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Crosby to Mark 100 Years of
Premier Stamping
The Crosby Group, LLC, the global
leader in lifting, rigging, and material
handling hardware, celebrates a centu-
ry of metal forging at Crosby Premier
Stampings Ltd. in the heart of the UK’s
Black Country.
Premier Stampings, a Crosby Group
company, hosted Crosby distributors,
end users and other customers from
all over the world at its Cradley Heath,
West Midlands, facility on October 3,
2019. Celebrations concluded at the
nearby Black Country Living Museum
in Dudley, where dinner followed a
heritage tour that walked attendees
through the story of one of the first in-
dustrialized landscapes in Britain.
Jason Colwell, Managing Director of
Crosby Europe, Middle East and Af-
rica (EMEA), said: “While the event Crosby Premier Stampings’ facility spans 63,000 square feet and employs 80 people, who play
a role in forging and machining lifting and rigging products that are shipped across the world.
celebrates 100 years of forging in a re-
gion steeped in history, we are equally ability supporting safe, effective and low the hook’ lifting equipment, that
using the occasion to mark a point in efficient lifting at job sites, plants and is used globally across sectors includ-
time from which to continue to shape rigs around the world.” ing wind energy, nuclear, construction,
the future.” and the oil and gas industries.
Anthony Thomas, General Manager Modulift Spreader Beams Modulift Standard Modular Beam
of Crosby Premier Stampings and a 30- go to New Depths – now for use in subsea
year veteran of the company, said: “We As part of their innovative new prod- Due to the efficient shape and weights
are the last remaining volume-lifting uct development strategy, and to meet of their spreader beams, Modulift’s En-
component manufacturer in the UK. customer demands within the subsea gineering Department have been able to
We can finish components from 0.1 to industry, Modulift, the global engi- improve the integrity of their beams so
55kg in gross weight from start to fin- neering company have made changes that they can now withstand pressures
ish. We make products for operations to their standard range of Modular in water up to a depth of 150 mtrs.
where safety is a primary consideration Spreader Beams so that they can now With this clever adaptation to their
and our customers recognise that we be used in water up to a depth of 150 product, which still has the modular de-
are offering a high quality, high value mtrs, at no extra cost. sign that Modulift spreader beams are
service from a region that has forging Alongside offering specialist techni- known for, this new application means
in its DNA.” cal expertise, the UK-based company that products now in production can be
He said: “We have UK-based distribu- manufactures lifting and spreader used onshore, offshore and subsea, mak-
tors that have been with us for 40 years, beams, spreader frames and other ‘be- continued on page 34
since before we were part of the Crosby
portfolio. Many of them toured our facil-
ity and the museum for the first time.
It was fascinating for them to note that
forging hasn’t really changed that much
over the years; what has evolved is the
equipment and technology that we use.
We have historical references to forging
lifting components as far back as the
1930s at our original home in Masters
Lane, Blackheath, for what was then
a local B2B customer base. The world
has changed a great deal since, but
we’ve managed to thrive during many
chapters of history and are very excited
about forging the future.”
Robert Desel, Crosby CEO, said:
“This plant, the people that work here
and the products it manufactures are
another example of Crosby’s commit-
ment to safety, innovation, and reli- Modulift Spreader Beam, one beam, multiple applications
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