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Haessler Inc. has selected Delta-Q Technologies as its charging solutions supplier for its new WolfLifT hydraulic-free lift.   The WolfLifT all-electric aerial work platform is an environmentally friendly technology that offers important advantages to users and owners. In addition to the AC electrically motorized functions, the completely electrically powered feature eliminates any risk of oil leaks […]

UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) now offers its TCM/UniCarriers Smart Machine Series of internal combustion engine-powered forklifts in Latin America. The Smart Machine Series is powered by either a GCT K21 gasoline engine or an Isuzu C240 diesel engine, making them a reliable option for numerous applications in manufacturing, warehousing, recycling, beverage/bottling, trucking and other industries. […]

Kalmar has won an order for seven rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes following a call for tender launched by the Algerian port procurement company Groupement D'Interêt Commun Des Entreprises Portuaires (GICEP). The value of the order is approximately EUR 10 million. The order has been booked into Cargotec's 2016 fourth quarter order intake and the equipment will […]

Columbus McKinnon Corp. will purchase Stahl CraneSystems, a business of Konecranes Plc., in an all-cash transaction value for the acquisition is €224 million ($240 million). Konecranes is divesting Stahl as a result of the European Union anti-trust review related to their pending acquisition of Terex Corporation’s Material Handling & Port Solutions business. Timothy Tevens, president and […]

Scottish rental company Active Access has wasted no time under new ownership to expand its specialised access fleet. The company has ordered a further ten Hinowa tracked booms from the Scottish Hinowa dealer, APS. This consignment consists of a mix of 17.75, 20.10 and 26.14 machines – and is in addition to three new machines […]

US material handling company, Crown Equipment Corporation, has opened a new sales and service location near Milwaukee, USA. The new facility will help meet growing customer needs in the Eastern Wisconsin and Northern Michigan regions. Crown has served customers in this region since 1996, and the new facility is three times larger than the previous […]

Crosby’s new SL-150 Slide-Loc is an innovative alternative to standard eye bolts The SL-150 Slide-Loc can be used with traditional eye bolt methods of rigging except instead of an eye bolt you have a new kind of lifting point. You thread the lifting point into the load, using no tools – your hand fits comfortably […]

KION North America has appointed Spokane Forklift & Construction Inc. to its dealer network. Based in Spokane, Wash., they will offer sales and service to parts of Washington, Idaho and Montana. Family owned and operated, Spokane Forklift has maintained a presence in the greater Pacific Northwest since 2007. KION North America is confident that Spokane Forklift is […]

Ainscough Crane Hire has named Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) a preferred supplier of lifting and rigging equipment. The mobile and crawler crane rental company operates from 30 strategic locations spanning the length of the UK, while Wales headquartered RSS has recently opened its fifth in close proximity to Ainscough’s depot in Hayes, near […]

Netarus LLC, maker of the HoistCam platform of remote camera monitoring systems, now offers an industry leading 5 Year Warranty on standard HoistCam camera systems, including the HC140 and HC180. The company will repair or replace cameras affected by manufacturing defect for five years from the date of purchase. “Unique to the construction and industrial camera […]