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Clark Material Handling Co. has expanded Apex Material Handling’s dealer territory into Bartonville, Ill. Currently of Chicago, Apex will now also offer sales and service, a rental fleet, an aftermarket parts department, and a full offering of allied products from its Bartonville, Ill. facility. John Paul Turcich, president of Apex Material Handling president, said, “We are […]

Jordan Barab, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, reiterated to the audience at last month’s IPAF Summit that “safety is not a luxury; it’s a necessity that every worker deserves.” With falls from height still the leading cause of occupational fatalities in the United States and many other countries, Barab commended the powered […]

Konecranes won an order last month for three ship-to-shore cranes from PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) in Surabaya. The cranes will be delivered to the PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS) at the end of 2016. When those crane arrive, seven Konecranes STS cranes and 16 Konecranes RTG cranes will be in operation at TPS. TPS […]

Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a leading manufacturer of material handling products, has developed the Parts Star replacement parts programme to ensure that its customers can buy authentic Columbus McKinnon parts. The company says that genuine CMCO parts are designed to fit the hoist’s exact specifications, maintaining warranty requirements and the integrity of the hoist’s design and […]

Stellar Industries Inc has a new line of hydraulic cranes, called the TC Series.  The TC Series is described as a combination of compact European design with an American approach to sensible crane control.  The TC Series is a tall mast telescopic crane commonly referred to as a “T-Boom” crane.  It is designed for to […]

Hyundai Forklift has introduced an interactive instrument cluster system for the 9 Series diesel forklift trucks. Available as standard equipment, the 5.6-in wide screen color LCD monitor informs the operator of changing conditions on the jobsite, including speed, travel direction and battery discharge. For improved productivity and safety, a truck inclination warning system monitors and indicates forward/backward […]

The Parts Star replacement parts program from Columbus McKinnon was developed to ensure customers are purchasing authentic Columbus McKinnon parts. Genuine parts fit CMCO hoist’s exact specifications, which allows customers to maintain warranty requirements and keeps the integrity of the hoist’s design and safety features.  Channel Partners can take advantage of two components of the […]

The LiftEx trade exhibition will be revamped and redesigned in 2015. Presented by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, LiftEx 2015 will take place Nov. 11-12 at the new Liverpool Exhibition Centre. For the first time, the event will include the one-day LiftEx Industry Conference on the second day of the event and will feature a […]

Flow in Motion LLC has supplied a second ladle crane cab to Nucor’s Hertford County facility in North Carolina, where the steel giant produces carbon steel plate. The facility operates 24 hours a day, every day of the week. Installation of the second Merford Ergocab, featuring the Ergoseat-H, will take place during a rare outage […]

Andy Studdert, chairman & CEO of US-based NES Rentals, was elected as the new president of the International Powered Access Federation at the IPAF annual general meeting (AGM) on March 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. He succeeds Steve Couling, managing director of the IAPS Group. Nick Selley, group business development of AFI-Uplift, was elected deputy […]