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At its annual conference, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced the winners of the Rigging Job of the Year Awards. For the job over $750,000 category, Barnhart Crane and Rigging, Memphis, Tenn., won for its removal and replacement of large components at Point Beach Nuclear Station (PBNS) in Two Rivers, Wis. Barnhart Crane and […]

At its Annual Conference, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced the winners of the Rigging Job of the Year Awards. Atlas Industrial Contractors, Columbus, Ohio, won in the Jobs Between $150,000 and $750,000 category for rebuilding a damaged power generator. In January 2011, at the peak of the winter lighting and heating season […]

NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc. (NMHG), in cooperation with its local dealer, Papé Material Handling, Inc.–Portland, has donated one of its Hyster electric reach trucks to the Portland Art Museum. Hyster Company donated the electric reach truck, and Papé Material Handling, Inc. donated the battery and charging unit. The Hyster electric reach truck will be […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), Irvine, Calif., has appointed Edward Neyer as director of dealer operations. In this role, Neyer will oversee the operations of dealerships owned wholly or in part by Toyota from the company’s overall base of more than 70 authorized Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers and more than 220 forklift dealership locations […]

  German manufacturer JD Neuhaus has supplied a purpose-designed BOP handling system comprising twin air-operated monorail hoists, with a joint lifting capacity of 200 tonnes. The hoists are a special compact design which have been developed to suit onsite operational requirements. Each hoist represents a 45 percent reduction in the horizontal profile length compared to […]

The Local 597 Pipefitters Union training facility in Chicago and Lifting Gear Hire Corp. (LGH), Bridgeview, Ill., have a formed new partnership. The partnership outlines an annual rental contract pilot program that secures rigging for the Local 597 Pipefitter Union’s advanced industrial rigging classes until the end of 2012. In addition, LGH has the privilege […]

According to the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO), crane operators wanting to work in West Virginia still need to obtain CCO crane operator certification following the passage of a bill that maintains a decade-old state requirement. The state also ruled that only accreditation of a certification body by the American National […]

Flow-Rite, Byron Center, Mich., announces advancements to the Millennium Plus+ single-point battery watering system. The latest features include a debris-resistant shroud, lower shut-off level, improved versatility, and a new ergonomic installation tool. Large pass through holes on the sides and bottom of the new shroud allow debris to freely flow through the shroud. This minimizes the […]

G.W. Becker, Inc., Hermitage, Pa., names Art Goforth as its regional sales manager. He brings more than 35 years of experience in the crane and hoist industry. Goforth will be responsible for all aspects of maintaining and developing the Northeast Ohio Territory.  Goforth started in the crane and hoist industry with Progressive Crane, Inc. in […]

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), Houston, Texas, has introduced the Jungheinrich EKX 410 man-up turret truck. This forklift, which operates exclusively in narrow aisles, can be used for full pallet put-away and retrieval as well as for picking individual boxes or pieces. The new EKX 410’s many updates over the previous forklift model include […]