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LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) is now offering members the PLM (Powered Lifting Machines) Manual Lifting Machines (MLM) Global courses in English, Arabic, Bahasa, Brazilian Portuguese and Simplified Chinese. These are the latest additions to the market leading training courses being rolled out as part the Association’s state-of-the-art Academy 2.0 platform. LEEA’s all new Foundation […]

Snorkel Europe Limited has promoted Scott Holtby to sales director for the UK. From 1 April Holtby is heading up the UK sales team bringing extensive sales experience to the role including his five years at Snorkel. Holtby joined Snorkel in the summer of 2018 as an area sales manager in the Southwest with the […]

BVS Cranes has successfully commissioned a new crane in the largest infrastructure project in Europe – the HS2 in the UK. BVS Cranes of Turkey has completed the installation and commissioning of the BVS 87.5t SWL gantry crane for its customer the British and French EPC Contractors’ Joint Venture, Balfour Beatty & Vinci JV in […]

Comprehensive new guidance outlining key principles and ways to reduce risks when using mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in the vicinity of power lines, with the aim of helping to reduce electrocution and electric shock incidents, was launched by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), as part of its High Voltage! targeted global safety campaign, […]

Manitou Group has teamed up with Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop a global solution for managing the lifecycle of its products. As part of the Group’s digital transformation, the implementation of this tool aims to standardise its design processes. Manitou Group has chosen Teamcenter software for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) from the Siemens Xcelerator […]

A UK manufacturer of tracked machines for use in the lifting and construction sectors is expanding its team as it seeks to build on its export success. Tracked Carriers produces crawler-mounted material carrying machines that are ideal for working on construction sites as well as in warehouses. These platforms can carry heavy and bulky loads […]

As part of Combilift’s celebrations for its 25th anniversary, the Irish materials handling specialist has announced that it is donating its 75,000th truck – an Aisle Master articulated forklift – to Convoy of Hope, a non-profit humanitarian and disaster relief organisation. Convoy of Hope works alongside communities and its wide network of volunteers aim to […]

Authorised Genie dealer Medco has begun delivery of 135 Genie boom and scissor lifts purchased by Al Majal Al Arabi for facility maintenance on holy mosques at Makkah and Madinah in Saudi Arabia. These lifts will be used for cleaning and routine maintenance at these important sites. The order includes Genie S-60 J and S-80 […]

Skyjack arrived at ConExpo to outline the larger programme of activities that have seen a global transformation of its manufacturing footprint in the last 12 months. This transformation is set to represent a potential global unit capacity increase of 235% globally when compared to today’s (2022) capacity and will take the number of manufacturing plants […]

JCB’S £100 million project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines was given its international debut at ConExpo. A team of 150 engineers is working on the pioneering initiative to develop hydrogen combustion engines — more than 50 prototypes have already been manufactured at JCB’s UK engine plant. On 14 March the wraps came off the brand-new […]