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Following a huge £7 million investment into its power division, Speedy Services, Oswestry, Shropshire, UK, announces it also has doubled the size of its electric scissor lift fleet by investing £4 million in new Skyjack 19-foot SJIII 3219 and 26-foot SJIII 3226 units. The scissor lifts have been ordered for the company’s network of depot […]

Galmon (S) Pte Ltd. of Singapore is commemorating 30 years of excellence in the aerial access industry today. As part of its Pearl Jubilee celebration, Galmon (S) Pte Ltd has pledged to donate S$20,000 per year for the next five years (2012 to 2016) to the South West Community Development Council’s (CDC) Meal Service programme, […]

Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, Ohio, has opened a new company-owned branch in Fresno, Calif. The 22,000-square-foot facility increases Crown’s regional customer service capabilities as well as its offerings for forklift technicians and operators. “Many of our customers are part of California’s prominent agricultural industry,” said Jim Ellis, senior vice president, Crown Equipment. “They need […]

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. has recently secured an order for a pair of high-tech Megamax cranes. The cranes have been ordered by Maher Terminals LLC for their Port of New York / New Jersey container terminal. The cranes on order for Maher Container Terminal have a waterside outreach of 61m a span of 30.48m and […]

  Penny & Giles, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and designer and manufacturer of joystick controllers, has introduced a new multifunctional handle/grip for its JC8000, JC6000 and JC1500 ranges of joystick. The new HE multifunctional handle/grip, which is also available to users and OEMs wishing to fit it to mechanical levers, can incorporate as […]

WireCo WorldGroup Inc., Kansas City, Mo., has completed the acquisition of Koninklijke (Royal) Lankhorst Euronete Group B.V. (“Lankhorst/Euronete”). Lankhorst/Euronete holds a leading position in international markets for synthetic ropes, industrial yarns, netting, yachting products and recycled plastic products. In particular, its market position supporting the maritime, fishing and offshore markets provides a strategic fit with […]

Jean-Christophe Giroux, president a CEO of Ancenis, France-based Manitou Group, reported that the second quarter of 2012 has been a great quarter for the company.   “We pulled an extra-effort to bring our rough-terrain handling division lead times down to acceptable market levels—a major step forward in our Refoundation program both from a commercial and […]

Jean-Christophe Giroux, president a CEO of Ancenis, France-based Manitou Group, reported that the second quarter of 2012 has been a great quarter for the company.   “We pulled an extra-effort to bring our rough-terrain handling division lead times down to acceptable market levels—a major step forward in our Refoundation program both from a commercial and […]

  Demag Cranes has upgraded its KBK light crane system to include two components. With immediate effect, adjustable limitation of the slewing motion is available for wall-mounted slewing jib cranes to protect workers at their workplaces and, at the same time, to protect material, such as neighbouring machinery. In addition, a new cable slider is […]

  Free online visitor registration is now available for LiftEx 2012, the annual exhibition dedicated to overhead lifting and safe work at height. Taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK on 29-30 November, LiftEx is in its eighth consecutive year and will bring together over 70 leading suppliers of lifting equipment and related services. […]