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  Statech, a dealer for Italian access provider CTE, staged a successful open day in Dolní Beøkovice, near Prague, recently where customers gathered from the Czech and Slovak Republic, Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Poland. Truck-mounted aerial platforms were on show in addition to a fleet of Genie platforms.

  Norty Turner, CEO of access rental specialist Riwal, will speak on U.S. and European access rental techniques and their relevance to Asia at the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) Asia Conference on 2 August 2013 at the Singapore Expo. Before joining Riwal, Turner worked for 17 years in operational and sales roles culminating as […]

  Terex Material Handling will equip two cement stores with Demag process cranes and storage controllers. After commissioning, planned for the first quarter of 2014, the two crane stores in Colombia and Mongolia will run automatically in 24/7 operation. Lutz Dowy, vice president, sales and product management at Terex Material Handling said: “With our automated […]

  Liebherr Container Cranes has secured an order from Terminales Portuarios Euroandinos in Paita, Peru for the delivery of a Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) crane and two rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. The cranes are due for delivery at the end of this year. The STS crane has a safe working load of 55t under […]

  As part of ongoing development of facilities in Ireland, Liebherr Container Cranes has recently commenced building work on a 16,400 square metre production hall at its Killarney plant. The investment, valued at €50m, will add to capital investment that Liebherr Container Cranes has made in the Killarney Facility since 1999. The new production hall […]

Engine supplier Power Solutions International, Inc. has announced successful results for its Tier 4 diesel engine replacement program with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. PSI supplies Hyundai with 4.3-liter liquid propane engines for its 7A series 60/70L LPG forklift trucks, supporting production at Hyundai's manufacturing facility in Ulsan, South Korea. "PSI is delighted to work […]

Miller Lifting Products announces it has added representation to its outside sales forces. These companies include Medcraft Sales and McCarren and Associates.   Medcraft Sales of Southern California and McCarren and Associates of Portland, Ore., begin service June 1, 2013. Medcraft Sales is responsible for the territory that includes California, Arizona, and Nevada; McCarren and […]

  Birmingham, UK-based lifting equipment specialist Lloyds British Testing will launch a unique handheld system to record data and report from the job site. The unit will improve efficiency of not only engineers’ time on site, but the speed that reports are delivered to the customer along with the accuracy of that information. Engineers enter […]

Delta Rigging & Tools Inc. offers a solution to the Gulf Coast region’s high-capacity load testing needs. Strategically located at the InterMoor facility in Port of Fourchon, La., Delta Rigging & Tools offers load testing services – up to 3,000,000 lbs – to the oil and gas industry and grants customers access to a test […]

For the second consecutive year, Konecranes has been named to Chief Executive’s list of 40 Best Companies for Leaders.   The 40 Best Companies for Leaders list is an annual ranking done by the Chief Executive Group to pinpoint companies that most seek to develop talent. The list is determined through looking at a company's […]