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Hyster Company has named its 2014 Dealer of Distinction award recipients. This annual award recognizes the company’s most elite, top-performing dealers who have achieved the highest level of customer support and business performance. To receive the award, dealers must meet defined business practices and performance standards, including superior customer satisfaction, dealer performance, general management, truck […]

Last December Italian manufacturer CTE launched new versions of its ZED 21 JH and ZED 23 JH 3.5t truck mounted articulated booms, to meet the regulatory changes that came into affect 1 February 2015 – the new EN 280:2013. The new versions ZED 21 JH and ZED 23 JH evolve to ZED 21.2 JH and […]

Crane design and technology continues to advance yet traditional wire rope has largely remained the same for decades. Manitowoc Cranes has collaborated with Samson, a leading synthetic rope provider, on the development of the first synthetic rope designed specifically for mobile cranes. The result is KZ-100, a synthetic rope that provides durability, cost-savings and functionality. […]

Columbus McKinnon has expanded its CM Universal Trolley offering to include new motorized units in addition to its plain and geared models.  The Universal Trolley allows a single trolley to be used with virtually all CMCO powered chain hoists up to three-ton capacities. This reduces the need to have multiple types of trolleys in inventory, […]

Designed for food industry applications, ZHV INOX and CHZ INOX are now available in Verlinde’s Food Process equipment range. The food grade 314/316L stainless steel manual hoist and trolley were designed for the handling of loads from 500 to 1000 kg. The ZHV INOX manual hoist is made up of a hoist body, a hook, […]

 Hyster Company introduced the H300HD2S and H330HD2S industrial lift trucks at AISTech 2015. Suitable for applications such as steel manufacturing, concrete and lumber, the new models are designed to offer 30,000 to 33,000 lbs. of capacity with a shorter wheelbase. Standard to these models is a Cummins QSB 4.5 L Tier 4 Interim engine mated to […]

MEC Aerial Work Platforms has been issued a U.S. patent for its “Aerial Work Apparatus with Laterally Offset Work Platform” design, which is featured on the Crossover 59 series and 69 series scissor lifts. The MEC 2659, 3259, and 4069 models were designed with an integrated sheet material rack for greater productivity and safety. Recognizing […]

NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG) was recently named a silver-level superior supplier by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as part of the Department of Defence’s Superior Supplier Incentive Program (SSIP). This honour recognises NMHG as one of the department’s top performing supply contractors for fiscal years 2013 and 2014. “NMHG is proud to supply […]

New research from ERA, the European Rental Association, highlights the role of the equipment hire sector in improving sustainability. It comes as the ERA calls for great recognition for the role that the equipment rental industry can play in helping companies improve sustainability performance. The organisation has concluded an initial audit of European rules and […]

To meet growing demand Snorkel and Xtreme Manufacturing are excited to announce that they are creating new sales positions: it is tripling their North American sales team and expanding its team in the UK and Ireland. The new roles in the US are for regional sales managers, who will work across the United States and […]