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  Bridon International has started production at a state-of-the-art factory which will produce the largest and most complex offshore ropes in the world, opened this week by UK Minister for Business and Enterprise Michael Fallon MP. Industry leaders from companies including Heerema, National Oilwell Varco (NOV), and Certex gathered to mark the commencement of manufacturing […]

  Rema Holland B.V. has introduced a new range of screw clamps ranging from 0.5t to 5t capacity, primarily for use in hoisting, lowering and dragging applications. The alloy steel body is light, yet the clamps have a safety factor of eight times. There are two suspension holes, one for vertical suspension and the other […]

OEM DD, world leader in the development of asset tracking systems for companies with multiple jobsites, has introduced the industry’s first low-cost electronic tracking technology for fuel distributed by portable storage tanks and transfer tanks. These tanks are the fuel lifelines for the vast majority of U.S. construction sites, also aggregate mining, waste management and […]

Access equipment distributor Absolute E-Z Up (AEUP) announces Benito Camera recently joined the company’s sales team. Camera will be responsible for new business development, sales and distribution Florida and South America. Camera has 39 years experience in the aerial work platform (AWP) and rental industries. Prior to joining AEUP, Camera managed business development with Kelly […]

Lifting Gear Hire Corporation (LGH) assisted in a job that required moving a 25’ x 50’, 28,000 lb. model railroad from Farmington, PA to Connellsville, PA. LGH supplied a Modular 50 spreader beam, at a discounted rate, to help lift and move the model railroad shipping container. The shipping container was moved as one piece […]

In October 2012, Konecranes received an order for eight RTG (rubber tired gantry) cranes from the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) in the USA. This is the second Konecranes fuel-saving RTG delivery for PHA that already has 49 Konecranes RTGs in its terminals. The cranes will be delivered in autumn 2013. The value of the […]

Ring Power Lift Trucks donated the use of a Cat lift truck 5,000 lb. capacity cushion tire truck to Columbia High School’s Global Logistics Academy in Lake City, Fla. in early October at an event with administrators and students, including Rebecca Golden, Columbia High School Global Logistics instructor. “The forklift will allow our students to […]

Crown' Equipment's approach to design focuses on advanced ideas for lift truck operator productivity, safety and product lifespan. Its dedication to researching the human to forklift relationship produces forklifts designed with the highest capacities and speeds for the most productivity. Industry Trends and Data Nearly three out of every four respondents (71%) named driving down […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), the supplier of the number one selling lift truck in North America, created the “Giving Veterans a Lift” program  with two objectives in mind. One to help veterans find employment and two to assist its dealers in recruiting qualified service technicians. Toyota has now announced plans to extend the […]

In October 2012, Konecranes received an order for eight RTG (rubber tired gantry) cranes from the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) in the USA. This is the second Konecranes fuel-saving RTG delivery for PHA that already has 49 Konecranes RTGs in its terminals. The cranes will be delivered in autumn 2013. The value of the […]