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Dutch firm Mavebo B.V. has added two UNIC Mini Spider cranes to its hire fleet. The UNIC URW-295 and its larger version, the UNIC URW-1006 were bought from UNIC Dealer Aerial Work Platforms B.V. in the Netherlands. Eric Bos, owner of Mavebo  worked as a crane driver for many years before setting up the company […]

Konecranes will deliver 10 all-electric rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Georgia Ports Authority in the USA. The RTGs will go into service at Garden City Terminal, Port of Savannah. With this delivery, scheduled for the summer of 2016, the Port of Savannah will operate a total of 146 Konecranes’ RTGs. “This order moves us […]

Over the last 10 years, Codipro, the Luxembourg specialist of high-quality swivel lifting rings has built an indirect global distribution network. In order to efficiently sell these niche products to end customers, Codipro’s trainers travel to 300 distributors with their basic and advanced courses, which are continuously being refined. Time and travel constraints plus the […]

At the Underground Construction Technology (UCT) International Conference and Trade-show held in Houston, TX in January 2015 Reachmaster Inc showed the Mighty Crane CR285D- for which ReachMaster is the exclusive distributor in the United States and Canada. During the show the crane was awarded the “Showstopper Award.” The Mighty Crane CR285D is 9ft 7in (2.9m) […]

The 2015 IPAF Summit will focus on how new technologies will change the face of the access industry in the next five to ten years and look at how existing technologies are still battling to open up new markets around the world. The IPAF Summit will be held on 26 March 2015 in Washington, DC, […]

The ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp has promoted of 20-year sales veteran Mike Garrity to the position of new equipment sales director for the company’s 37-branch enterprise. Garrity is a graduate of Albany State College in New York and has a degree in business administration. He comes from a family of industrial contractors, and […]

Delta-Q Technologies, a leading provider of power management and power conversion solutions, has launched two new products for the aftermarket aerial work platform and utilities markets. The IC650 Industrial Battery Charger is configured as a drop-in replacement for Skyjack and Genie scissor lifts and the QuiQ 1500 is a higher power version of the QuiQ […]

GGR’s 10t (11tons) capacity spider cranes the UNIC URW-1006 mini crane is proving increasingly popular for taking on heavy duty lifting operations both in the UK and in Europe.  Spanish company Amara S.A. has recently purchased two UNIC URW-1006 cranes from UNIC Cranes dealer, Spain Crane International. Amara is a global leader in the distribution […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has launched its new Gloria reachstacker specifically designed for empty and semi-laden container handling. Able to handle all types of containers, flat racks and single loads of up to 10t (11tons), the DRG100 is the latest addition to Kalmar’s Gloria range of reachstackers. Available in two models, the DRG100-S6 stacks six […]

Konecranes says it can extend the life and modernise your aging portal crane to deliver the performance and reliability of a new crane for around half the cost. Freestanding, rail-mounted portal cranes are used in demanding applications and environments in the steel, forest products, intermodal, biomass/pellet, concrete and other industries. Gary Otto, product manager of […]