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  The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has signed up as a Supporting Organisation at this year’s Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada, which takes place October 22-23 at the Edmonton Marriott at River Cree Resort, Edmonton, Alberta. The LEEA will send a representative to Alberta, where the association has a growing presence. CRC Canada, […]

DPWorld Manila has ordered a Liebherr ship-to-shore container crane and two Liebherr rubber tired gantry cranes. The ship-to-shore crane has a waterside outreach of 44.5 m,  a back reach of 12 m,  and a safe working load under twin lift spreader of 60 tonnes. The lift height over rail is 31 m. The crane will […]

  Catalan lifting equipment manufacturer Airpes has named Albert Romagosa managing director. Having joined the company four years ago and holding positions in both the sales and export departments, Romagosa will take up his new role in Munich to oversee the company’s increasing activities in Germany. Josep Compte shares the job title of managing director […]

In industry news, Hoist Liftruck has been awarded a maximum $925 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for commercial-related material handling equipment. The contract is a five year, fixed priced with an economic price adjustment, requirements contract. The departments of the U.S. military using the services include the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and […]

  Kito Europe GmbH has launched the new High Speed CB manual chain hoist series covering capacities from 2.5t to 50t. The new hoists have top hook suspension with trolleys available in plain or hand geared configurations. The High Speed CB is suited to use in heavy construction and other sites where some of the […]

Are you a scissor lift enthusiast, able to pinpoint the minor differences in many different makes and models of machines? Then this contest is for you! To celebrate the milestone of manufacturing its 250,000th machine, Skyjack launched Quest 2013 last spring to help locate the oldest working Skyjack scissor lift in service by Dec. 31, […]

In industry news, Hyster Company is sponsoring the Oklahoma Sooners' football season opening game on Sat., Aug. 31; and as part of that sponsorship, members of the A&E TV series, Duck Dynasty will make an appearance. “We’re excited to kick off the 2013 college football season in Norman,” said Mark Hoch, director of sales for […]

In industry news, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) reports that U.S. construction machinery exports decreased 21% in 2013's first half, with just $10.8 billion shipped to global markets versus 2012 midyear number of $13.7 billion. The U.S. shared this double digit decline with most of the world's regions excluding Central America that had a […]

In industry news, Crown Equipment Corp.'s director of global Crown Insite products, Jim Gaskell will present, "Improving Operator OSHA Compliance and Safety with the Use of Technology " at the Association for Iron and Steel Technology's (AIST) Safety and Health Conference in Atlanta, Ga. Sept. 11, 2013. The program will demonstrate how companies are using […]

Toyota Forklifts of Atlanta received a new equipped service van and award for their global quality program from Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A Inc. (TMHU), in industry news. Dealer Principal, Lee Smith, received the award and new van at the Atlanta branch. “We’re thrilled to be the first winner of the Toyota ASEC award,” said Smith. […]