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Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Amherst, N.Y., has appointed R. Scott Trumbull to its board of directors, effective Jan. 19, 2014.  Trumbull is the chairman and CEO of Franklin Electric Company Inc.  He joined the board of Franklin Electric in 1998 and was elected CEO of the company in December 2002. Prior to Franklin Electric, Trumbull began his […]

  Siobhan Hitchen, managing director of Rope Assemblies Ltd, has become the first female director of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA). Hitchen was elected onto the board of the fast-growing organisation, which now represents over 740 member companies worldwide, alongside three other new directors, Douglas Price of Gunnebo, Richard Oldknow of The Crosby Group […]

  Düsseldorf, Germany-based electric and manual chain hoist manufacturer Kito Europe GmbH has announced the promotion of Manuela Thiel to manager of customer service and IT. Meanwhile, Daniel Mayershofer has been assigned to an additional field sales position in Germany. Thiel joined Kito Europe two years ago in an IT support role. Since then, she […]

The entire Thermote & Vanhalst (TVH) Group has joined the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), including its Belgium headquarters and 18 other TVH companies across 15 countries. TVH director of business development Kristof Coudenys said: “As a result of the expansion of our rental activities and the growing sales of aerial platform parts, we are convinced that our IPAF […]

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has added Richmond, Va.-based Colonial Tire Distributors to its authorized retread network.Colonial Tire sells new Goodyear commercial truck tires and Goodyear retreads at three locations in Virginia: Richmond, Ashland, and Tidewater. Its fully equipped retread plant in Richmond produces Goodyear precure retreads, including the G572, the G316 AT, and others, […]

L-com Inc. has engineered three new USB 3.0 cables equipped with thumbscrews for use with USB3 Vision standard applications. These cables are built precisely to the USB3 Vision specification hosted by the AIA (Automated Imaging Association) for the machine vision industry. In addition to applications where the secure thumbscrew is beneficial, L-com's USB3 Vision Cables […]

Manitou's board of directors announced that Dominique Bamas, interim president and CEO, has resigned. He has been replaced by Michel Denis. Denis will assume his role as president and CEO on January 13, 2014, for a four-year-term, which expires at the shareholders’ meeting for approving the 2017 financial statements.    Marcel Braud, chairman of the board, said: "First of […]

Linamar Corp.'s Skyjack Division will have on display at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 its full line of equipment including its new electric rough-terrain scissor lift, VR1056 and ZB2044 telehandlers fitted with Tier 4 Interim engines, and Tier 4 Final telescopic booms. Brad Boehler, president of Skyjack, said, “As our product line grows, we want to use trade shows like […]

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has released its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2014. These trends impact a significant portion of the U.S. economy, considering it's expected for U.S. businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies to spend an excess of $1.5 trillion in capital goods or fixed business investment this year. ELFA forecasts the following Top […]

  Menomonee Falls, Wi.-based Bushman Equipment, a manufacturer of custom-engineered material handling solutions, has acquired the intellectual property assets of ITNAC Corp. of Birdsboro, Pa. This includes the product brands, Flip-Rite and Level-Rite as well as the business name ITNAC. ITNAC's signature products include Flip-Rite, a motorized strap-turning device used for rotating and positioning heavy […]