Community Service

The Impact of Community Service

by Gisela Clark on December 26, 2012

I love to read stories about how companies reach out to help others in the community.  It is nice to focus on the positives for a change and see the good that is happening all around us. Instead of sharing one of our technical write-ups this week, we decided that it would be a good change to [...]

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  At Columbus McKinnon, our success in the global marketplace is dependent not only on the knowledge and expertise to design and manufacture hoists, cranes, and rigging equipment; but also the business processes to facilitate consistent quality across our broad portfolio of products.  Our commitment to introducing new and innovative products, along with our desire to appeal [...]

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Earlier this month a team of two from Columbus McKinnon completed a ride of their lives – a 100-mile “Century” bicycle ride around Lake Tahoe  – to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Our team consisted of Rakesh Jobanputra, Cindy Dominske and Joshua Karczewski (Cindy was unable to join the team for the ride, but had [...]

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  From now through January 31, 2012, Columbus McKinnon will make a $2.00 donation to The Food Bank of WNY for everyone who “likes” our Facebook page.  Did you know that each “like” is equivalent to donating 14 pounds of food to a family in need?  So, take a look at our new page. We will [...]

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Buffalo Chase Corporate Challenge

by Jody Miller on August 2, 2011

This summer Columbus McKinnon Corporation participated in the 2011 Buffalo Chase Corporate Challenge. This year’s Corporate Challenge brought together 11,619 entrants from 389 Western New York companies. The Chase Corporate Challenge is Buffalo’s largest road race and biggest corporate celebration of the year. CMCO had a total of 50 participants running and walking in the [...]

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Duff-Norton Associates Provide Meals for the Hungry

by John Stewart on March 9, 2010

This past holiday season, Duff-Norton decided to conduct a food drive to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina which serves the hungry in 14 counties in North and South Carolina.   Duff-Norton associates were divided up into 5 teams and the competition began to collect the most needed items for the food bank.  [...]

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Columbus McKinnon Responds to Haiti Relief Effort

by Rob Beightol on January 22, 2010

Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, today announced it is contributing more than $40,000 worth of products to aid the recovery efforts in Haiti.  Primary contributions include chain, load binders, and assemblies for moving heavy equipment, and manual hoists to assist in the removal of debris.  [...]

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