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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and m-ize, Inc have launched Equip Connect, a programme to help AEM member companies manage the warranty, support, and service needs of their distributors, dealers, and end-user customers. M-ize is a leading provider of customer engagement solutions, John R. Somers, AEM director of product management – construction, mining and […]

LiftEx 2016 is a leading UK lifting industry event, taking place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) on 23 & 24 November 2016. The organisers report that exhibition space is selling fast, so make sure you take the opportunity to join them and meet end users of lifting equipment over the two day […]

Zoomlion has increased its offer for Terex to more than £3.4billion by improving the offer to Terex shareholders, Terex, it is reported by Reuters, has responded by asking for $32.75 per share in cash to terminate its merger agreement with Konecranes and agree to sell itself to Zoomlion. The synergies between Terex and Konecranes in […]

UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) has launched the Platinum II PF50DF and PF60DF Dual Fuel lift trucks with features, which have been optimised for greater operational efficiency, damage prevention and uptime. The forklift offers fuel efficiency and long-term value and high levels of productivity. The premium rental package includes lights and mirrors set inside the heavy, […]

NLC Nova Lift Co has made a sole distribution agreement with Pega Hoist Limited, a leading supplier of platform hoists and industrial lifts. This exclusive distribution agreement for the UK market puts in place a strong business partnership between these two l lift companies and introduces new technologies and solutions to the UK market. With […]

GGR marketing manager Daniel Ezzatvar has taken part in his first ever canoe challenge –raising hundreds of pounds for charity in the process. GGR is a UK specialist in the sale and rent of lifting equipment.  The 30-year-old, along with his friend Robbie Heyes, 29, finished fourth out of around 30 participants in the Age […]

AeroVironment, Inc, a US supplier of industrial charge systems in North America, has introduced the PosiCharge ProCore Series – an intelligent charging family that supports and charges any material handling battery. Ranging in power from 5kW for lower-duty vehicles to 30kW for the hardest-working electric forklifts, the new PosiCharge ProCore Series is suitable for charging […]

New from Larson Elecronics is the LEDWL-FKLT-BLUE Forklift Warning Spotlight designed to warn pedestrians and bystanders when they are in the path of an oncoming forklift. This very compact LED light produces an 2250 lumen output with low amp draw, it has a 50,000 hour service life, and 9 to 60 volt compatibility providing operators […]

US company FieldAware, a leader in mobile, cloud-based field service automation solutions, has released True Crew, a new feature for large service organisations. The new functionality enables crew-based scheduling, task assignment, time tracking and inter-crew communications. With its mobile app, FieldAware enables service organisations to automate their processes by easily connecting field technicians with customer/job […]

Swiss electric chain hoist manufacturer GIS AG has launched a new multilingual website at GIS-AG.ch. The new website is already available in German and English languages but existing and potential end users, global distributors and other partners will soon be able to access it in French. GIS-AG.ch will contain public information as well as a […]