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Konecranes has received an order for 15 rubber-tired gantries (RTG) from Bolloré Group. The RTGs will be delivered to three container terminals operated in West Africa by Bolloré Africa Logistics. The order was booked in December 2014. Two of these terminals are new Konecranes RTG customers: Togo Terminal in Lomé, Togo, purchased four RTGs and […]

To celebrate the one millionth PAL Card (Powered Access License) ever issued, IPAF is calling all valid PAL Card holders to enter a drawing for some amazing prizes. The drawing closes Mon., Jan. 26, 2015, and winners will be announced Feb. 1, 2015, via email.  Valid PAL Card holders are eligible to win a free trip to the IPAF Summit […]

Konecranes UK has appointed its first female field service technician. Natasha Cairns has joined the 280 and growing nationwide team and is based at Konecranes’ North East Service District in Gateshead. Having successfully completed Konecranes’  Techmasters 1 induction course at the company’s UK training headquarters in Castle Donington, 24-year old Cairns is in the process […]

Material handling specialist, the Kion Group is under new management in North America. The current chief sales officer, Vincent Halma, takes over as president and CEO of KION North America Corporation – he succeeds Brian Butler, who has chosen to leave in order to pursue new opportunities outside the company. Chief executive officer, Gordon Riske […]

Heartland Communications Group Inc. reinforces its position in the equipment media business with the hiring of two veteran publishing professionals. Joining the team are Maria Hadlow, who has been named the editor of Lift & Hoist International, and Guy Harris, who is now the director of international business. Hadlow has been in the business-to-business publishing […]

Konecranes reports its Hevi-Lift hoist has received the CE marking, signifying that all applicable European product safety directives have been meet. The Hevi-lift hoist was developed for critical processes in general industrial use. The hoist is versatile, making it suitable for ladle cranes, foundry work, shake-out service, hot metal carriers, outdoor applications, and applications when additional […]

All PAL Cards issued by the International Powered Access Federation for training on or after Jan. 1, 2015, will be machine-readable. This move aims to improve site safety as Smart PAL Cards may be used to ensure that only trained operators can use mobile-elevating work platforms and mast-climbing work platforms on site. The Smart PAL Card […]

Straightpoint Inc. has extended the warranty period on its force measurement, load monitoring, and suspended weighing load cell range from one to two years at no cost to the end user. The warranty applies to any Straightpoint product, including the new Radiolink Plus wireless tension load cell, shackle load cell, and other force measurement equipment. […]

Steute has developed the RF HB-4CH wireless hand control, which was inspired by Steute’s business division for medical equipment controls. The RF HB-4CH is equipped with four push buttons that can be assigned desired functions with little parametric effort on the receiver side. The housing is light to handle and the lithium batteries  provide the power […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association has launched a new website that enables rapid online verification of anyone presenting a TEAM Card, the registration and identity scheme for workers qualified to test, examine, and maintain overhead lifting equipment. By entering the TEAM Card’s serial number and company name into an online tool at www.leeaint.com, employers will […]