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About Columbus McKinnon

With a history spanning almost 150 years, Columbus McKinnon has become a global leader in intelligent motion solutions for material handling. Our high-quality brands, such as CM, STAHL CraneSystems, 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.

A Global Organisation

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

  • 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.

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Explore Our Intelligent Motion Solutions

Every CMCO product is engineered to help our customers work smarter, while improving the safety, uptime, and productivity of their operations. Our innovative, intelligent solutions combine equipment used to lift and move materials with industry-leading control and automation technology.

Explore Our Utility Product Solutions

Whether repairing overhead power lines after a storm or performing routine maintenance on an electric power distribution system, Columbus McKinnon hoists and rigging products can help. With nearly 150 years of industry experience and well-known brands such as Little Mule® and Dixie Industries®, we offer a large selection of products developed specifically for the needs of the utility industry.

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Life At Columbus McKinnon

At Columbus McKinnon, what you build matters. Encouraging growth and teamwork, Columbus McKinnon strives to foster a diverse workforce of engineers, designers, application experts, business leaders, and much more. When you join Columbus McKinnon, you join an organisation 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. 

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.