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Bridon International has invested £30m in a factory that will produce multi-strand ropes in gross package weights of up to 650 tonnes, making them “the largest and most complex in the world,” it said. The facility will produce crane ropes of unmatched strength, safety and durability, it added. The Bridon Neptune Quay site, which is […]

LiuGong Machinery Corp., based in Liuzhou, China, has finalised an agreement to acquire Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) and its distribution subsidiary, Dressta Co, Ltd. The agreement was signed by both companies’ executives in Warsaw with celebration ceremonies following at the Baranów Sandomierski Castle in Baranów Sandomierski, Poland. David Beatenbough, currently vice president of research and […]

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Demag Cranes AG, represented by its subsidiary Gottwald Port Technology GmbH, have successfully concluded their Zero Emissions pilot project. The two companies have been testing a pair of battery operated automated guided container transport vehicles (battery AGVs) at the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) since May 2011. These […]

R. Stahl, a provider of safety technology, is offering a wide range of warning systems for worldwide use. By means of audible and visual signals, these devices alert users to malfunctions, thereby ensuring optimal safety, for example, in fire protection systems and other monitoring facilities. The industrial product program covers a wide range of applications, […]

Penny & Giles, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and designer and manufacturer of precision joystick controllers, sensors and solenoids, is continuing to strengthen its global distribution network with the appointment of French distributor Wimesure. Wimesure has agreed to work with the retiring distributor IC Mesures for a transition period of at least six months. […]

Markus Wild GmbH has taken delivery of its first Jekko SPD 360 Minicrane. The steel construction and glazing specialist was supplied by Hek & Partner, the Austrian dealer for Jekko Minicranes. “The Jekko product is the most suitable machine for our applications. The powerful jib, the lifting capacity when the boom is fully extended, remote […]

Alps Wire Rope Corp., Chicago, Ill., has announced that Bob Zader, vice president of the company, has retired after nine years of service. Zader’s career started at Bell Labs and moved forward into AT&T for more than 30 years. He has worked with Alps Wire Rope Corp. for more than nine years, starting out as […]

Fascan Intl., Baltimore, Md., has entered into an exclusive agreement with Ormet SpA of Italy to supply Jekko Minicranes to the United States market through a new company, Jekko USA. The new company, which will be managed as a partner company to Fascan Intl., will assume the former sales and service functions of Minnesota-based C4 […]

Stellana, Inc., Lake Geneva, Wis., has introduced Gmax, a new line of Polyurethane load wheels and tires for the material handling industry. Gmax is available in all standard OEM sizes of load wheels and tires. Load wheels include both two- and three-piece designs and tires are available with multiple profiles and tread patterns. “The unique […]

ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. has installed two Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs) to replace bays of shelving at its maintenance facility at Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, N.J. The facility, which stores parts for aircraft service and maintenance from small fasteners to large air valves, is using the VLMs to reduce the amount of floor space required […]