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Globe and Mail
15-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Raymond West Open House Draws Over 300 Guests to Celebrate New Cypress Headquarters
Raymond West Intralogistics Solutions celebrated the grand opening of its new 215,000-square-foot Cypress, CA headquarters on June 12, 2025, welcoming over 300 guests for a day of facility tours, live technology demonstrations, and networking that showcased the future of warehousing and distribution innovation. CYPRESS, CA - Raymond West Intralogistics Solutions would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who joined us on June 12, 2025, for our Open House event at our new, state-of-the-art 215,000-square-foot headquarters in Cypress, California. With more than 300 attendees from the Southern California region, your presence and enthusiasm made the day an incredible success. 'We're grateful for the overwhelming support from our clients, partners, and industry peers,' said James Wilcox, Chief Executive Officer of Raymond West and Toyota Lift Northwest. 'This new headquarters marks a major step forward for our team and the clients we serve, and we're excited to continue delivering innovative solutions that help businesses store, move, and optimize like never before.' Guests were treated to facility tours, live product demonstrations, and networking receptions, experiencing firsthand the power and flexibility of our full ecosystem of material handling and intralogistics solutions. From raising a glass to toast new beginnings, to exploring cutting-edge innovations, the event's energy reflected the growing momentum in the warehousing and distribution industry. Attendees experienced live demos of our most advanced technologies, including: Movu Atlas 2D: Fully automated pallet storage improving picking speeds by up to 50%. Gorbel Destuff-it: Ergonomic unloader slashing unloading times in high-volume operations. Bastian ML2: Compact, bidirectional AGV engineered for precision in tight spaces. Kardex Remstar Vertical Systems: Scalable, high-density storage solutions with Optiflex technology. iWarehouse &Tether System: Wireless, real-time operator safety and fleet management. Virtual Reality Simulator: Over 250 lessons for immersive, scalable operator training. Renewed Equipment and Forklift Rentals: Affordable, quality-assured equipment solutions. Swing Reach Demo (Turret Trucks): Maximize pallet positions in narrow-aisle environments. Commercial Vehicles from Icon, Motrec, Nilfisk, and Taylor-Dunn. Locus Robotics: AI-driven AMRs and AMGs offering rapid deployment and fast ROI. Radioshuttle: Semi-automated, high-density storage and retrieval system using remote-controlled shuttles to transport pallets within racking lanes. Dock Equipment: Increase efficiency and enhance safety features to streamline the loading and unloading process. To learn more about the solutions showcased at the event or to schedule a private tour, please visit Media Contact Company Name: Raymond West Contact Person: Tracey Meyers Email: Send Email Phone: (800) 669-5438 Address: 5560 Katella Ave City: Cypress State: CA Country: United States Website:
Daily Mirror
04-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mirror
'I organise holidays in world's most extreme places from volcanoes to war zones'
James Wilcox and his small expert team at Untamed Borders specialise in taking group of tourists to some of the most interesting and hard to reach areas on the Planet If it existed, James Wilcox would win the prize for the most outlandish destination wedding ever organised. "It was a wedding ceremony on the side of a volcano in Congo," he explained to the Mirror. "The groom had wanted to get married somewhere like the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, so I suggested the Nyiragongo Volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo." The towering 3,470m volcano is one of the tallest in the world, and one of the most active. The main crater is about two kilometres wide and usually contains a lava lake. Every now and again, this is drained of its contents when Nyiragongo decides to erupt, as it has done 34 times in the past 150 years. On those occasions, great rivers of magma rush down its steep sides, scorching through any trees, villages and wedding parties that happen to be in its path. "He didn't have loads of people go," James admitted, hinting at the logistical difficulty of organising a knees-up on the side of an active volcano in an active conflict zone. "We had some dancers, a couple of his friends, the minister and the rangers." While the prospect of wading through the Ryanair website without accidentally booking a hire car is a holiday headache enough for most of us, James and his team at Untamed Borders relish the logistical challenges that come with travel. In fact, they have made a business of organising trips to some of the hardest-to-reach places in the world. Since 2008, the crack team of professional fixers has worked out how to get war reporters, adventurers, intrepid families, and even nearly-nuptial happy couples into some of the world's least trodden corners. It is not, as company founder James points out, 'dark' or 'extreme' tourism. Adventure travel is a better way to put it. "Most of it is curiosity. The privilege of visiting a place that is amazing or a UNESCO site that is hardly ever visited. It is not like visiting pyramids and being surrounded by people selling stuff," he explains. In recent history, that has included smoothing the way for Michael Palin during his Channel 5 travel series Into Iraq, in which the Monty Python star embarked on a 1000-mile odyssey along the Tigris river from its source in eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf. The company has also helped collect sand from 70 different deserts around the world on behalf of tech firm Apple, who had the particles sculpted into columns for its 'Mirage' artwork which currently sits at Apple Park. Ten years ago, James helped organise the Marathon of Afghanistan, the country's only mixed-gender sporting event. The race takes place in the Bamian province, starting at an altitude of 3000m and weaving through a landscape of dramatic cliffs and bright blue lakes that was known as 'the Hippy Trail' during the 1960s. This race underlines the tension inherent in this kind of travel. Each year, Untamed Borders took a group of intrepid runners out to Afghanistan to run the race. Following the fall of the country to the Taliban, this has been impossible. Runners such as Zainab, who produced a film about her clandestine efforts to take part in the event, have been sidelined in a society that now bans women from almost all aspects of public life. Realising that the race could not be run "in the inclusive spirit it was founded", Untamed Borders decided to "press pause on organising the event for now. We hope one day we will be able to run marathon trips again in Afghanistan and take part in this special race." While continuing the marathon seemed the wrong course of action, James is a firm believer in the positive power of travel as a means of cultural exchange, even when that means visiting and contributing money to societies run by cruel, authoritarian rulers. "Any kind of cultural interaction creates a normalisation. A lot of these assumptions (about countries), generalisations, get broken down," James said. "We don't have photos on our website of tourists with their arms around Taliban guys with guns. That normalisation can be a really negative thing. People want to come, not to fix a country, but because they find it beautiful and intriguing. But of course, (by travelling there) you also normalise the countries. No one thinks twice about going to Egypt or Dubai now, because it is normalised." Untamed Borders specializes in facilitating strange and particularly difficult trips. One customer was helped in taking their globetrotting father's ashes to the few countries he had failed to visit. Another, Michael Zervos, recently visited every country in the world in the shortest amount of time on record- just 499 days. He did so with the aid of Untamed Borders, which made an exception for the Detroit filmmaker. "The idea of fast travel is not really how we view ourselves. But we liked his idea of asking people what the happiest day of their life was. Everywhere in the world, there are way more similarities than differences. For everyone, it is all about families and friends and overcoming adversity," James added. One traveller who loves to find these similarities is Didier, a lawyer originally from Lisbon in Portugal who now works in London. The 59-year-old, who says he is "interested in every country, everywhere", was particularly intrigued by Afghanistan. "It is a country that has been through very difficult times. I wanted to see how the people live, and the landscape there is beautiful," he explained. Didier travelled to Bamyan to take part in an event few would associate with the largely desert-covered country—a ski race. The Bamyan Alpine Ski Club was established in 2023 by a group of experienced local skiers to build the sport in the mountainous region, with support coming from visiting tourists and Untamed Borders. Sadly, the company was stopped from entering participants last year, when women were banned from taking part. While Didier's experiences in Afghanistan have mostly been positive, he is conscious of the growing dangers visitors there face. "There was an attack on a tourist group in May 2024. We knew some of the guys affected. Two Spanish ladies died. A guy showed up and shot at the minivan. One of the drivers had worked for us. He died. He was shot dead," Didier explained. As appalled as Didier is by the current treatment of women in the country, and aware of the risk he is taking to his own safety when travelling there, he is a firm believer in the positive power of travel. "Any policy of isolating or boycotting a country never works. The money we spend (when we travel) goes to local people. We need drivers, we need guides, we come with clothes, skis, and boots, which we give to the local ski club. We buy souvenirs and go to restaurants. "At the moment, the youth have no future. It is really sad to see. They are bright guys who have studied. If we isolate the country more, it will get worse. More Westerners going will help."
Associated Press
14-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Raymond West Intralogistics Solutions to Showcase End-to-Endless Solutions at ProMat 2025
Visit Raymond West representatives at The Raymond Corp booth (S1703-S1903) Representatives from Raymond West will be available at The Raymond Corporation's booth, located at S1703 and S1903, during the event from March 17-20, 2025, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Cypress, CA - Raymond West, the exclusive distributor for The Raymond Corporation in eight Western states (Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada, and Arizona), is proud to announce its participation in ProMat 2025. Sales representatives from Raymond West will be available at The Raymond Corporation's booth, located at S1703 and S1903, during the event from March 17-20, 2025, at McCormick Place in Chicago. ProMat 2025 promises to be a pivotal gathering for professionals in the material handling and supply chain industries, offering a comprehensive showcase of cutting-edge solutions and innovations. The Raymond Corporation will host live-streamed product demonstrations every hour from Monday through Wednesday, providing attendees with a unique opportunity to interact with experts and experience the latest advancements in material handling firsthand. Raymond Corp is also sponsoring several seminars at ProMat 2025, including 'Navigating the Technology Adoption Journey to Enhance Efficiency and Productivity' and 'Path to Electrification,' which will explore key trends and strategies in the industry. These events will offer valuable insights into how technology can enhance operational efficiency and sustainability. 'We are excited to collaborate with The Raymond Corporation at ProMat 2025,' said James Wilcox, CEO at Raymond West. 'Our team is committed to delivering innovative intralogistics solutions that optimize warehouse operations. We look forward to connecting with industry professionals and showcasing how our expertise can drive fulfillment and effectiveness in their facilities.' Raymond West specializes in providing comprehensive intralogistics solutions, including rental equipment, parts, automation, telematics, and training programs. As part of the Toyota Industries family, Raymond West leverages its resources and expertise to identify and implement tailored solutions that enhance productivity and efficiency in warehouses across the Western United States. To learn more about Raymond West's offerings and to meet with their team at ProMat 2025, visit The Raymond Corporation's booths S1703 and S1903. For additional information on Raymond West, please visit About Raymond West Intralogistics Solutions At Raymond West, our aim is to deliver the utmost quality and to work for continuous improvement every day, in every aspect of our business. Serving the entire West Coast, Raymond West is your trusted partner in customized intralogistics solutions and exceptional support for all your business needs. We specialize in keeping your warehouse running efficiently, providing comprehensive services to help you Store, Move, and Optimize your operations for productivity and growth. Media Contact Email: Send Email Phone: (800) 669-5438 Address:5560 Katella Ave City: Cypress State: CA
