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Engineered Material Handling (EMH) has promoted Ann Branham to the position of national sales manager. Branham leads a sales team that is responsible for handling, processing and releasing all standard equipment orders to production. For EMH and its outside sales team, Branham’s responsibilities include quoting new equipment projects, as well as managing and overseeing customer […]

Konecranes has acquired the industrial and nuclear crane and crane service operations of privately held Whiting Corporation, strengthening its presence in the North American market. Whiting Corporation is a well-recognised, respected player in North America. For over 100 years, Whiting has served a variety of customers including steel mills, automotive plants, fossil fuel plants, metal […]

Doosan Industrial Vehicle (DIV), a global South Korean forklift manufacturer and Kollmorgen, a German industrial automation specialist, are collaborating to secure a leading position in the material handling industry. The objective is to innovate and build efficient, sustainable, and reliable custom made automatically guided vehicles (AGVs) that exceed its customers’ future requirements. Present in over […]

LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) is now offering members the PLM (Powered Lifting Machines) Manual Lifting Machines (MLM) Global courses in English, Arabic, Bahasa, Brazilian Portuguese and Simplified Chinese. These are the latest additions to the market leading training courses being rolled out as part the Association’s state-of-the-art Academy 2.0 platform. LEEA’s all new Foundation […]

Snorkel Europe Limited has promoted Scott Holtby to sales director for the UK. From 1 April Holtby is heading up the UK sales team bringing extensive sales experience to the role including his five years at Snorkel. Holtby joined Snorkel in the summer of 2018 as an area sales manager in the Southwest with the […]

BVS Cranes has successfully commissioned a new crane in the largest infrastructure project in Europe – the HS2 in the UK. BVS Cranes of Turkey has completed the installation and commissioning of the BVS 87.5t SWL gantry crane for its customer the British and French EPC Contractors’ Joint Venture, Balfour Beatty & Vinci JV in […]

Comprehensive new guidance outlining key principles and ways to reduce risks when using mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs) in the vicinity of power lines, with the aim of helping to reduce electrocution and electric shock incidents, was launched by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), as part of its High Voltage! targeted global safety campaign, […]

Manitou Group has teamed up with Siemens Digital Industries Software to develop a global solution for managing the lifecycle of its products. As part of the Group’s digital transformation, the implementation of this tool aims to standardise its design processes. Manitou Group has chosen Teamcenter software for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) from the Siemens Xcelerator […]

A UK manufacturer of tracked machines for use in the lifting and construction sectors is expanding its team as it seeks to build on its export success. Tracked Carriers produces crawler-mounted material carrying machines that are ideal for working on construction sites as well as in warehouses. These platforms can carry heavy and bulky loads […]

As part of Combilift’s celebrations for its 25th anniversary, the Irish materials handling specialist has announced that it is donating its 75,000th truck – an Aisle Master articulated forklift – to Convoy of Hope, a non-profit humanitarian and disaster relief organisation. Convoy of Hope works alongside communities and its wide network of volunteers aim to […]