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MCM Events is delighted to name the first members of the Canadian Hoisting & Rigging Safety Council (CHRSC), which will be inaugurated at its Crane & Rigging Conference (CRC) Canada on Sept. 13-14 at the Sutton Place Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta. CHRSC acting chairperson Fraser Cocks, executive director, British Columbia Association for Crane Safety, said: "The […]

Gorbel, Fishers, N.Y., announced the release of a new series of handles for its G-Force product line, the Force Sensing Handles. These new handles are the result of working closely with customers to help create a more versatile product offering with the G-Force line. The Force Sensing Handles detect any upward or downward force applied, […]

American Crane & Equipment Corporation, Douglassville, Pa., has added AL-Vac vacuum tube lifters and manipulators to its list of distributed products. AL-Vac vacuum lifters and manipulators are utilized in many industries to lift objects weighing a few pounds to several tons. Their smooth action makes them easy to operate, increasing efficiency and reducing the labor […]

Konecranes has highlighted its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2012 in a recent statement. For the second quarter: Order intake grew 22.3 percent to EUR 553.7 million ($678.26 million), and the order book was EUR 1,122.8 million ($1.375 billion) at the end of June—14.5 percent higher than a year ago […]

Waytek Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., has launched a new website that adds functionality and convenience to meet the needs of customer requests. The site, www.waytekwire.com, combines many of the best functions of the previous site with updated search capabilities, enhanced shopping cart functionality, order tracking, customized supply lists, and order history to help users shop more […]

  JD Neuhaus has supplied a BOP (blowout preventer) handling system comprising four air operated monorail hoists, featuring a centralised pneumatic system providing common sensitive controls for lift and traverse movements. The four EH 50 models provide a 50 tonne lift capacity. Two hoists operate in tandem on one common overhead beam providing a collective […]

Guardian Fall Protection has issued an inspection notice for products that may have create an unsafe condition caused by a supplier defect in a specific style of swivel snaphook supplied to Guardian between August 26, 2011 to June 25, 2012. The products this notice applies to includes: MK EDGE Series YELLOW JACKET Series DAYTONA Series […]

Everel, an Italian supplier of electro-mechanical components and solutions for household appliances, industrial equipment, and the automotive industry, announced its expansion program in the United States. “This market represents a primary focus for Everel, and we are planning to invest for our future in the United States, a major beacon of innovation and research,” said […]

  The Ministry of Defence has invested in a fleet of Unic mini spider cranes from Unic Cranes Europe to be used by British Forces. The signature bright red paintwork on the Unic URW-376 mini cranes sold to the MoD has been traded in for a camouflage green respray. As showcased at the Vertikal Days […]

  Following a huge £7 million investment into its power division, Speedy Services has doubled the size of its electrical scissor lift fleet in a £4 million deal for new batches of 19ft and 26ft Skyjack lifts. The SJIII 3219 and SJIII 3226 have been ordered for the company’s network of depot centres across the […]