Industry Awards and Events

The Raymond High Capacity Orderpicker was awarded the 2023 NED Innovation Award in the material handling and packaging category. The NED Innovation Awards highlight innovative new products that best represent the potential in the market and real advancements in the industry.

Eventex Awards recognized The Raymond Corporation’s 100th Anniversary Celebration exhibit with a bronze award for innovation in event marketing.

The Raymond Corporation has been named a three consecutive year winner of the FORBES America’s Best Midsize Employers award from the engineering and manufacturing sector. The list recognizes employers from among 500 companies, based on an independent survey and polling of an anonymous group of employees.

The Raymond Corporation’s 8910 end rider pallet truck was named a finalist for an International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award, which recognizes the industry’s best intralogistics products and system solutions from around the world.

Shannon Curtis, Product Manager for Class II, ZaP and iADS, has been named a Food Logistics Rock Star of the Supply Chain. The Rockstar of the Supply Chain Award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work, and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain

The Raymond Corporation and its iWAREHOUSE® FieldSense (iW.FieldSense) proximity notification system was named a 2023 Top Food Chain Technology by Food Shippers of America (FSA). With this program, Food Shippers of America recognizes standout technologies in food transportation, logistics, distribution and supply chain management--along with 1,500 professionals who cast their ballot!

Inbound Logistics has selected Raymond as a G75 Green Supply Chain Partner for 2023. The G75 list encompasses the top leading companies InBound Logistics audience can turn to when seeking green supply chain management and logistics partners.

The 35th annual Plant Engineering Product of the Year Awards has awarded the Raymond High Capacity Orderpicker with a GOLD placement. This annual reader-choice award is the premier award for new products in the manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries.

A three time winner, The Raymond Corporation joins the ranks of manufacturing’s top leaders receiving the The IndustryWeek Best Plant Awards. This award win is a testament to Raymond’s dedication to fostering a culture of continuous improvement across all levels of its manufacturing operations.

The Logistics Hall of Fame posthumously lauded The Raymond Corporation’s founder, George Raymond Sr., as an inductee for his invention of the first double-faced wooden pallet. Developed in the 1930s by founder George Raymond Sr. and colleague William House, the double-sided wood pallet fundamentally changed the way products are stored and moved, offering operations new levels of performance and efficiency.

Long considered a benchmark of excellence, the R&D 100 Awards program recognizes new commercial products for their technological significance. Raymond is honored to have its iWAREHOUSE® Real-Time Location System (iW.RTLS) chosen as a winner in the Process/Prototyping category for its ability to control personnel, equipment and asset movement through its geofencing, zoning and tracking capabilities.

Raymond's Derrick Miller, regional sales manager iWAREHOUSE®, was named Rock Star Of The Supply Chain By Food Logistics. The Rock Star of the Supply Chain award recognizes influential individuals whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global food supply chain.

The Raymond Corporation was recognized in Food Shippers of America’s 2022 list for providing significant value to food shippers at a time when demand has been surging.

The Raymond Corporation and its iWAREHOUSE Real-Time Location System (iW.RTLS) was recognized as a standout technology by Food Shippers of America. More than 1,500 supply chain, transportation, and logistics professionals in the food industry voted for companies that have the strongest value in the food chain technology segment.

Inbound Logistics named The Raymond Corporation a 2022 Green Supply Chain Partner in recognition of its ongoing sustainability efforts. Raymond also has taken a long-lens view of alternative energy adoption, including collaborative efforts with community organizations and industry associations, as well as a strong focus on forwarding education initiatives to develop future talent and technologies.

The National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Manufacturing Leadership Council recognized Raymond’s Greene, New York, facility for its ongoing culture of continuous improvement awarding it with an Operational Excellence award. Raymond is a multi-year winner in this category.

This Supply & Demand Chain Executive award recognizes female supply chain leaders who are setting a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. With management responsibility for energy storage solutions as well as Raymond’s alternative energy initiatives, Jennifer de Souza, vice president of energy solutions, procurement, and leasing, is a passionate advocate for the productivity, profitability and sustainability benefits offered by alternative energy solutions.

The Raymond Corporation is pleased to announce it is a recipient of the 2022 Supply and Demand Chain Executive (SDCE) Top Supply Chain Projects award for the services Malin, a Raymond Solutions and Support Center, completed for Crossroads Community Services. By practicing Raymond Lean Management (RLM) principles Crossroads Community Services.was able to optimize its order picking process as well as increase capacity in its new warehouse facility.

Raymond’s iWAREHOUSE Real-Time Location System, was awarded the bronze award in the 34th annual Plant Engineering Product of the Year awards. This program honors the best innovations, as voted by the audience.

The Raymond Corporation was listed as a technology providers that helps ensure an efficient and reliable cold food and beverage supply chain through its next generation Virtual Reality Simulator, iWAREHOUSE Real-Time Location System, and integrated intralogistics solutions.

The Onondaga Historical Association (OHA) and the Central New York Business Journal’s (CNYBJ) named The Raymond Corporation a company that has left an undeniable mark on the central New York state region through our history, mission and impact.

This award recognizes companies making sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy, both within their own operations and as part of their product offerings. Raymond’s investment in energy- and water-saving solutions, use of sustainably sourced materials and innovative energy products garnered the company a spot on this list.

Raymond’s Jennifer de Souza was named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2021 Women in Supply Chain award winner. This award recognizes de Souza’s leadership in Raymond’s energy storage solutions and alternative energy initiatives as well as her passion for educating and mentoring individuals throughout the industry.

The Raymond Corporation has been named to Food Logistics’ 2021 Top Green Providers list for its sustainability efforts within facilities and products, such as Energy Essentials Distributed by Raymond®.

The Raymond Corporation was recognized as a Manufacturing Leadership Awards winner in the Operational Excellence Leadership Award category for its outstanding achievement at the plant located in Greene, New York. This is the fifth year in a row the company has received a Manufacturing Leadership Award.

David Norton, Vice President of Customer Solutions and Support at The Raymond Corporation, was named a Rockstar of the Supply Chain by Food Logistics. The Rockstar of the Supply Chain Award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work, and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain

David Norton, Vice President of Customer Solutions and Support at The Raymond Corporation, was named a Practitioner Pros to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. The Pros to Know Award recognizes exceptional corporate executives who are leading initiatives that help prepare their companies’ supply chains for significant challenges.

Michael Field, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Raymond Corporation, was again named a Practitioner Pros to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. This is the third consecutive time Field has been named to the prestigious list. The Pros to Know Award recognizes exceptional corporate executives who are leading initiatives that help prepare their companies’ supply chains for significant challenges

Supply & Demand Chain Executive has selected The Raymond Corporation as a recipient of an SDCE 100 Award for 2020. Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s SDCE 100 award spotlights and celebrates successful or innovative projects that deliver bottom-line value to small, medium and large enterprises across the range of supply chain functions.

The Raymond Corporation was named SupplyChainBrain’s top 100 Great Supply Chain Partners for 2020 meeting the need for speed and agility to help businesses navigate today’s unique challenges. With this award, manufacturers, retailers and others recognize suppliers who have been instrumental in their quest for supply-chain excellence.

Manufacturing engineer, Vince DiMascio was recognized with Plant Engineering and Control Engineering’s 2020 Engineering Leader Under 40 award. The Engineering Leaders Under 40 program recognizes manufacturing professionals under the age of 40 who are making a significant contribution to their plant’s success, and to the control engineering and/or plant engineering professions.

The Raymond Corporation was awarded the 2020 Food Logistics Green Providers award. With this award, Food Logistics recognizes companies whose products, services, or exemplary leadership enhances sustainability within the cold food and beverage industry.

Jennifer de Souza, Senior Director of Energy Solutions, Procurement and Leasing for The Raymond Corporation, received a Food Logistics’ Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award. This award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose work has shaped milestones in efficiency, productivity and innovation throughout the global food supply chain.

The Raymond Corporation was named to Food Logistics’ 2019 FL100+ list, highlighting Top Software and Technology Providers. Raymond makes the list for its expanded iWAREHOUSE® intelligent solutions platform that helps the food and beverage industry address several challenges, including increasing consumer demands for obtaining products faster.

The Raymond Corporation’s Michael Keenan was recognized with the 2020 Greater Binghamton Chamber Hype Award in the Law & Government category. This award recognizes a young professional who exemplifies leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving in their role in the government, a law firm, law enforcement, or public sector job in the Greater Binghamton region.

The Raymond Corporation’s Leland Moxley was recognized with the 2020 Greater Binghamton Chamber Hype Award in the Skilled Trades category. This award recognizes young professionals excelling in an occupation that requires a special skill, knowledge, or ability, usually obtained at a college, technical school, or through specialized training in the Greater Binghamton region.

John Rosenberger, director of iWAREHOUSE GATEWAY™ and global telematics for The Raymond Corporation, was presented with the MHI Mentor Award. This award recognizes Rosenberger’s dedication to The Raymond Corporation for the past 10 years, providing technical and managerial leadership to the material handling industry.

The Raymond Corporation’s plant in Muscatine, Iowa, was named a recipient of the 2020 Manufacturing Leadership Award in the Operational Excellence Leadership Award category. The National Association of Manufacturers selected Raymond’s Muscatine plant as a winner for its ongoing culture of continuous improvement focused on warehouse optimization and improved performance.

The Raymond® Model 8250 pallet jack, powered by lithium-ion technology, was chosen as a Plant Engineering Product of the Year Award winner in the material handling systems category. This award recognizes new products that advance innovation in the manufacturing industry.

The Raymond Corporation is a recipient of a Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine 2020 Green Supply Chain Award. The award recognizes companies making sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy as well as those working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within their own operations.

The Raymond Corporation was named to Food Logistics’ 2019 FL100+ list, highlighting Top Software and Technology Providers. Raymond makes this year’s list for its expanded iWAREHOUSE intelligent solutions platform that helps the food and beverage industry address a number of challenges including increasing consumer demands for obtaining products faster.

Plant Engineering has chosen the Raymond Model 8250 pallet jack powered by lithium-ion technology as a finalist for its 2019 Product of the Year Award in the material handling systems category.

The Raymond Corporation has been selected by Inbound Logistics as a Green Supply Chain Partner for 2019 as one of 75 leading companies to turn to when seeking green supply chain management and logistics partners.

The Raymond Corporation has been named to Fast Company’s 2019 Most Innovative Companies list. Raymond was nominated for the impact its Raymond Virtual Reality Simulator tool has had on enhancing education for forklift operators.

The Raymond Corporation’s Raymond Virtual Reality Simulator has won the International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award in the Special of the Year category.

Michael Field, chief executive officer of The Raymond Corporation, was has been named a 2019 Practitioner Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive, his second time being named to the list.

The Raymond Corporation received Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Green Supply Chain Award for its sustainability practices. The award recognizes companies that make green processes part of their core strategy.

The Raymond Corporation has won Industry Week's "Best Plant Award" for in 2018 for our dedication to continuous improvement and constantly looking for new ways to configure operations and move and store materials in the most efficient way possible.

iWAREHOUSE, Raymond's comprehensive forklift fleet management and warehouse optimization system, was selected as the winner for the 2018 MHEFI Exceptional Contribution Award. iWAREHOUSE was chosen as this year’s award winner for the integral role it serves in helping facilities work toward maximum efficiency and productivity.