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In the fourth quarter of 2013, Industrial Training International (ITI) had a strong number of international participants in the company’s Showcase webinar series and open enrollment training courses. The November edition of the Showcase webinar series entitled Terex Presents: Ground Condition & Preparation for Mobile Cranes, featured Klaus Meissner, director of product integrity at Terex […]

Lifting Gear Hire Corporation (LGH) has opened a 5,500 sq.-ft. office addition at its Bridgeview, Ill., location. This two-story office expansion adds room for approximately 25 more office employees. It also has a new state-of-the-art conference/training room and new lunch room with seating for up to 24 people. “LGH has come a long way since 1990, […]

At ConExpo, HAWE Hydraulics will present a new size to its V60N axial piston pump series. Its key parameters include: displacement of up to 7.93 cu. in/rev and peak pressures of up to 6,526 psi, displaying the power of this pump. Its specific advantage, though, is that it’s the only axial piston pump of this […]

 CLARK Americas, the North American parent company of CLARK Material Handling Company, announced today that their CLARK Mexico factory locations will double its forklift production output in 2014. Since starting operations in 2011, this factory has demonstrated significant growth in units produced. According to Dennis Lawrence, CEO of CLARK Americas, the CLARK-Mexico's factory results outperformed […]

Perkins has implemented a simple solution to find the nearest distributor on www.perkins.com/distributor. Enter the location and then press "search," or if the name of the distributor is known, then type in the name for a list of locations and contact details.  Updated in real time, the Perkins distributor locator ensures equipment owners have easy […]

Investment in equipment and software is expected to grow 3.1% in 2014 as economic conditions solidify and business confidence continues to recover, according to the annual 2014 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook released by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Equipment investment is expected to grow across most verticals, as underlying economic fundamentals […]

United Rentals has expanded its specialty branch network with the addition of two locations dedicated to tool management services. The new branches have opened in Plano, Texas, and Cambridge, Ontario. The United Rentals Tools and Industrial Solutions division provides tool management services for short-term and long-term project needs, including maintenance and repair, delivery, computerized tracking and […]

Davis Instruments, Hayward, Calif., announces CarChip Connect, a real-time GPS telematics device for small businesses. CarChip Connect provides intelligent telematics and powerful web analytics to help small businesses improve driver safety and their bottom lines. "The use of the CarChip devices has helped us decrease our insurance costs by over $1 million, lowered the number […]

Hannu Rusanen. currently executive vice president and head of business area equipment, has announced that he is leaving Konecranes to pursue other interests. The recruitment process for the new head of business area equipment has started. Rusanen is staying with Konecranes until his successor has started in the company. "I would like to take this […]

Crown Equipment Corporation has introduced the Crown ST 3000-25 Series walkie straddle stacker capable of handling up to 2,500 pounds and working in environments with tight spaces, such as grocery and retail. The Crown ST 3000-25 is available in North America and South America. The stacker’s compact design, combined with Crown’s exclusive X10 Handle, is a […]