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Engineered Material Handling (EMH) announces it has appointed Jean-Francois (Jeff) Larouche as operations manager for North America and South America and EMH’s international operations. Larouche will oversee and coordinate all engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing functions, as well as work with sales to forecast work requirements. A native of Quebec, Larouche has been part of the […]

Kalmar launched its Gloria reach stacker into the Americas. The product was introduced at the annual Kalmar North American Dealer Meeting in October in Cibolo, Texas. The reach stacker can be used to for cargo-handling application in the container, intermodal, barge, and industrial-handling market segments. With costs of ownership high on the operator's agenda, Gloria […]

Engineered Material Handling (EMH) announces it has appointed Jean-Francois (Jeff) Larouche as operations manager for North America and South America and EMH's international operations. Larouche will oversee and coordinate all engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing functions, as well as work with sales to forecast work requirements. A native of Quebec, Larouche has been part of the […]

Load-monitoring technology specialist Straightpoint has put in place a five-year growth strategy to expand its U.S. business by 20% to 30% annually. To help with this growth, Straightpoint will be attending and displaying its wares at North American trade shows and conferences. In fall 2014, this included the Associated Wire Rope Fabricators (AWRF) Product Information […]

Crown Equipment Corp. has opened two direct Crown Lift Trucks sales and service locations in Springfield and Carterville, Mo. The facilities offer an expanded service offering in the region, as well as improved accessibility to forklift operator training. Both facilities feature Crown’s battery and charger service, rental fleets, forklift remanufacturing and Demonstrated Performance operator training. The […]

Columbus McKinnon Corp. reports it has expanded its product and safety training to include NCCCO written and practical certification exams for overhead crane operator training. The first class will be held Nov. 11 to 13 at the company’s training center in Tonawanda, N.Y.

CLARK Material Handing Co. has promoted Rob Smith to dealer development manager. He will report to Scott Johnson, vice president of business development. In this role, Smith will call on existing and prospective dealers and supporting the field sales team with the training of dealers on CLARK’s systems, programs, services and products.  Additionally, he will canvas […]

Intercomp has improved its CS750 crane scale with a new set of features. With capacities ranging from 100 lbs (50kg) to 1,000 lbs (500kg), including many NTEP certified models, the CS750 can now be ordered with Intercomp’s RFX wireless weighing technology. Battery life also has been improved; increasing from 500 hours of continuous use to […]

FMH Material Handling Solutions Inc. has been awarded MVP (Most Valuable Partner) status for 2015 by MHEDA, the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association. About 5% of the association's membership earns the award, indicating that the company has successfully demonstrated a commitment to business excellence, professionalism, and good stewardship. This is the third consecutive year that […]