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YES JCB has opened its second full-service dealership in Madison, Wis. that joins YES JCB of Milwaukee, Wis., in serving construction, agricultural, and industrial equipment customers. The 18,000 sq.-ft. Madison location will carry JCB’s full line of construction and agricultural equipment, including new, pre-owned and rental models, as well as offering replacement parts and equipment service. […]

Linamar Corp.'s Skyjack Division has promoted Charlie Patterson to vice president of international operations; Patterson, formerly the company's  managing director for Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Australia, is now responsible for all Skyjack entities outside North America, with Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Korea, Sweden, and UK business locations reporting directly to him.  Brad Boehler, Skyjack president, […]

Palmer Johnson Power Systems was recently awarded Carraro Distributor of the Year honors for 2013 at a ceremony in Hannover, Germany; in 2013 the award went to the distributors that were accountable, created value, stimulated innovation, worked together, and developed talent – Carror's five values. Palmer Johnson demonstrated its representation of these through its commitment to […]

UniCarriers Americas Corp. (UCA) has named Ben Schulte, J.D. general counsel for the company, responsible for all corporate governance and compliance functions, for providing legal review in support of all company departments, and for supervising outside counsel and corporate risk management. Prior to joining UCA, Schulte held the positions of manager of distribution development at […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU)  participated in the Tri-State Toyota Dealers' seventh annual food donation, along with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., and Toyota Financial Services to collect and distribute nonperishable food to benefit the non-profit hunger relief organization, Philabundance. TMHU, working with local dealer Toyota Material Handling Northeast Inc., donated the use of four […]

Crown Equipment Corp. has unveiled its Crown PTH 50S model scissor lift hand pallet truck designed for applications using skids and open-bottom containers. It functions as a hand pallet truck and mobile work positioner that is suitable for a variety of workplace environments, including retail and manufacturing.  Operators can elevate 2,200-lb. capacity loads up to 31.5 […]

Star Crane and Hoist has named Ellis Luchies director of human resources and business development. Luchies mos recently he ran a business unit for SpartanNash.  "We are excited to have Luchies join the organization to help manage our growth strategy" said Craig Derks, president of Star Crane and Hoist. Luchies will be based out of […]

In December 2013, Konecranes received an order to 15 industrial cranes to the Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex in the town of Bolshoi Kamen in Russian Far East. The cranes, which are mainly CXT and SMARTON cranes, will be delivered during 2014-2015. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the order. When completed, the […]

  The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association is hosting another of its popular ‘Lifting the Load – Out on the Road’ Roadshows at the Hilton Hotel in Bristol on Tuesday 18 March. Offering expert presentations on the safe and legal use of overhead lifting equipment, as well as an introduction to the work of LEEA and […]

  A rack-mounted hoist controller supplied by Wirral, UK-based Lift Turn Move Limited (LTM) is receiving rave reviews from the entertainment industry. The Guardian G-PRO fixed speed chain motor controller range is designed by experienced entertainment industry professionals, prompting positive feedback from UK and European production and staging companies, most notably from the hire sector. […]