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The Motion Control Association (MCA) and SMMA – the Motor & Motion Association have completed a merger that combines the two leading trade groups serving the global motion control and motor industry. The new organisation name is the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA). MCMA is part of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) based […]

In support of the USA’s National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators’ (NCCCO) policy of providing calculators for certain CCO written exams, Manitowoc Cranes has agreed to provide 10,000 calculators for candidates’ use. Basic calculators are supplied for CCO Mobile Crane Operator Specialty Exams, Digger Derrick Operator, Rigger Level II, Mobile Crane Inspector, Mobile […]

Corey Rogers has rejoined Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc as marketing manager. In his new role, Rogers leads all brand and product marketing and communications for Hyundai’s construction equipment and forklift product lines. He is based at the company’s North American headquarters in Norcross. Rogers has more than 20 years of industry experience in sales […]

Digichain from French manufacturer Verlinde is a suspended ergonomic load handling tool, controlled by push buttons, designed for accurate positioning of loads of up to 500kg. Ergonomic features include dual hand grips and dual control system so it can be used equally easily by left or right-handed operators. An adjustment knob orientates the lifting hook […]

Co-founder and Managing Director of the GGR Group Ltd, Gill Riley has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for her Services to Construction in the 2015 Queen’s Birthday Honours published this week. GGR Group is a UK supplier of vacuum handling equipment, compact pick and carry cranes, Unic mini spider cranes and […]

Aerial work platform manufacturer, Snorkel has appointed Song Wang as sales manager in the company’s China team.  In his role Wang will be responsible for all sales activities for Snorkel in the Mainland China region.  This will include management and development of Snorkel’s existing Chinese distributor network, as well as direct sales into key accounts […]

UK company Lift Turn Move (LTM) has launched its new chain hoist product The LoadGuard Mini to its Middle East customers at the Palme Middle East show in Dubai . The LoadGuard Mini is a light weight hoist, weighing 12kgs, with a lifting capacity of 250kg on one fall of chain and has the benefit […]

Gordon Clark has been appointed new sales director Offshore Cranes at Liebherr Maritime Cranes. Clark joined Liebherr in 1991 as assistant to the managing director and was responsible for the running of Liebherr Sunderland Works Ltd. that mainly produced offshore cranes for the UK market. After seven years, in 1997, he moved to the mobile […]

Kalmar, is working on the upgrade and refurbishment of the overhead crane at the steel mill of the Aperam stainless steel plant in Genk, Belgium. The scope includes design, construction, delivery and erection of all the materials for the project, according to the standards and regulations for hoisting liquid steel. The project, which started in […]

Remote control manufacturer HBC-radiomatic Inc. has opened an office in Houston, Texas, to better serve its customers on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Jeff Allan, CEO, HBC-radiomatic Inc., said: “Given that the Gulf region has been an important area for us for some time, establishing a direct presence in Houston was a logical development…If customers require local inventory, […]