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Camoplast Solideal, Charlotte, N.C., launched a "Drive for the Cure” campaign during this year's MODEX Show in Atlanta, Ga., to support the fight against gastrointestinal and pancreatic cancer. The company designed a limited edition of its high performance Poly tire to support the cause. The tire will be available in sizes of premium 90 durometer […]

Terex Corp., Westport, Conn., has reported is fourth quarter 2011 and full year 2011 results. As a result of investment sand improvements the company made in 2011, Ron DeFeo, Terex chairman and CEO, said that the company is on a course of improved profitability in 2012 and beyond. “We have seen further recovery in many […]

The Lift and Access Showcase & Symposium is gaining momentum, and Rental Equipment Register (RER) magazine and its parent company, Penton Media, recently signed on as a co-sponsor of this year's event. Guy Ramsey, president of Maximum Capacity Media LLC, which publishes Lift and Access, said the partnership with RER and Penton Media will broaden […]

From new product introductions to promising corporate financial results, there’s been a buzz about the aerial work platform industry lately. Skyjack is no exception. Last week, the Guelph, Ontario-based aerial lift and telehandler manufacturer previewed its largest articulating boom lift at The Rental Show. This week, Brad Boehler, president, reports that the company has lined […]

Haulotte Group generated quarter four 2011 consolidated sales of € 82.2 million ($113.75 million) compared with € 72.5 million ($100.32 million) in the same period last year, an increase of 13 percent. Overall, the second half of the year was 17 percent over 2010. The business remained relatively strong at the end of the year, […]

Plug Power, Inc., Latham, N.Y., has announced that Coca-Cola Refreshments, Atlanta, Ga., has deployed more than 50 hydrogen fuel cell units to replace traditional battery power in its electric lift truck fleet. The fleet will operate at its 250,000-square-foot bottling and distribution center in San Leandro, Calif. Fuel cells are rapidly replacing traditional battery power […]

ASME BTH-1-2011 “Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices” is now available, reports Dave Duerr, of 2DM Associates, Houston, Texas. Though there are no major changes to the structural design chapter of the new document, a number of changes were made to the mechanical design section of the document. “It’s not a big change for construction crane […]

As the aerial work platform market demand continues to recover, the global industry is driven by the need for replacement vehicles. However, the increased demand has created bottlenecks for a number of manufacturers as the supply chain struggles to restore the capacity lost during the protracted downturn. To alleviate setbacks caused by the supply chain, […]

MCM Events will welcome a leading economist to deliver an opening keynote message to delegates at its jointly-held Crane & Rigging Conference and Industrial Crane & Hoist Conference (CRC/ICHC) at the Hampton Inn Hotel & Suites New Orleans—Convention Center, New Orleans, La., May 23-24, 2012. The market and economic overview will be provided by Hal […]

The patent-pending McKissick Tubing Grab from The Crosby Group, Tulsa, Okla., is designed to provide a quick and efficient attachment for the lifting of tubing to and from the rig floor in well servicing applications. The McKissick Tubing Grab works with 2.375” or 2.875” tubing with a 500-pound working load limit. The McKissick Tubing Grab […]