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The first meeting of a working group created by the IPAF UK Country Council  was held June 26 at Vertikal Days. The working group’s purpose is to consider whether additional training should be recommended or required of operators of very large booms and scissors. This working group was set up to look at whether additional […]

Kalmar has announced the launch of the DCF50-90 forklift truck with capacities from 5-9 tonnes. The new truck boasts several technological improvements designed to boost operational efficiency and provide the driver with a high level of comfort, for round-the-clock operations. It is the first in the new generation of light machines to be equipped with […]

Kalmar has announced the launch of the DCF50-90 forklift truck with capacities from 5-9 tonnes. The new truck boasts several technological improvements designed to boost operational efficiency and provide the driver with a high level of comfort, for round-the-clock operations. It is the first in the new generation of light machines to be equipped with […]

China Southern Airlines will use Demag crane systems for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of its aircraft fleet. The Chinese airline commissioned Terex Material Handling with the installation of process cranes equipped with maintenance platforms in the hangar at Shenzhen airport. Four Demag suspension cranes operate on 100-m-long crane runways in the MRO hangar, […]

The newest member of the rugged TRU-Tuff Series monitors, the SRMTR-10.4V sunlight readable touch screen from TRU-Vu Monitors, features a 1,000 nits brightness screen. This is four to five times brighter than standard monitors, and enables an operator to see even with bright sunlight falling directly onto the screen. The SRMTR-10.4 offers a five-wire resistive […]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has announced the retirement of Rob Mackay, its president, effective Oct. 31, 2013.  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 […]

The next CeMAT will take place in Hannover, Germany from May 19 to 23, 2014, with the slogan Smart – Integrated – Efficient. “Intralogistics is an enabler of efficient logistics processes and in this role has increasingly put the focus on state-of-the-art information and communication technologies,” reports Dr. Andreas Gruchow, member of the managing board […]

The UK Contractors Group (UKCG) has mandated PAL+ advanced operator training compulsory for net riggers and steel erectors working on UKCG sites beginning Oct. 31, 2013. The training mandate is part of the UKCG’s policy to address the risk of entrapment when mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) are used. The UKCG statement issued at the […]

  The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has completed its first on-site audits of prospective member companies based in China. H-Lift Industries Co. Ltd (Shanghai), General Lifting Engineering Co. Ltd (SKIP Lifting) (Zhangjaikou), Shanghai ABS Technical Inspection Co. Ltd and Mak Kee International H.K. Ltd (Hong Kong) all successfully completed the rigorous assessments, which were […]

Baldwin Filters was named the Exporter of the Year by the Midwest International Trade Association at its 2013 World Trade Conference in La Vista, Neb. The MITA Exporter of the Year award is presented to the companies that demonstrate both individual company accomplishments, and the importance and benefits of trade to the wider community, through […]