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You can access more than 10 hours of free content at next month’s LiftEx, 5 – 6 October, including CPD sessions delivered by the leading experts in the lifting industry. Take a look at the speaker programme: LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT Day 2 – 6th October These sessions require pre-registration and are almost full, book now to avoid […]

The global vertical mast lift market is estimated at US$ 1.54 billion in 2022 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8% through 2032. Vertical mast lifts are designed to work efficiently in compact spaces and aisles. As such, there is huge demand across various applications, especially in the […]

Contecon Manzanillo (CMSA), International Container Terminal Services, Inc’s business unit operating at the Port of Manzanillo, is adding four new state-of-the-art rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to its landside equipment fleet to further consolidate cargo movement in Mexico’s most important port. Representing an investment of USD8 million, the new RTGs will help speed up container […]

Following the announcement in June of a significant investment in its distribution capacity across the USA, South and Central America, Narrow Aisle Ltd – the UK-based manufacturer of Flexi Truck space-saving intralogistics solutions – has made a further major financial commitment to the US market that will see production output from the company’s facility in […]

Manitou Group, has purchased the intellectual property of ATN Platforms, a specialist in the design and assembly of aerial work platforms. Manitou Group has announced that it has acquired in the framework of a judicial recovery procedure before the Commercial Court of Agen (France), all of the intellectual property of ATN Platforms, a French firm […]

LiftEx 2022, the free-to-attend flagship event hosted by The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), will be held at P&J Live, in the major oil and gas centre of Aberdeen on 5-6 October 2022. Marking a return for the leading networking event for the lifting industry, LiftEx 2022, is set to be better than ever and […]

CFTS – the UK industry’s accrediting body for the inspection of materials handling equipment – will be using IMHX 2022 to share its latest developments with both end-users of lifting equipment and members of the trade. Taking a prominent place on stand 5D12 – home to parent group UKMHA – CFTS will share important safety […]

Heavy-duty brake manufacturer Dellner Bubenzer Group has promoted Joel Cox to global sales director – wind. Cox is a regular contributor to LHI’s The Insider column. Cox, previously managing director, sales, global sales director (Americas), Dellner Bubenzer USA, will manage activities related to all worldwide wind products, including hydraulic units, accumulators, cylinders, brakes, and other […]

LiftEx in Aberdeen will host the biggest ever Lifting Industry careers event, which will be organised by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) working closely with TechFest, a local specialist in the promotion of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects, which strives to fill the gap between School and industry and open up children […]

As the US state of California plans to ban the sales of new propane and diesel-powered trucks starting in 2026, it has already introduced an incentive program for switching to zero-emission forklifts in 2022. The Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) has $125,000,000 to spend on subsidies to encourage California businesses to purchase or lease zero-emission […]