Lifting and material handling equipment manufacturer Columbus McKinnon has merged two of its German companies, Stahl CraneSystems and Columbus McKinnon Industrial Products, into a single business called Columbus McKinnon EMEA.
The new company is based in Wuppertal, Germany, but the two companies will continue to operate from their current locations, with Stahl CraneSystems products still made in Künzelsau, southwest Germany, and the Yale and Dorner brands remaining in Wuppertal.
Customer contacts for sales, service and technical support remain the same.
Wim Fabricius
The new company will be managed by Wim Fabricius - who is also Columbus McKinnon’s president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa - together with Alexander Hartmann, Alan Korman and John Linker.
Columbus McKinnon bought Stahl CraneSystems from Konecranes in December 2016 at the time, Stahl had around 650 employees with revenues of around €135 million.
In February 2025, Columbus McKinnon agreed to buy lifting and rigging group Kito Crosby from KKR for $2.7 billion, with the deal closing earlier this year. Together the two businesses have revenues of more than $2.1 billion, and brands in the group now include Kito, Crosby, Harrington, Gunnebo Industries, Peerless and eepos.
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