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KENC Engineering has been awarded a contract from an international marine contractor to design and build a Flange Mounted Upending Tool (FMUT). The FMUT will be deployed on a jack-up vessel and used for various upcoming projects. KENC was asked to develop a versatile tool that can assist in the upending, down ending, and lifting […]

MEP Hire has taken delivery of 150 Genie GS-1432m micro scissor lifts as it builds up its fleet of productive, compact access equipment across its 11 branches to meet the needs of contractors in the UK. “Thanks to their lightweight construction of just 900kg and compact footprint, Genie GS-1432m micro scissors are a good offering […]

LogiMat 2023 has continued its growth trajectory by once again filling the entire exhibit space to capacity, maintaining a strong exhibitor contingent, and attracting the highest number of visitors in 20 years. The international character of the trade show was bolstered by companies from 39 countries, with exhibitors from outside Germany accounting for a full 35%. LogiMat […]

Manitou Group won the 2023 ‘Product of the Year’ award at the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPA) ceremony in Berlin. This award, given to the 100% electric Manitou 160 ATJ+ e rough-terrain articulated platform, emphasises the Group’s commitment to providing increasingly innovative and sustainable solutions. Jointly organised by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) […]

Sparrows Group (Sparrows), the engineering and maintenance services specialist for the global energy and industrial sectors, has announced changes to its senior management. The announcement comes following Sparrows Group’s acquisition by Altrad Group last year. Sparrows will remain operating autonomously as an individual entity. Following the acquisition Sparrows will move to a regional operational model […]

JLG Industries, Inc is sending an all-female delegation to the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) Summit and IAPA on 19-20 April to highlight its support of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B) in the workplace. Led by Tjitske Van Hellemond (managing director commercial EMEAI, the Netherlands), the eight-strong multinational delegation includes a keynote speaker for […]

GIS-owned Lift Turn Move Ltd’s (LTM) single-phase electric chain hoist series is being widely used, in numerous markets. The GIS GP single-phase series includes the GP250/500 and GP1000 models, which have a lifting capacity range of 125Kg to 2000Kg and are available in both 110V and 220V options. With a higher duty rating than the […]

Engineered Material Handling (EMH) has promoted Ann Branham to the position of national sales manager. Branham leads a sales team that is responsible for handling, processing and releasing all standard equipment orders to production. For EMH and its outside sales team, Branham’s responsibilities include quoting new equipment projects, as well as managing and overseeing customer […]

Konecranes has acquired the industrial and nuclear crane and crane service operations of privately held Whiting Corporation, strengthening its presence in the North American market. Whiting Corporation is a well-recognised, respected player in North America. For over 100 years, Whiting has served a variety of customers including steel mills, automotive plants, fossil fuel plants, metal […]

Doosan Industrial Vehicle (DIV), a global South Korean forklift manufacturer and Kollmorgen, a German industrial automation specialist, are collaborating to secure a leading position in the material handling industry. The objective is to innovate and build efficient, sustainable, and reliable custom made automatically guided vehicles (AGVs) that exceed its customers’ future requirements. Present in over […]