About

A global leader of the lifting and securement industry

Kito Crosby (now part of Columbus McKinnon) is a global leader in the innovation, manufacturing, and distribution of products and services used to make lifting, rigging, transporting, and securing operations safer and more efficient.

Through a network of authorized distributors worldwide, the company provides a broad range of both standard and custom-engineered products and solutions for the most demanding applications with uncompromising quality that exceed industry standards.

+4000+

employees
worldwide

50+

factories, offices,
& distribution sites

+3500+

authorized
local distributors

A legacy of more than 260 years

Kito Crosby formed in 2023 with the business combination of Kito Corporation and The Crosby Group.

With a portfolio of powerful brands and a legacy dating back more than 260 years, the company continues to pioneer technologies and solutions for safer operations in a wide range of industries, from construction and cargo control to energy and entertainment.

Leading brands include Kito, Crosby, Harrington, Gunnebo Industries, Peerless, and eepos.

Kito Crosby is now part of Columbus McKinnon.

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Raise your world

Kito Crosby products, people, and service have set the standard in the lifting and securement industry. Together we lift and secure the world today, for a safer, stronger, and more productive tomorrow.

What we value

Reliability

Our customers depend on us

Accountability

We are responsible for our actions and results – we are owners

Innovation

We not only set the standard, we continuously elevate it

Safety

Our #1 priority - there is no room for error when people's lives are at risk

Excellence

Quality is evident in everything we do, design, manufacture, and touch

Leadership Team

Robert Desel

Chief Executive Officer

Brock Hancock

Chief Financial Officer

Yoshio Kito

President, Japan & Asia Pacific

Corey Franklin

Chief Strategy Officer

Jon Backes

President, Americas Lifting Hardware

Carlo Lonardi

President, Americas Hoist & Cranes

Wim Fabricius

President, Europe, Middle East & Africa

Melissa Ruths

Chief Marketing Officer

Bill Fisher

Chief HR, Legal & Compliance Officer

Johnson K. Lai

Chief Information Officer

Jim Zupancic

Vice President, Operational Excellence

Marc Premont

Chief Product Officer

A global network of authorized distributors

Our products are available through a global network of premier national and regional distributors.