Gray Manufacturing

Like many innovative products, the story of Gray Manufacturing begins with necessity. While operating a tire shop in St. Joseph, Missouri, J.H. Gray encountered the daily challenge of quickly and efficiently changing or repairing a tire. Before long, the innovative mind of J.H. Gray was hard at work, and he secured his first patent in 1921.

In 1952, J.H. Gray and his son, Joe, founded Gray Manufacturing, offering an air end lift jack that would change the automotive repair industry. Their brand quickly gained recognition as Gray lifting equipment became a fixture in service stations, car dealerships and auto repair shops. They soon included truck lifts for heavy-duty trucks in their product line.