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Columbus McKinnon Corporation<\/a>, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, will no longer distribute its hoists and rigging products, marketed under the CMCO<\/a> family of brands, through W.W. Grainger Inc. in the United States. Instead, the company will focus its go\u2010to\u2010market strategy on its extensive network of highly qualified value\u2010add channel partners.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis decision reinforces a key imperative of Columbus McKinnon<\/a>\u2019s selling strategy, which is to ensure all end users have access to expert application optimization, as well as the extensive product and safety training that our network of value\u2010add channel partners provide,\u201d said Steve Vitello, executive director of sales and marketing, CMCO<\/a> hoist and rigging\u2014North America.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll lifting applications are critical; the consequences of doing something wrong can be catastrophic. When it comes to hoist and rigging equipment, we are absolutely convinced that our customers are best served by the expertise and services our value\u2010add distributors in North America offer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"CMCO<\/a>

CMCO has terminated its relationship with Grainger.<\/p><\/div>\n

For more than 140 years, Columbus McKinnon<\/a> has provided the finest lifting, rigging and positioning products to the material handling industry under its family of globally recognized brands that includes CM, Coffing, Chester, Yale, and Shaw\u2010Box. This has been made possible, in large part, to the dedication and support of a channel partner network that is committed to supporting end users with the highest quality products, professional services and training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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