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  A World War II veteran’s long-standing dream to commemorate the 55,573 men who lost their lives as part of Bomber Command finally became reality as a Unic mini spider crane helped to install a new stone memorial at Beachy Head, Eastbourne, UK. The 6 tonne stone memorial was installed on the cliffside location after […]

According to the Mine Safety and Health Organization, there has been an alarming upward trend of serious and fatal industries involving miners who are being crushed, run over, pinned by, or struck by moving equipment. Since Jan. 1, 2010, 85 miners have been injured by mobile equipment, including eight miners who were killed in accidents […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has placed a $61.9-million (50-million Euro) order with Cargotec's Kalmar Rough Terrain Center, Cibolo, Texas, for 766 light capability rough terrain forklift (LCRTF) trucks. Delivery is scheduled to start in July 2013. The new order is part of the frame agreement signed by the U.S. Department of Defense and KRTC […]

  Lift & Hoist International (LHI) magazine has been named Official Publication of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association‘s (LEEA) annual LiftEx trade show, which takes place 29-30 November, 2012 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. LiftEx is the UK’s only trade show dedicated exclusively to the lifting industry, covering overhead cranes and hoists; below-the-hook devices; […]

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA) celebrated the company’s 20-year anniversary with employees on June 28 at its headquarters in Houston, Texas. To honor the occasion, 69 employees who have worked at MCFA for its full 20 years signed a commemorative forklift. The forklift, which also features a special decal signed by all MCFA employees, […]

Konecranes, Springfield, Ohio, has acquired Ameratronic Industries, Portage, Ind. The Northwest Indiana firm has been providing crane and hoist service to process duty customers in the area for 17 years. The owners will be retiring. The business operations and five skilled employees will be incorporated into Konecranes' nearby existing branch in Crown Point, Ind.

Uxbridge, Mass.-based Lenze Americas, a leading global manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology, has improved the functionality of its 8400 TopLine inverter drives, which now include an automatic axis bus system and special function blocks for speed and angle synchronization. The new 8400 TopLine inverter drive automatic axis bus works with […]

  Access Platform Sales (APS), a supplier of aerial work platforms and lifting equipment, is bringing a unique glass and materials lift to the UK market. The Wienold Lifte is a counterbalance lift which allows for operation flush to walls, making it ideal for glass installation. Highly compact and manoeuvrable, the Wienold Lifte is designed […]

  Konecranes has received an order for a Goliath gantry crane from engineering and construction firm Kvaerner in Norway. The crane will be in operation at Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord by November 2013. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the order. The markets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf show a large […]

  Oliver Auston, managing director of Checkmate Lifting and Safety, has been chosen as the new chair of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association’s (LEEA) examination and qualification committee. Reporting to the board of the LEEA, the committee is responsible for guiding the development of the association’s training, examination and qualification provision. “I am looking forward […]