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This year’s two-day Crane & Rigging Conference in New Orleans, La., attracted about 180 lifting industry professionals interested in learning about tools for effective crane and rigging management. The two-day conference was held jointly with the Industrial Crane & Hoist Conference, focused on overhead crane applications. Participants could custom tailor their education by choosing to […]

Sapient Automation, Hatfield, Pa., named Tim Harrison as Midwest sales director. Prior to joining Sapient Automation, Harrison worked as a senior account executive for Pick and Store Systems, Indianapolis, Ind. Harrison implemented many vertical lift module (VLM), vertical carousel and horizontal carousel systems in organizations including Caterpillar Inc., Rolls Royce and Cook Medical Inc. His […]

Hitachi America, Ltd., Industrial Components and Equipment Division, Tarrytown, N.Y., is relocating its Charlotte, N.C. facility to a larger facility in Charlotte to accommodate projected growth in sales. The new facility is 38,400 square feet, increasing the company’s working space by 42 percent. The company expects the relocation to be completed by the end of June. […]

Ron DeFeo, chairman and CEO of Terex Corp., and Michael Kneeland, president and CEO of United Rentals, will give the keynote address at the IPAF Summit, to be held March 26, 2013, in Miami, Fla. The IPAF Summit that evening will be followed by the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs), which will be held […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), Irvine, Calif., is now offering three models of its AC electric pallet truck line and walkie rider with a galvanized chassis option to protect the vehicles while operating in wet environments. The models include the 8-Series AC electric walkie pallet truck (6,000-pound capacity), 8-Series end-control walkie rider (6,000- to […]

  Canada-based wireless crane instrumentation and technology company Load Systems International Inc. has expanded its operations with the launch of a UK division—Load Systems UK Ltd., based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Managing director, Kirk Anderson will provide leadership along with a senior management team of Millar Kennedy, sales director, and Richard Legge, technical director. The Aberdeen […]

Canadian-based Load Systems International has expanded its operations into Europe by launching its U.K. division, Load Systems UK Ltd. Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, Load Systems UK will be led by managing director Kirk Anderson, who will provide leadership along with the senior management team of Millar Kennedy, sales director, and Richard Legge, technical director. The […]

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 […]