--- title: Crosby - June 2015 Newsletter description: Crosby News for June 2015 - covering the Sorting Hooks Quiz, the Crosby Operational Excellence Program, and our upcoming Tradeshows image: https://news.kitocrosby.com/hubfs/Crosby-Email-Section-ServiceTraining-1.jpg --- - [Careers](https://www.thecrosbygroup.com/the-crosby-experience/careers/) - [FAQ](https://www.thecrosbygroup.com/resources/faqs/) - [Customer Care](https://www.thecrosbygroup.com/contact-us/customer-care/) - [Login](https://www.thecrosbygroup.com/#) - [CAD Data](https://www.thecrosbygroup.com/resources/cad-data/) - [BPC/Distributor](https://www.thecrosbygroup.com/business-partner-central/) - [Employee](https://emp.thecrosbygroup.com/?__hstc=227897858.37e7438564556cb20f3205fbb1ccd2c3.1416460750563.1416460750563.1416464010418.2&__hssc=227897858.1.1416464010418&__hsfp=3779009344) ![Crosby Logo](https://news.kitocrosby.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Crosby-Logo.png?width=279&name=Crosby-Logo.png) - [Careers](https://www.thecrosbygroup.com/the-crosby-experience/careers/) - 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June 2015 Newsletter](https://news.kitocrosby.com/news/crosby-june-2015-newsletter) Posted by [Crosby](https://news.kitocrosby.com/news/author/crosby) on Jun 1, 2015 11:57:33 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Crosby-Email-Section-ServiceTraining-1](https://news.kitocrosby.com/hubfs/Crosby-Email-Section-ServiceTraining-1.jpg) ## CROSBY SORTING HOOKS QUIZ Sorting hooks are used in different types of end user markets. Perhaps you have been trained on the proper use of sorting hooks or perhaps this training has eluded you in the past.  Regardless, you can test your knowledge on the proper use of Crosby sorting hooks by taking this short quiz.  Click [**here**](http://www.thecrosbygroup.com/Portals/0/docs/Newsletter/Crosby_SortingHooksQuiz_Imperial-May15.pdf) for the imperial quiz or [**here**](http://www.thecrosbygroup.com/Portals/0/docs/Newsletter/Crosby_SortingHooksQuiz_metric-May15.pdf) for the metric quiz if you are you up for the challenge. Thanks for letting Crosby be a part of your rigging education endeavors. Rig Safe! ![Crosby-Email-Section-Product-1](https://news.kitocrosby.com/hubfs/Crosby-Email-Section-Product-1.jpg) ## Crosby's Operational Excellence Program Crosby has a company wide Operational Excellence program, with dedicated resources all over the world.  The focus of Operational Excellence is to improve quality and delivery to our customers, through the elimination of waste in all aspects of our business.  Crosby’s Operational Excellence strategy is to implement the techniques from the Toyota Production System (TPS).  An important part of Crosby’s TPS implementation is a standardized problem solving methodology.  Traditionally, companies address problems in superficial ways, solving only the symptom of the problem.  By not solving the root cause, it occurs again and again.  The TPS approach to problem solving is a systematic and collaborative approach to determine the root cause and a sustainable solution.  Crosby has been training and developing team members at all levels of the organization in this problem solving methodology with excellent results.  Crosby's focus on continuous improvement will ensure customers will be delighted for years to come. ![Crosby-Email-Section-Tradeshows-1](https://news.kitocrosby.com/hubfs/Crosby-Email-Section-Tradeshows-1.jpg) [2015 API Offshore Safe Lifting Conference & Expo](http://www.api.org/events-and-training/calendar-of-events/2015/offshore) July 14-15, 2015 Houston, TX USA Westin Houston Memorial City [Matexpo 2015](http://www.matexpo.com/)  Booth 233  September 2-6, 2015  Kortrijk, BE Kortrijk Xpo  [Offshore Europe 2015](http://www.offshore-europe.co.uk/)  Booth 4E61  September 8-11, 2015  Aberdeen, UK  AECC (Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Center)  [SC&RA Crane & Rigging Workshop](http://www.scranet.org/meetings)  September 23-25, 2015  Denver, CO, USA  Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel [ICUEE 2015](http://www.icuee.com/)  September 29 - October 1, 2015  Louisville, KY, USA  Kentucky Exposition Center Topics: [Newsletter](https://news.kitocrosby.com/news/topic/newsletter) [![Follow Crosby On LinkedIn](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/383226/edd3fd1a-7b73-40a4-8b4b-83a9720cf3c2.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/383226/edd3fd1a-7b73-40a4-8b4b-83a9720cf3c2) ### Recent Posts ### View Crosby News by Topic:  [Newsletters](http://news.thecrosbygroup.com/news/topic/newsletter) [SubSea Market](http://news.thecrosbygroup.com/news/topic/subsea) [Products](http://news.thecrosbygroup.com/news/topic/products)  [People](http://news.thecrosbygroup.com/news/topic/people) [Danny's Rigging Den](http://news.thecrosbygroup.com/news/topic/dannys-rigging-den)  [Other News ](http://news.thecrosbygroup.com/news/topic/other)   © Kito Crosby. 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