York has been one of the biggest names in the global fitness equipment industry for almost 75 years york actually started life as 2 different companies the first was established in the usa in 1932 and operated in the world of olympic weightlifting and the second was established in canada in 1936 and began developing weights and benches for use in the home york commercial gym equipment is used by high profile sports teams such the la lakers washington redskins and lions in the us and uk premi