About CMCO

With a history spanning more than 150 years, CMCO has grown to become a global leader in intelligent motion solutions for material handling. Today, our high-quality brands, such as Kito, Harrington Hoists, Crosby, CM, STAHL CraneSystems, Pfaff-silberblau, Yale, Magnetek, Dorner, and Duff-Norton, work together to move the world forward and improve lives. Whether it’s increasing safety or improving productivity, our intelligent motion technology is hard at work worldwide.

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A Global Organisation

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, CMCO’s global footprint includes offices and manufacturing facilities across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Oceania.

Setting The Bar Higher

The path to greatness starts with setting a higher expectation of what we think we can be. At CMCO, we work together, guided by our purpose, mission, vision, and values, to raise expectations of ourselves and ultimately increase our value to the customers and shareholders we serve.

100+ Factories, Offices, and Distribution Sites
7,000+ Employees Worldwide
28 Brands Across The Globe
150+ Years Experience

Our Mission

To provide innovative intelligent motion solutions to our customers with unmatched safety, quality, and reliability.

Our Vision

To move the world forward for a safer, more productive tomorrow.

Our Values

The values that move our customers, employees, channel partners, and the world forward.

Make Safety Personal

Safety isn’t just a priority, it’s our responsibility.

Outperform Through Innovation

Solve real challenges for our customers through smarter, connected solutions.

Trust Through Action

Be a reliable partner, taking ownership for results.

Integrity

Do the right thing, always acting with honesty and transparency.

One Team

Collaborate to win together alongside our customers and communities.

Never Settle

Deliver exceptional quality, driven by passion and continuous improvement.

Life At CMCO

At CMCO, what you build matters. Encouraging growth and teamwork, CMCO strives to foster a diverse workforce of engineers, designers, application experts, business leaders, and much more. When you join CMCO, you join an organization focused on innovative solutions, strong relationships and helping you create a well-rounded career.

Corporate Social Responsibility

We are more devoted than ever to ESG efforts and corporate responsibility. We are making significant investments in our people and systems to enable meaningful progress in areas including, environmental stewardship, safety, workplace diversity and inclusion, connecting with our communities, and our governance processes.

CMCO In The Community

Columbus McKinnon associates are committed to making a difference in their local communities. Whether it's raising money for local homeless shelters through long-term fundraising activities, taking part in dog walks to support the SPCA or coming together to help make a child's wish come true, we are committed to supporting community outreach. Our associates are always looking for ways to give back to our communities year after year -- it's just part of the way we do business.

Professional Associations

CMCO maintains active membership in a variety of national and international organizations in order to play an active role in supporting the future of our industry.

CMCO ISO 9001 Certified Facilities

At CMCO, quality is an integral part of everything we do. Our customers can be confident they’ll receive consistent quality from the CMCO family of brands from design and production to installation and service.

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