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CLARK Material Handling Co. has released its CLARKcalc payment calculator app for both IOS and Android devices. The CLARKcalc app will allow salesmen to accurately calculate monthly payments across a number of different finance options. Salesmen can customize lease type, term length, forklift type, mast type, and application environment to accurately calculate monthly payments for […]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers' president, Rob Mackay is retiring after 28 years of service in many different capacities, all based in the Ritchie Bros. head office in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mackay will transition from day-to-day duties and then retire as an employee on Oct. 31, 2013. “Rob has contributed very effectively in so many ways to […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), has launched a newly enhanced website for U.S.-based technician employment opportunities at www.toyotalifttech.com, as well as a new site for Canadian-based tech jobs provided in both English and French languages at www.toyotalifttech.ca. The websites allow dealers residing in the U.S. and Canada to post open leads for service technicians, […]

Foundry operating conditions can involve intense heat and noise combined with dust and chemically-laden atmospheres that result in a challenging work environment that places heavy demands on tools, equipment, and workforce. J.D. Neuhaus's range of air-operated hoists have been designed with 100% duty ratings and minimum downtimes. With no electrical or electronic equipment, and air-vane […]

Tiffany Sewell-Howard, CEO of Charles Machine Works, Perry, Okla. has been elected as a director of the CE Sector Board of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). AEM board members and officers work on behalf of all AEM member companies to provide strategic direction and guidance for Association services, activities and programs, in areas including […]

HBC-radiomatic, Inc. the wholly owned subsidiary of HBC-radiomatic GmbH celebrated 15 years since its incorporation in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company started out in a small building in Blue Ash, Ohio before moving to its current North American headquarters located in Hebron, Ky. at the end of 2008. To better control the company’s activities, and more […]

HBC-radiomatic, Inc. the wholly owned subsidiary of HBC-radiomatic GmbH celebrated 15 years since its incorporation in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company started out in a small building in Blue Ash, Ohio before moving to its current North American headquarters located in Hebron, Ky. at the end of 2008. To better control the company’s activities, and more […]

Columbus McKinnon Corp., has unveiled its new CM Lodestar electric chain hoist to the Canadian market as a CSA approved hoist. The CM Lodestar offers new features including a heavy duty DC brake, a clutch outside the load path, easy-access wiring, a five-pocket lift wheel, helical AGMA Class 8 gears, and motor thermal overload. The […]

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $725 billion equipment finance sector, showed their overall new business volume for June was $8.6 billion, up  8% compared to volume in June 2012. Month-over-month, new business volume was […]

Manitou's MT 5519 telescopic handler is now equipped with a Tier IV certified emissions compliant engine. The Tier IV certified MT 5519 is available in North American markets, and is designed for rental companies and contractors in construction applications where space constraints exist. “In 2012, the compact telescopic handler market in North America was over […]