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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 […]

Kalmar has supplied Tarmac Building Products (TBP), one of the UK’s largest construction manufacturers, with a new fleet of 13 Kalmar medium forklifts. The fleet comprises eight Kalmar DCG100-6, three Kalmar DCG140-6, and two Kalmar DCG120-6 forklifts. Each type of forklift is designed to offer benefits for specific environments, making them ideal for loading the […]

GGR Group recently sold a G20 pick and carry mini-crane to Kimberly-Clark, which manufacturers products under major personal care brands like Kleenex, Andrex, and Huggies.  The G20 crane was delivered to Kimberly-Clark’s Kent depot and will be used in the company’s plant.  Five Kimberly-Clark staff completed familiarisation training with GGR Group trainer Adrian Richardson. Richardson […]

Crown Equipment Corp. recently completed construction of a new office building at its global headquarters in New Bremen, Ohio. The 44,400-sq.-ft. building is located on the site of the historic Boesel Opera House, which was damaged by a fire in February 2012. The new facility houses members of the company’s marketing, sales, service and branch operations […]

Laguna Crane Services of Texas reports it is using Straightpoint force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cells on a variety of projects from small industrial applications to those involving large mobile and crawler cranes with multiple chain falls. Laguna provides training, inspection, service and parts for many different lifting and moving technologies. Owner […]