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Scottish former rugby union player and coach, Sir Ian McGeechan will be the special guest speaker at the LEEA Awards 2022. Sharing lessons in leadership, performance strategies and teamwork skills, Sir Ian is the perfect guest speaker for the prestigious LEEA Awards Ceremony at the P&J Live events venue in Aberdeen on the evening of […]

Kalmar will supply 12 diesel-electric straddle carriers to Forth Ports Limited, UK. Seven of the machines will be operated at the London Container Terminal (Tilbury) and the remaining five at Forth Ports Grangemouth. Delivery of the machines is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022. London Container Terminal, situated at the Port of […]

Konecranes Plc has appointed Anders Svensson as its new president and CEO. Anders Svensson will assume his role at the latest on 7 December 2022. Anders Svensson joins Konecranes from Sandvik, where he is currently president of the Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions Business Area. Prior to his current role, he has held various leadership positions […]

Sinoboom BV has announced that the first units to roll off the assembly lines of the brand-new Sinoboom factory in Poland have arrived at their base in Ridderkerk, near Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Arriving in the week commencing May 30th, the delivery consisted of electric scissor lifts and, once through the customary PDI, will be […]

As the LogiMAT 2022 exhibition drew to a close last week in Stuttgart, Germany, the organisers were happy that it was showing stability across all leading indicators in the trade show business. The leading international trade show for the intralogistics industry was able to build seamlessly on the success of its previous events with numbers […]

Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd (DLM), of Southampton, UK has further enhanced its presence in North America through a long-running partnership with Chant Engineering Co Inc of New Britain, Pennsylvania. DLM is a specialist in the design, manufacture, repair, and calibration of load cells, load monitoring, and cable working equipment for the offshore, renewable energy, […]

Snorkel has launched its new online warranty services portal. The portal allows Snorkel equipment owners to digitally manage all product warranty and warranty claim information. New users can create an account to submit a claim, search and view claim history, and submit labor rate declarations.   The user-friendly online portal provides convenient 24/7 access and up-to-date […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will be upgrading and expanding its manufacturing plant in Ottawa, Kansas, home to the company’s terminal tractor manufacturing operations in North America. The investment, worth close to EUR20 million, will eventually enable the plant’s annual production capacity to be doubled, making it the largest terminal tractor manufacturing facility in North America. […]

The Raymond Corporation has added a new power solution to its Energy Essentials Distributed by Raymond portfolio of batteries produced at Raymond’s facility in Greene, New York, USA. Partnering with EnerSys, Raymond offers thin plate pure lead (TPPL) technology to deliver fast-charging and maintenance-free power that provides customers with the high-performance energy needed to optimise their […]

The Crosby Group, a global leader in lifting and rigging, and Kito Corporation, a leading material handling manufacturer with 90 years of experience in the development and production of hoists and cranes, has announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine both businesses. The business combination will be effected through a cash […]