Today, Lawton Machine is the design and manufacturing entity. The company provides full time employment for fifteen area residents, and maintains its physical facilities in Paris. Expansion into the road equipment market in the eighties required additional space, and Lawton Machine moved in 1989 to its present location, a 30,000 square foot facility located on Illinois State Route 133 west. Following the physical move to the new facility, Lawton's Machine & Equipment was formed and charged with the responsibility of studying markets and coordinating with design to develop products for the marketplace. This new entity has been responsible for the development of the Lawton "double-acting" hydraulic cylinder, expansion of road equipment products, and the entry into the baler market. In each and every product brochure designed, produced and distributed by Lawton's Machine & Equipment, the words "durable and dependable" are in the forefront. And for good reason, too! Recently, a client of a Lawton Dealer was bidding road equipment for a governmental body, and the client subsequently contacted an existing Lawton Customer as to the availability of replacement parts. The response, "we've used this snow plow for three years and have not required any replacement parts. So today, you'll see a new slogan on our materials, "the people who build it right the first time". We feel the slogan is a direct result of the Lawton commitment to quality. The Lawton family is proud to have earned such a reputation, but is totally aware of the responsibility it carries. "While these responsibilities are viewed by us as opportunities, we will continue to aggressively seek improvement for our existing products as well as exploration for new," - Jim Lawton, President of Lawton's Machine & Equipment. Oh, by the way, Lawton's do inventory a full complement of replacement parts, but the track record of Lawton manufactured equipment clearly reflects that the needs will be minimal at best. Today, Lawton products are working for customer in ...
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