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The 5,000th Kalmar straddle carrier will be rolled out of the assembly unit in Stargard Szczecinski, Poland, this week. This Kalmar AutoStrad is a part of 44 electric straddle carriers to be delivered to Asciano's Patrick Port Botany terminal in Sydney, Australia, in early 2014. "We are extremely proud to receive the 5,000th Kalmar straddle […]

North American Rentals (NAR), Rockford, Ill., has added John Kendzora to its team or rental professionals. Kendzora has 21 years of experience in rental/maintenance and construction businesses. In his most recent position, he covered a retail territory for a Chicago-based powered access company. His responsibilities will include marketing and sales.

Representatives of the Wire Rope Technical Board (WRTB) and the European Federation of Wire Rope Industries (EWRIS) met in San Diego, Calif., in April, for three days of discussions. This event, which occurs annually in alternate years in the United States and Europe, is held to review standards developments in the wire rope industry. Participants […]

TCA Lifting Ltd. has delivery of its first level crawler crane, the LC785; this is the first of several LC cranes from the Maeda Mini Crane line TCA plans to add to its fleet. First job for this machine sees the LC785 supplied to lift and fit a 1.5t sculpture into a private residence in the South […]

Crown Equipment, recently was recognized by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) operational committee. Crown was acknowledged for its continued support of employees who are members of the U.S. National Guard and/or Reserve services and as an advocate for employee participation in the U.S. military. “Crown Equipment […]

  Kito Europe GmbH has announced the promotion of Martin Fuller from export manager to head of sales. Meanwhile, additional staff have been added in workshop, sales and marketing positions. Fuller joined Kito Europe three years ago as export manager, focusing his efforts on growing business in Europe. He previously worked in European and Asian […]

  Mini crane specialist GGR Group was hired by Constantine Limited to take on an extraordinary job at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, as a UNIC spider crane was used to lift the latest exhibit—a sperm whale’s skull.  The skull belonged to a 40ft long sperm whale nicknamed “Moby” who became stranded in […]

Delta Rigging & Tools, Inc., has announced the acquisition of Morgan City Rentals. Established in 1970, Morgan City Rentals is headquartered in Morgan City, La., with additional locations in Golden Meadow and Broussard, La..  Morgan City Rentals provides offshore rental equipment, wire rope, rigging hardware and supplies, sling fabrication, and compliance load testing to the […]

Crown Equipment Corp. has won one of four prestigious International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Awards, taking first place honors in the Forklift Truck Solutions category. The IFOY Award program is sponsored by the German Engineering Federation (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. – VDMA) to recognize the year’s best forklift trucks and solutions. […]

IPAF has appointed Roger Schaffner as its new auditor and member support representative for Switzerland, reflecting IPAF’s continuing commitment to improve the quality of its services and training programs. Roger Schaffner has more than 25 years of experience in rental, technical operations, and safety training in the powered access industry. He began his career in […]