success."
-Harold E.
Sullivan III, President (21st Century) |
