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The Associated Wire Rope Fabricators will hold its fall general meeting in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. The opening reception takes place Sept. 30, followed by business and motivational sessions Oct. 1-2. Registration information and more details about the agenda will be posted at www.awrf.org as they come available.

  The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, visited manufacturer Street Crane last week to applaud its success as an exporter of crane and hoist products. Around 70 percent of Street Crane’s £25 million turnover goes to export markets. Most of this comprises crane kits, the electro mechanical crane elements such as hoists, carriages and […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), Irvine, Calif., is partnering with its network of Toyota Industrial Equipment (TIE) dealers to expand the “Giving Veterans a Lift” program. The focus of the program is to help veterans find employment and help TIE dealers recruit qualified service technicians. Toyota encourages veterans to apply for TIE dealership service […]

Denver Wire Rope and Supply, Denver, Colo., has promoted Ken Gubanich to president. Gubanich previously worked as territory manager and sales manager before accepting his new position. He will be responsible for operations in Denver, as well as the continued financial growth of the company. “I enjoy our industry and the friendships that have developed through […]

Nissan Forklift Corporation, Marengo, Ill., has awarded its top dealers’ sales professionals of both new forklifts and aftermarket parts with a trip to Costa Rica at its Pack for the Sun event. More than 40 sales professionals joined Nissan Forklift personnel on a seven-day, six-night trip to a resort in Puntarenas, Costa Rica as a […]

Starke Material Handling Group's Professional Series forklifts now include eco-friendly, EPA-approved diesel and LPG engines. These engines are designed with advanced combustion technology for better productivity, reduced fuel consumption, and lower emissions. The Starke Professional uses: GM LPG Engines / Tier IV EPA-Approved Yanmar Diesel Engines / Tier III EPA-Approved Perkins Diesel Engines / Tier […]

Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, Ohio, has announced the opening of its first company-owned Crown Lift Trucks operation in Brazil. The facility, which is in the Anhanguera Logistics Center in Jundiaí, São Paulo, is strategically located to serve the dynamic growth expansion of the São Paulo region.   The Crown Brazil operation features a showroom […]

GE, Berlin, Germany, has developed a new head-block coupling system that enables double hoist ship-to-shore (STS) container cranes to handle different container weights rapidly and easily. Up to four containers with completely different nominal loads now can be handled simultaneously. In addition, the automatic coupling or decoupling of the freely suspended spreaders will be possible […]

Cargotec has delivered a total four Kalmar DRT450-type reachstackers to a major freight forwarder and logistics specialist in Australia. The logistics company will use the DRT450s for rugged heavy-duty handling at the Australian Maritime Complex (AMC) in Henderson, Western Australia. The order was placed in December 2011. Since then, it has had a major impact […]

Effective August 1, 2012, LiftOne, LLC, Nashville, TN, will become the authorized dealer for Yale material handling equipment in the Tennessee markets that were previously serviced by KMH Systems Inc. LiftOne has announced its intent to purchase certain new Yale inventory and aftermarket parts from KMH. KMH presently is an authorized dealer of Yale-brand forklifts […]