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  The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is hosting another of its popular ‘Lifting the Load – Out on the Road’ Roadshow events on Tuesday 23 September, at Haydock Park Racecourse, Merseyside, UK. Offering expert presentations on the safe and legal use of overhead lifting equipment, as well as an introduction to the work of […]

  Kito Europe GmbH has launched the KE series of heavy duty jib cranes. The complete system includes crane structure, electric chain hoist with trolley and control station, electrification set, optional accessories and a documentation packet. With inverter controlled hoists, and precision machined jib components, these jibs offer exceptional load control and ergonomic operation in […]

UniCarriers Americas Corp. announces it has acquired New England Industrial Truck in Woburn, Mass. NEIT has been an authorized dealer of UniCarriers Americas for more than 35 years. The acquisition was finalized on Aug. 1, 2014. Terms of the transaction are not disclosed.  “Adding factory-owned dealerships is a growth strategy for UniCarriers Americas in 2014 […]

J.W. Speaker has redesigned its Model 735 XL and Model 832 XL LED work lights. The main attraction of this redesign is that both products produce nearly double the light output of the originals. Both lights are available in a flood, spot, or trapezoid beam pattern, and feature a tough poly-carbonate lens and die-cast aluminum […]

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has launched a new website, Propane.com, a source for information about propane safety and newly developed propane-powered technology across the fuel’s top markets: agriculture, commercial landscape, industrial, on-road fleets, and residential. PERC hopes the consolidated web presence will promote a “one-fuel solution” by encouraging business and residential customers […]

Noting that the inspection process is the vital link to the safety and maximum utilization of a company’s cranes, North American Crane Bureau Inc. will be conducting a mobile crane inspector program in Spanish at its Houston, Texas, training facility, starting September 8. NACB's instructional staff offers students the opportunity to receive documented, formal training on the inspection […]

  German manufacturer JD Neuhaus is marketing a range of products for use in underwater environments. Divers are very often working alone, in conditions of variable depth water pressures and temperatures, combined with poor visibility while also battling with ocean currents. With all these problems to contend with, any tools they use need to be […]

Crown Equipment has opened a new production facility in Roding (Bavaria), Germany. The opening ceremony in July was attended by employees and guests, including local politicians and business partners. With a new production hall and office premises covering a total area of nearly 12,000 square meters (approximately 129,000 square feet), Roding is one of the […]

  Harrington Hoists has added an Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) to its training courses for the TNER Theatrical Electric Chain Hoist range. The program consists of an eight-hour inspection and repair training course intended for ETCP certified riggers and electricians, covering inspection, repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting TNER hoists.The course includes how to read and […]

  Industrial and entertainment lifting specialist Hoist UK continues to expand, naming Geoff Cromwell its new lifting equipment engineer. Cromwell brings over 40 years of experience within the lifting equipment industry, having previously been employed by Aabacas Cranes, Fellows-Stringer, PCM (a division of Pfaff-silberblau) and more recently Lift Turn Move. Hoist UK director Paul Jordan said: […]