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Hyster Company announced that Papé Material Handling, a division of The Papé Group, has expanded its territory coverage with the acquisition of Johnson Lift, a division of Johnson Machinery Co. As a result, Papé Material Handling is now the authorized and exclusive Hyster dealer in those territories previously covered by Johnson Lift, including eight Southern California counties, […]

Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) and Industrial Training International (ITI) are partnering to offer prospective students of rigging the chance to train with two of the biggest names in the industry. ITI will be offering Rigging Gear Inspector Levels I & II and Lift Director & Critical Lift Planning at Lifting Gear Hire’s warehouse in Bridgeview, Ill. Students […]

Genie has designed a new consolidated maintenance protocol that enables customers to complete the entire program for any Genie S- and Z-model boom lift models in less time. With this new approach, maintenance procedures are reduced, or even eliminated, to save time and labor costs. With rental equipment constantly going out and coming in, the maintenance protocol […]

  Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received an order from Australia's newest and largest automotive and RoRo terminal, which due to open in April 2016. The terminal has been designed, constructed, and will ultimately be operated by the newly formed Melbourne International RoRo and Automotive Terminal Pty Ltd (MIRRAT). The order includes four Kalmar DCE330-RoRo forklifts for […]

TMEIC Corporation has received an order from Shanghai-based Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company LTD. (ZPMC) to supply electrical control and automation systems for 30 automatic stacking cranes. These ASCs will be supplied to Yangshan  Deepwater Port in Shanghai, China. As the Shanghai International Port Group develops its first automated terminal environment, Alan Peterson, TMEIC crane systems industry segment leader, […]

In late September, American Crane and Equipment Corporation hosted two groups of local high school students as part of Berk County's Business Coalition's "Students Interacting with Business" program. This program is designed for students to learn about the culture of business and how businesses assess prospective candidates for employment. The morning began with a demonstration […]

UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UCA) names Select Equipment, Buena Park, Calif., as its President’s Award winner. Introduced in 1990, the President’s Award recognizes a single dealership from UCA’s Nissan Forklift Nine Dealer of Excellence winners, which embodies essential characteristics found only in the most accomplished organizations. The dealer also possesses the characteristics of UCA’s culture of reliability, […]

The Raymond Corporation is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its parts distribution center in Syracuse, N.Y., which included a lunch for employees and guest speaker Steve Raymond, the first general manager of the Raymond parts distribution center, grandson of founder George Raymond Sr., and current president of Raymond Handling Concepts Corporation. The Raymond parts distribution center opened […]

TMEIC Corp. has reached an agreement with Shanghai-based Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company LTD. to supply electrical control and automation systems for 20 ASC stacking cranes during the first phase of development at the newly automated Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. The project marks TMEIC's first complete port automation in China. QQCT operates […]

Harrington Hoists Inc. introduces two models of TNER Series theatrical chain hoists that provide more speed options for the theatrical and entertainment markets. The 1-ton TNER010S model has a lifting speed of 32 fpm and the 2-ton TNER020S has a lifting speed of 16 fpm. Harrington’s TNER Series theatrical chain hoists feature a round body with no sharp edges and […]