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Manufacturer of modular spreader beams , Modulift, has appointed Lifting Gear Hire (LGH), a large lifting equipment hire company, as a stock holding partner in Germany. As the European market grows, the demand for Modulift’s range of modular DNV Type Approved spreader beams off the shelf has risen. LGH will now hold stock of Modulift’s […]

The Manitou Group has plans to invest 70 million euros (US$80 million) in its two North American manufacturing facilities in Yankton and Madison, South Dakota. This investment is to be spent on the extension of both sites, an innovation drive, and the development of new ranges. Through this programme, the group reasserts its strong ambitions […]

The European Commission has conditionally approved the planned merger between Cargotec and Konecranes. The approval, which follows the Commission’s extensive investigation and widespread consultation with market participants across Europe, is conditional on the divestment of Konecranes’ Lift Truck business and Cargotec’s Kalmar Automation Solutions.  Konecranes’ Lift Truck business includes its business for the manufacturing and […]

Dimos Maschinenbau GmbH, a manufacturer of warehouse and industrial trucks as well as system supplier for the air cargo sector, is establishing a branch office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With this move, the family business based in Peterberg, Germany, is strengthening its local customer and project support and taking a big step towards internationalisation. […]

Centrocar, a multinational company dedicated to construction equipment and services, has been named as Haulotte’s new distributor in Angola and Mozambique.  The Haulotte Africa subsidiary relies on a network of 14 distributors on the African continent. Haulotte has signed a distribution contract with Centrocar Angola and Centrocar Mozambique to meet the steadily increasing demand for […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has scheduled an exciting series of free to view, sector-specific webinars to be held on Zoom throughout 2022. Add the following dates to your diary: 28 April 2022 – Oil & Gas Sector 07 July 2022 – Entertainment Sector 21 September 2022 – Renewables Sector 23 November 2022 – […]

Following the positive reaction to the SPX650 minicrane powered by lithium-battery, the diesel engine and electric motor version is now available. The first diesel engine SPX650 has already been delivered to Spain. The SPX650CDH is designed to be a  high-performance, compact, multi-purpose minicrane featuring a 5t lifting capacity on a very reduced stabilisation area. As […]

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has secured additional guidance for the powered access industry on the upcoming end to the rebate on red diesel for plant machinery, in the form of a FAQ sheet prepared specially by HM Revenue & Customs in response to a recent meeting of the IPAF UK Country Council. The […]

Verton has appointed Welgro as its first distributor in South Africa. The partnership means that Welgro’s clients will be able to safely improve their productivity and bottom line by using Verton’s remote-controlled load-management system. Welgro was founded in 1986 and specialises in supporting large Tier 1 companies in the mining, engineering, industrial and agricultural sectors. […]

Cargotec and Konecranes have continued their dialogue and cooperation with relevant competition authorities to find satisfactory ways to mitigate concerns raised by the competition authorities to secure approvals to complete the merger of Cargotec and Konecranes. Based on ongoing dialogue with the authorities the remedy requirements are more complex than expected. Cargotec and Konecranes have […]