Crosby

Kito Crosby, a global leader of the lifting and securement industry,  has launched its new, unified corporate brand. The strategic business combination of Kito Corporation and The Crosby Group, announced in January this year, has combined the expertise and heritage of two industry leaders, creating a stronger organisation equipped to further drive innovation and elevate […]

Kito Crosby, a leading manufacturer of lifting and securement solutions, has launched the Oliver Crosby & Edwin Harrington Memorial Scholarship through the Associated Wire Rope Fabricators (AWRF) association scholarship program. The new scholarship is named in honour of the founders of Crosby and Harrington Hoists and furthers Kito Crosby’s commitment to supporting education and professional […]

Councillor Rosy Raines cut the ribbon as Crosby, a global leader in lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware, welcomed over 50 channel partners and additional guests from around the world to its 16,500 square-foot site in Waterlooville, Hampshire, UK. The facility manufactures Crosby’s Straightpoint and BlokCam brands, which are leaders in load monitoring and crane […]

The Crosby Group will relocate to a larger, state-of-the-art facility for the production of its Crosby Straightpoint and Crosby BlokCam products in Hampshire, UK effective February 22, 2023. This production facility which manufactures load monitoring equipment and crane camera systems will make a short trip inland to Waterlooville from the current location in Havant on […]

The Crosby Group, a leading provider of lifting and rigging solutions, and Kito Corporation, a leading manufacturer of material handling equipment with 90 years of experience in the development and production of hoists and cranes, have announced the completion of their business combination. Today’s announcement follows the settlement of The Crosby Group’s cash tender offer […]

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) has been named a UK distributor of Verton’s load orientation products. Verton is an innovative technology firm and inventor of the world’s first remote-controlled load orientation system, which makes taglines obsolete, removing the need for workers to be near moving or suspended loads. It is focused on providing scalable […]

Users of Crosby Straightpoint load cells can download two new Bluetooth apps to capture data. The HHP and COLT3 Android or iOS apps are free-to-download and can be activated with a free activation code. The HHP is for use with the Bluelink, ChainSafe, and Towcell, while the COLT3—with new elevator function—is for use with the […]

Uprise Circus provides underprivileged children with the opportunity to gain confidence and personal development via the arts. The centrepiece of its site is a trapeze, which had become dated and needed replacing. The Crosby Group supplied over 70 shackles plus eye bolts and thimbles, as the social circus modernised the facility. Liz Taylor, vice president […]

The Crosby Group, a global leader in lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware, has completed the acquisition of Feubo, a global leader in offshore mooring components for the oil and gas and wind energy markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition, effective 14 January 2020, includes the Feubo facility located in […]