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Selected members of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) will be eligible to claim a free version of the federation’s Global Powered Access Rental Market Report when the 2022 edition of the publication is published in June – a significant addition to the growing package of IPAF membership benefits. Peter Douglas, CEO and managing director […]

Hyster has made a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to provide Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) with two Hyster electric container handling vehicles, including the first-ever empty container handler powered by fuel cell technology in a real-world application. In addition, this will be the first Hyster terminal tractor supplied in Europe. Both units will be […]

Turkish crane specialist, BVS Bulbuloglu Crane Industry, has appointed Nobles (A Noble & Son Ltd) as its exclusive Australian continent distributor for its standard and process crane product ranges. An online celebration was held with BVS’ president Önder Bülbüloğlu attending from the BVS Germany office and Nobles CEO Rhys Goldsworthy from South Australia. Managers from […]

JLG Industries is hosting a special hybrid event from 9 to 20 May 2022. Key distributors and their customers from Europe, the Middle East and South Africa, will be welcomed to the New Perspective at its UK location in Leicester, while a virtual event will run simultaneously for those unable to attend. A bespoke entry […]

With a degree In foreign trade and an experience in sales, Marco Piccin joins Jekko’s export area manager work team, dealing with the markets in Northern Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and Australia. Marco Piccin said, “My decision to join Jekko as export area manager has been very positive. This company is innovative, dynamic […]

At the beginning of April, Industrial hoist and crane maker Kito Corporation  switched 50% of the energy used in its Yamanashi main plant – the production centre – to essentially carbon-free sources. With this shift the company projects a reduction in carbon-dioxide emissions from plant operations by about 4382t per year. Kito is promoting initiatives […]

A major part of Yoke’s 2022 sustainability goals measured through its Sustainable Development Committee is the reduction of the use of plastics in the company’s manufacturing and distribution processes. It is one of Yoke’s major goals to implement and promote a plastics reduction programme, eliminating plastics entering the environment through the Yoke supply chain. The […]

Certex UK has expanded its magnetic rope testing (MRT) capability, amid wider recognition of its benefits versus visual inspection. MRT is a method of inspecting steel wire rope. It is more efficient and safer than traditional, visual inspection largely because of the complexity of wire rope and the fact that simply looking at a rope […]

This year Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD takes place on 7 July 2022 and the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) encourages organisations and individuals to share any content they are producing or events they are hosting for adding to the new dedicated website for #GLAD2022, which is now live at globalliftingawarenessday.com. The site provides a […]

Italy-based rental company Mollo Noleggio has placed an order with Haulotte for 280 mobile elevating work platforms, including HA20 LE PRO, SIGMA16 PRO, HA32 RTJ PRO, scissor lifts and vertical masts. The new equipment will be spread among its branches and will help the company to meet the ever-growing demand. Mollo Noleggio, a leading rental […]