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Cargotec has secured an order for 14 Kalmar straddle carriers from UK based Forth Ports as part of a major investment and upgrade program at its London Container Terminal (LCT) at Tilbury. Forth Ports is investing in substantial equipment and site upgrading to LCT to ensure customers continue to receive a first rate and enhanced […]

Wichita Clutch recently authorized three additional Palmer Johnson branches, bringing the total authorized branches to nine.  Palmer Johnson’s Oklahoma City, Kansas City, and Little Rock branches are the latest additions to Palmer Johnson’s authorized Wichita Clutch territory. With the new partnership in place, Palmer Johnson’s authorized territory now covers Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, […]

Most businesses require equipment in order to operate and grow and, for a majority of businesses, equipment financing is a key acquisition strategy. The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) has launched a new website, www.EquipmentFinanceAdvantage.org,  to help businesses take advantage of all the benefits of equipment leasing and finance. The Equipment Finance Advantage website […]

Columbus McKinnon has made its popular Yale Global King electric wire rope hoist available in an Explosion Proof Option. The Explosion Proof options include special enclosures, metal clad electrical cable and sealed fittings, intrinsically safe control stations and explosion proof rated motors (available as specified). The Explosion Proof hoist models are available in a variety […]

Wheelift Systems are introducing two new products based on industry demand for a lighter, cost effective and safe means of supporting and transporting structures from three to 30 tons. Designed by Intelliport Corporation, the transporters will soon be available for aircraft assembly tooling and a wide variety of lighter manufacturing operations. The new miniaturized all-directional […]

NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. (NMHG) presented the United Way of Pitt County with a $39,000 check during East Carolina University’s (ECU) final regular-season home football game against Marshall on Nov. 23. As a sponsor of ECU athletics, NMHG made the donation based on the total number of ECU touchdowns during the 2012 season. “We’re […]

Hirschmann Automation and Control (PAT) Chambersburg, Penn. has named Khachig Arjinian as engineering manager of the Mobile Machine Control Solutions division. In his new position, Arjinian is responsible for managing all application engineering projects as well as monitoring the software integration and hardware performance for all OEM and aftermarket requests. Hirschmann’s MCS division supplies information, […]

  New to this year’s LiftEx trade show, organised by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), was the Innovation Theatre, where selected products from industry were presented to visitors and a panel of judges. The winner of the LEEA Best Innovation Award 2012 was Lift Turn Move‘s Limpet L5 fall prevention system from Limpet Technology, […]

  Lift & Hoist International (LHI) magazine has extended its tenure as Official Publication of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association‘s (LEEA) annual LiftEx trade show, which takes place 14-15 November, 2013, at Bolton Arena, UK. Following a successful partnership at last month’s 2012 event, which saw record numbers visit the two-day show at the Ricoh […]

Gateway Safety has announced the appointment of Greg Schmidt to the newly created position of Product Development Manager. In this role, Schmidt will manage product development efforts in all of Gateway Safety’s product categories, including eye, face, head, hearing, and respiratory protection. “Greg’s strong industrial background, especially in safety equipment, makes him a valuable addition […]