In 1810- Ransomes exported their first ploughs to South Africa and Canada.

In 1832- Ransomes manufacture the world’s first lawn mower, the “Buddings Patent” under license.

1841- Ransomes begins manufactureing steam engines, traction engines and steam-driven threshers.

1856- Ransome and John Fowler join forces to produce the first steam plough. A portable steam engine pulled the plough across the field

In 1867- Ransomes produced the ‘Automaton’ hand-powered lawn mower.

In 1869- four engineers, J.A. Ransome, R.J. Ransome, R.C. Rapier and A.A. Bennett, left the company (by then Ransomes, Sims & Head) by agreement, to establish a new company, Ransomes & Rapier, on a site on the River Orwell, to continue the business of railway equipment and other heavy works.

In 1902 Ransomes produced the first commercially available power lawn mower, driven by an internal combustion gasoline engine.

1911- Ransomes became a public limited company. Ransomes had 2500 employees at this period. “wow”
In the First World War, they manufactured aeroplanes: 350 Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2 fighters.

In 1920- Ransomes introduced Britain’s first battery-powered electric truck.

1924- The Company commenced manufacture of trolley buses.

1926- Ransomes produce first mains electric operated lawn mower.

1927- First tractor mounted plough developed.

1933- Commenced manufacture of grain and grass drying equipment.

In 1946- Ransomes made arrangement with Ford Motor Company Ltd. for manufacture of mounted tillage implements.

1947- Introduction of battery-electric fork lift truck.

1950- Tractor mounted reversible ploughs introduced.

1953- Acquisition of Steel Case Co., Tredegar.

1954- Manufacture of combine harvesters.

1959- Arrangement with Hyster Ltd., Portland, U.S.A., to market Ransomes electric industrial trucks.

1961- World Ploughing Championship won with Ransomes plough for eighth consecutive year.

1963- Sales company formed at Munster, West Germany, jointly with Landre and Glinderman their Dutch distributors.

1964- Introduction of the world’s first tractor-mounted power-driven five unit gang mower.

1968 Acquisition by Ransomes of the Johnson and Catchpole engineering companies.

1971 Establishment of new company in Chile, Ransomes Chilena.
Ransomes resume worldwide marketing of electric trucks.

1972 Formation of Ransomes Property Developments Limited for developing surplus land at Nacton Site.

1973 Grass machinery sales exceed those of tillage equipment for the first time.

1974 Ransomes first self-propelled high work rate ride-on triple mower.

1978 Ransomes acquire interest in Wisconsin Marine, Johnson Creek, U.S.A. manufacturers of commercial rotary mowers.

1985 Ransomes acquire G.D. Mountfield of Maidenhead who manufacture a range of domestic rotary mowers.
Kimber Drop Forgings and Livesey Nu-Dale acquired and merged as manufacturers of drop forgings.

1987- Supreme Mowing Ltd manufacturers of grinders and cutting cylinders join the Group.
The farm machinery division is sold to Electrolux and merged with their subsidiary Overum. ( Electrolux Group)
This left Ransomes solely as a manufacturer of lawn mowers.

1988- Grass Machinery Division gains the Queen’s Award for Export Achievement.
Steiner Turf Equipment Inc, Ohio, U.S.A., who manufacture 2 and 4-wheel drive tractors with mounted turf care attachments is acquired by Ransomes, BTS Green, Italy and Granja, France were also acquired at this time.

Cushman and Ryan, Lincoln, Nebraska, manufacturers of turf trucksters
and aeration acquired by Ransomes.

1989- Brouwer Ltd of Keswick, Ontario, manufacturers of turf harvesting equipment and Westwood Tractors of Plymouth was acquired at this time.

G D Mountfield moved to the Plymouth site and merged with Westwood to become Ransomes Consumer Ltd.

1994- The world’s first all-electric triple greens mower was launched at U.S.A. Turf Show.

1998-The company accepted a take-over offer from Textron Inc, USA, and their independent existence ended early in 1998.

2001- Company re-branded as Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd, focusing on core brands.

2003- Company launches environmental program under “Driving Environmental Performance” strapline.

2004- New remote controlled bank mower “Spider” launched, winning multiple awards.

2005- Granja consumer mower division in France closed as focus continues on commercial and golf mowing equipment.

2006- Ransomes Jacobsen agrees with PGA to be Official Turf Supplier.

2007- 175 years since the first Budding was manufactured by Robert Ransome in Ipswich and the new HR 3300T out-front rotary mower is launched.

2008- The ‘RJ National’ 3 whole golf course is completed at the Ipswich manufacturing plant.