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The Europlatform 2016 access rental conference will take place on 22 September 2016 in Vienna, Austria. Now in its tenth year, Europlatform has established itself as an essential event for managers and senior executives in the rental industry. The one-day conference is co-organised by IPAF.. Tim Whiteman, IPAF’s chief executive officer said, “Europlatform has built […]

Gorbel’s Easy Arm 660 is now available. This new Easy Arm, with load capacity up to 660lbs, addresses a variety of application needs ranging from placement of automobile engines, to loading of large plates in CNC machines.  It is a free-standing, plug-and-play lifting solution incorporating the G-Force Intelligent Lifting technology with the body of an […]

More than 100 representatives from Hyundai Forklift’s North American dealer network gathered recently in Atlanta for an event designed to celebrate the brand’s growth in North America and to provide dealers with a closer look at recently introduced electric, internal combustion and diesel forklift truck models. Chuck Leone, vice president of Hyundai Forklift said, “Our […]

Snorkel showed its new electric slab scissor line to the Latin American market at ConExpo Latin America 21 – 24 October. The company was also able to talk about the Snorkel Guard, which has been fitted as standard on all new Snorkel boom lifts with platform heights of 40-feet (12.1m) and above since 1 September. […]

Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electrical Industrial Corp., Roanoke, Va., has formed the Industrial Systems Business Unit. This new operational unit combines two of the company's key technology segments, serving the metals and material-handling industries. "These two business units have been core to TMEIC's success throughout the past 60 years," said Declan Daly, general manager of TMEIC Industrial Systems. "TMEIC is the global leader […]

Nearly 32,600 registrants from more than 90 countries attended the inaugural CONEXPO Latin America. In addition to the host country of Chile, significant numbers of professional attendees came from throughout the region. The top five Latin American countries besides the host country (in order) were Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia. CONEXPO Latin America was […]

At Excon 2015, visitors to Manitowoc’s stand will see two best-in-class cranes from Potain and Grove. The company will be showcasing the cranes at during one of South Asia’s largest construction equipment and technology trade fairs, which takes place November 25 – 29 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre. The event is expected to attract […]

As part of its expansion and replacement investment initiative, German rental company, Beyer Mietservice KG has ordered a batch of new truck-mounted aerial work platforms on 3.5t chassis – all of them from Ruthmann. The order includes eight Steiger TB220, eight TB270+, and six additional TBR220 models.  Dieter Beyer company founder and general manager of […]

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 […]