Robert Desel

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 […]

The Crosby Group (Crosby), a global leader in lifting, rigging, and load securement hardware has announced that all global team members will now participate in the equity growth of the business. This programme, designed and supported by KKR, which acquired Crosby in 2013, provides every team member employed at the time of a future sale […]

Innovation and digitalisation will make our industry safer and more efficient, pandemic or not, says Robert Desel, CEO at The Crosby Group. Covid has been, without question, one of the most disruptive events in our history from both a personal and a business perspective. While many of the challenges that Covid presented were new, our […]

The Crosby Group, a global leader in lifting, rigging, and load securement hardware, has announced that it has completed a significant investment in Verton Technologies (“Verton”).  Australia-based Verton has developed and commercialised disruptive advancements in load orientation technology that remove the need for human held tag lines in lifting applications.  These innovations play a critical […]

The Crosby Grou  is supporting the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of America Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act of 2020 recently introduced by US Senators Roger Wicker, Brian Schatz, and Marco Rubio.  The Act proposes a balanced framework for the development of offshore aquaculture in the United States with a process to further grow coastal economies while […]

The Crosby Group has announced that Mike Kuzdal has joined the company as chief operating officer. Prior to joining The Crosby Group, Kuzdal held various senior leadership positions with Precision Castparts, most recently serving as the vice president/general manager of the Canada Business Group with PCC Aerostructures. Prior to Precision Castparts, Mike held various senior […]