News

UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) received its OHSAS 18001 occupational health and safety zone certification. The OHSAS 18001 is the latest of UniCarriers Americas certifications, along with the ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 14001 for environmental management. OHSAS 18001 is an international occupational health and safety management system specification intended to help organisations control […]

Samson, a leader in performance cordage, announced that after 18 years of service, Terry Crump will retire as director of sales on 30 September 2016. Vince Trotta has been named as Crump’s successor, Crump will remain on staff until the end of February 2017 to support Vince during the transition. Crump’s first position with Samson, […]

Clark Material Handling Company has appointed Hoistlift of Florida as an authorised distributor of Clark products for the Orlando, Florida territory. Hoistlift of Florida is a full service forklift dealer supporting Clark new equipment and aftermarket parts sales and rentals. “We are pleased to partner with the Hoistlift team in central Florida”, said Scott Johnson, […]

US company C-Labs Corporation,an award-winning provider of software for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), has launched Machine Monitor, a new product to provide operational awareness to machine operators, plant managers, and business leaders in manufacturing organisations. According to a PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) survey, 65% of US manufacturers are not yet collecting or using IoT data […]

TVH in the Americas (TVH), a leading provider of quality replacement parts and accessories for the material handling and industrial equipment industry has added DOT approved Stop/Tail/Turn lights to its extensive product portfolio. These SAE certified lights can be used for a wide variety of applications such as construction machinery, material handling trucks, and service […]

Portsmouth-based Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) will exhibit at two major international trade shows before the end of the year with the chief objective of raising the profile of its partnership with Hydra-Slide, a manufacturer of hydraulically powered skidding systems. RRS was recently named the Canadian manufacturer’s only international sales partner and will join Hydra-Slide on […]

James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS), the leading provider of integrated marine services to the offshore renewables industry and part of James Fisher and Sons plc, has signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Oil Management and Services GmbH (OMS). The combined and complementary expertise of JFMS and OMS will offer significant benefits to customers in the […]

Following a competitive tender, Street Crane has secured an order with JCB, the world-leading manufacturer of construction equipment. The contract has seen Street Crane design, supply and install four overhead cranes at JCB’s Staffordshire site. These include three with a lifting capacity of 10t and a double girder crane which can lift 20t. Now fully […]

Outriggerpads is launching a new spreader plate for cranes that offers even more stability and a faster set up time. The modular Multi Mat System provides a flexible solution for heavy plant and crane lifting. Operators are able to stack the mats in various configurations depending on available space and load capacity requirements. Building on […]

Portsmouth-based Rapid Response Solutions (RRS) has become the first distributor of Hydra-Slide’s hydraulically powered skidding systems and other related products in the UK, and the manufacturer’s only international sales partner. The lifting, transport and storage specialist recently took delivery of a 300t capacity HT300 system from the Ontario, Canada-based manufacturer for its own hire purposes, […]