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The Raymond Corporation has made multiple new appointments in the organization, including: Lou Callea is appointed vice president and general counsel. Callea will manage all strategic and day-to-day operations within the legal department. Callea previously was general counsel for the legal department. Erric Heitmann is appointed vice president, engineering. Heitmann will have responsibility for product […]

  Kenny Wright, business development manager for Servtech, was elected chairman of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association at its recent AGM. Oliver Auston, managing director of Checkmate Lifting and Safety, has been chosen to serve as vice chairman. Wright said: “It is a huge privilege to serve as chairman, and my priority is to support […]

United Rentals Inc. will host its used equipment sale on Thurs., Dec. 12, 2013 from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. The second annual sale will be staged at more than 650 participating branches in North America. United Rentals equipment specialists will be on hand at each branch to answer questions about applications and safe operation. […]

Kohler Engines has named Brian Melka VP for the Americas. In this new role, Melka will identify and drive key business strategies to continue business growth through Kohler Engines’ expanding product line and key customer partnerships. “Brian is a seasoned global business leader,” said Tom Cromwell, president of Kohler. “His experience in a variety of […]

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has released three new resources to help businesses take advantage of the benefits of equipment finance.  The multimedia resources—a video, a digital toolkit and an infographic—highlight how companies of all types and sizes can use leasing and financing to their strategic advantage to acquire the equipment they need […]

Morse drum handlers offer optional batteries that contain no lead, no acid, create no gasses during charge, and are lighter than lead-acid batteries. The batteries' longer life means fewer replacements, less maintenance labor and downtime, which often reducing total costs. The batteries put out up to 2000 cycles, achieve up to eight times longer cycle […]

Jergens Inc. has been named the Preferred Workholding Solutions Supplier of Penske Racing. Working together with Penske Racing personnel, Jergens Workholding Solutions is bringing advanced quick-change fixturing to the racing team’s machine shop operations.   Jergens Quick-Change Fixturing provides Penske Racing the ability to accelerate production and prototyping to improve their “Speed to Track.” Jergens workholding […]

Associated and Peach State Integrated Technologies Inc. have reached a definitive agreement for Associated to acquire Peach State. Under the agreement, Peach State will operate as a subsidiary of Associated. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2014.   “As we look toward the future we are committed to developing new […]

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order worth $77 million for optimized cargo handling systems for five A-14-series and five A-18-series container vessels from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. in South Korea.The 14,000 TEU and 18,000 TEU ships are built for the United Arab Shipping Company and they are scheduled for delivery between 2014 […]

Parker Hannifin's no-skive Compact Spiral hose now has two new hose sizes typically used in heavy-duty equipment as well as new fitting end configurations for many applications.  The -24 and -32 Compact Spiral hoses are available in 5,000 psi (787TC) and 6,000 psi (797TC). Both weigh less than a standard SAE spiral hose, have smaller […]