Timeline of principal dates
| 1886 | Woodhead, Angois and Ellis based on Raleigh Street, Nottingham |
| 1887 | The Raleigh Cycle Company is established on Russell Street, Nottingham |
| 1889 | The Raleigh Cycle Company becomes a limited company |
| 1893 | A.A. 'Zimmy' Zimmerman becomes world amateur champion |
| 1896 | New factory is opened on Faraday Road, Lenton |
| 1900 | The 'All-Steel Bicycle' is first introduced |
| 1902 | Sturmey-Archer gears are first used, and after testing offered to the public in 1903 |
| 1904 | The Raleighette launched |
| 1905 | Motor cycles introduced |
| 1906 | Robin Hood Cycle Company Ltd. acquired |
| 1914 | Over 50,000 cycles produced |
| 1914- 1918 | 400 million parts produced for the Forces as part of the munitions effort |
| 1920 | The Nottingham presswork acquired |
| 1921 | Sir Frank Bowden dies; Sir Harold Bowden takes over chairmanship |
| 1921 | Motor cycle production resumes after the war |
| 1925 | Factory site increases to 20 acres |
| 1928 | 114,072 cycles produced |
| 1931 | Head office (designed by T. Cecil Howitt) opens on Lenton Boulevard |
| 1932 | Humber Ltd. (Cycle Division) acquired |
| 1931- 1936 | Safety Seven car in production |
| 1934 | Company renamed Raleigh Industries Ltd. |
| 1936 | Motorised production ceases |
| 1937 | Invention of the Sturmey-Archer Dynohub |
| 1939 | 409,479 cycles produced |
| 1939- 1945 | Second World War munitions production |
| 1943 | Rudge Whitworth Ltd. acquired |
| 1943 | Gradual Payments (Nottingham Ltd.) acquired |
| 1946 | Factory increases to 28 acres, employing 5000 people |
| 1946 | 'Winkie' tricycle introduced - the first in the toy range |
| 1947- 1948 | Boston USA Plant acquired to become Raleigh Industries of America Inc. |
| 1949 | Sen-Raleigh Industries of India Ltd. established |
| 1950 | Raleigh Industries of South Africa Ltd. established |
| 1951 | 1,010,077 cycles produced |
| 1952 | Duke of Edinburgh opens new factory; the site now covers 40 acres and employs 7,000 |
| 1954 | Triumph Cycle Company Ltd. acquired |
| 1955 | Reg Harris wins his fourth sprint professional world title |
| 1955 | Sir Harold Bowden retires as chairman; George Wilson assumes role |
| 1957 | Birmingham Small Arms Company acquired (includes New Hudson and Sunbeam Cycles) |
| 1957 | Raleigh Cycle Industries of Canada Ltd. established |
| 1957 | 20 acre Factory Number 3 opened by Field Marshall Lord Montgomery |
| 1958 | The first mopeds are introduced |
| 1960 | Raleigh Industries merges with Tube Investments to become TI Raleigh; Hercules and Phillips are now part of the Raleigh family |
| 1960 | Sir Harold Bowden dies |
| 1965 | The RSW 16 launched |
| 1967 | Moulton Cycles acquired |
| 1967 | Cox of Watford acquired (car seat manufacturers) |
| 1968 | Queen Elizabeth II visits the Raleigh factories |
| 1969 | Dreamline range of prams and pushchairs launched |
| 1970 | UK launch of the 'Chopper' |
| 1970 | Production ceases of motorised products |
| 1974 | Ilkeston Specialist Bicycle Unit formed |
| 1976 | 'Grifter', 'Boxer' and 'Strika' models launched |
| 1979 | Visit of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales |
| 1982- 1984 | 'BMX/Burner' boom |
| 1983 | Head office on Lenton Boulevard sold to Nottingham City Council |
| 1983 | Head office moves to Triumph Road, Lenton |
| 1985 | UK launch of All Terrain Bikes (ATB's) |
| 1987 | Centenary Year; Derby International takes control of company |
| 1988- 1990 | Boom years for All Terrain and Mountain bikes |
| 1989 | Factory Number 1 sold |
| 1990 | Visit of Princess Diana |
| 1990 | The original Factory Number 1 building is demolished; the area from Lenton Boulevard to Faraday Road is no longer occupied by Raleigh |
| 1997 | Parts of the Raleigh site are sold to The University of Nottingham for use as the new Jubilee Campus |
| 2001 | Raleigh companies worldwide acquired by the management from The Derby Cycle Corporation, and the new style Raleigh brand is launched |
| 2003 | Last remaining factory on Triumph Road is demolished; production moves overseas and head office relocates to Eastwood, Nottinghamshire |
| 2004 | 'Chopper' re-launched |
