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Magnetek, Inc., Menomonee Fall, Wis., appointed Bob Peddycoart as business development manager of radio controls and Mark Sullivan as a regional business development manager of material handling. Peddycoart has more than 15 years of sales experience in the mobile hydraulic market. Prior to joining Magnetek, he worked at Altec, Hetronic and Cervis. He gained his […]

Overall investment in equipment will grow by 9 percent in 2012, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s “2012 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook” report.   The report, which is focused on the $628 billion equipment finance sector, forecasts equipment investment and capital spending in the United States, and evaluates the […]

Snorkel, Elwood, Kan., has promoted Steve Watts to vice-president, sales and marketing – the Americas. Watts, who previously served as the company's vice-president, distribution, will be responsible for planning and implementing Snorkel’s strategy in a region extending from Canada to Chile. The company also appointed Mike Falcon as regional sales manager for Latin America. Falcon […]

Clark Material Handling Co., Lexington, Ky., received the 2011 KEMI Destiny Award presented by Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI). The KEMI Destiny Award is presented annually to policyholders that meet KEMI’s  criteria to improve workplace safety. Safety measures that have helped reduce workers’ compensation costs include the establishment of interactive relationships with KEMI’s Loss Education […]

Bridon International has invested £30m (US$46,600) in a factory that will produce multi-strand ropes in gross package weights of up to 650 tonnes (716.5 tons), making them by far the largest and most complex in the world. The Bridon Neptune Quay site will be fully operational by the end of 2012. Bridon has already received […]

Cleveland, Ohio-based NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc.’s (NMHG) Berea, Ky., manufacturing facility has received Plant Engineering’s 2011 Top Plant Award. The award recognizes manufacturing facilities in North America that achieve outstanding operational results through application of engineering disciplines. “NMHG Berea has an excellent record of safety, energy management and community involvement,” said Bob Vavra, editor […]

The Maritime Lifting Solutions Workshop, held last week in Mobile, Ala., attracted more than 100 crane and rigging managers responsible for planning, execution, and logistics of load handling for the maritime industry. “Many of the attendees from organizations such as Crowley Maritime Corp., Grieg Star Shipping, McDonough Marine Service, and Ports America, are handling unique, […]

Engineered Material Handling (EMH), Valley City, Ohio, will exhibit its product line in Booth 3009 at the 2012 MODEX show, February 6-9 in Atlanta. EMH will display the AL Systems Aluminum Workstation Crane, the NOMAD Modular Freestanding Bridge Crane System, as well as its standard and engineered wire rope hoists and endtrucks.

Konecranes’ business area equipment will change its structure from January 1, 2012, "to add organizational clarity and increase operational efficiency," according to a press release. This will also change the composition of the group executive board. Business area equipment will have five business units: Industrial Cranes, Light Lifting, Alfa (marketing and distribution of components via […]

Clark Material Handling Co., Lexington, Ky., has appointed Rob Smith as product marketing coordinator. Smith, who has as a BBA in marketing from the University of Kentucky, brings eight years of forklift sales and marketing experience in the material handling industry in trucks, parts, marketing and planning to his new role. The company also named […]