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About Columbus McKinnon
This year marks the 150th Anniversary of Columbus McKinnon. From our humble beginnings as saddlery, chain, and hoist craftsmen, we have grown to become a global leader in intelligent motion solutions for material handling. Today, our high-quality brands, such as CM, STAHL CraneSystems, Yale, Magnetek, Coffing, 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 Organization
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.
- 50+ Countries With Our Products
- 3000+ Employees Worldwide
- 19 Brands Accross The Globe
- 150+ Years Experience
Our Values
Our six values drive everything we do at Columbus McKinnon.
Connect Safety To Everything You Do
Take personal responsibility. Care for our people. Build products everyone can trust.
Be Easy To Do Business With
Focus on the customer. Listen. Simplify.
Deliver On Your Commitments
Aim for greatness. Do your best. Hold yourself accountable.
Think Differently
Be proactive with ideas. Ask questions. Be part of the solution.
Win As A Team
Embrace diversity. Respect each other. Celebrate success.
Act With Integrity
Do the right thing. Extend trust. Appreciate differences.
Explore Our Intelligent Motion Solutions
Every Columbus McKinnon 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.
Life at Columbus McKinnon
At Columbus McKinnon, you can build your career as part of a global organization, working together to create intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives. In 2025, we were recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Companies, and TIME named us one of America’s Best Mid-Size Companies. Both accolades are a testament to our amazing team and our commitment to building a culture and company we can all be proud to be a part of.
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
Columbus McKinnon 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.
Columbus McKinnon ISO 9001 Certified Facilities
At Columbus McKinnon (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.
