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On 16 October 2015, the chair of the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee Vicky Ford visited the Edmolift company located in Haverhill, Suffolk, UK. The event was organised by FEM (European Federation of Material Handling) as part of its Mapping Initiative, which aims to present the materials handling industry to Members of the European Parliament […]

Dromad Hire is the first company in Ireland to offer the latest tracked boom lift from Italian manufacturer, Hinowa. The Dundalk-based business has taken delivery of the country’s first Hinowa Lightlift 26.14 Performance IIIS. This crawler-mounted articulated boom provides a 25.7m (83ft 4in) maximum working height (23.7m (77ft 9in) max platform height) and up to […]

Straightpoint will show two new innovations, at the LiftEx 2015 show held in Liverpool Exhibition Centre, UK 11-12 November. These include the ATEX and IECEx version of the Radiolink Plus wireless load cell. The force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell manufacturer has exhibited at every LiftEx since organisers, the Lifting Equipment Engineers […]

In August 2015, Konecranes received an order for seven industrial cranes from Austrian machine engineering company Maplan. The cranes will be delivered during the second quarter 2016 to Maplan’s new production facilities in Kottingbrunn, Austria.

 Maplan is a leader in elastomer engineering, the company provides innovative and high-quality products using state-of-the-art technology to customers in […]

Hyster Company has added Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc. to its network of dealers. Effective October 3, 2015, Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc., is the authorized and exclusive dealer of Hyster lift trucks, parts, and service in certain areas of Delaware, Maryland (Cecil County only), New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. “We are excited that Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc. is […]

Hyundai Forklift has expanded its geographic footprint and dealer base on the U.S. Eastern seaboard by naming Modern Group Ltd., Bristol, Pa., as its newest authorized forklift dealer. With 70 years in business, the employee-owned Modern Group operates seven locations serving Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York City. “Distribution growth is essential for Hyundai, so we are […]

Stafford, U.K.-based Traction Plant & Tool Hire have recently completed the expansion of their powered access fleet with the addition of a number of Haulotte electric scissor lifts, including Optimum8, Compact10, Compact12 and Compact14 models. Traction first introduced Haulotte into its powered access fleet in 2011 and has been pleased with the reliability and performance of Haulotte products. […]

The Raymond Corporation hosted a National Manufacturing Day event at its headquarters in Greene, New York, unveiling a 47,000-square-foot addition to its facility and the reconfiguration of manufacturing space. The creation of the Raymond Operations Center accounted for 32,000 square feet of the addition. In this space, Raymond was able to add a second level […]

Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) has added several new rigging rollers to its equipment rental fleet. These new rollers include beam clamp rigging rollers, beam clamp multi-rollers, and rack rollers. Beam clamp rigging rollers are used for a variety of applications, but most often for the installation of pipe into racks at refineries and other industrial facilities. […]

Rotator Products Ltd, a Canada-based distributor of mechanical and electro-mechanical drive systems, has acquired Fort Worth, Texas-based crane component specialist Flow in Motion LLC, following the sale of all outstanding shares Founded in 2012, Flow in Motion provides a range of components from industry leading manufacturers, including operator seats and cabs from Merford Cabins; high quality […]