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On 31 March, TVH, the parts specialist for lift trucks, industrial vehicles, construction and agricultural machinery, officially opened the doors of ‘The Hub’, its new main office in Waregem, Belgium. In the presence of 200 guests, CEO Dominiek Valcke inaugurated the new building. “With this state-of-the-art office building, we can now employ even more people […]

JLG Industries has named  Ara Eckel as director of product management for the company’s connected solutions platform team. In this role, Eckel will drive the connected channel strategy. Job site connectivity is an important trend in the construction industry today, and JLG’s connected solutions platform team works to develop cutting-edge digital technologies, that when used […]

As widely expected, 2022 finally marks the return of physical events and face-to-face meetings between the players in the lifting industry. The first of these was the IAPA Awards 2022, the most prestigious networking event in the field, held in London on 10 March at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington. Being always focused on […]

Jennifer de Souza, senior director of Energy Solutions, Procurement and Leasing at The Raymond Corporation, will participate in a panel at the Center for International Business Advancement’s (CIBA) Seventh Global Trade and Investment Forum on 7 April 2022, to speak about Raymond’s advanced energy solutions. The theme of this year’s forum is “The Southern Tier […]

Rope & Sling Specialists Ltd (RSS), with a facility in Grangemouth, Scotland, has won a five-year contract to deliver services related to Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), crane maintenance, and personal protective equipment (PPE), to Strathclyde Passenger Transport (SPT). The contract was awarded via a Public Contracts Scotland tender and centred on […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Awards is a great opportunity to give your company and colleagues the recognition they deserve. Winners will be announced during the ‘party of the year’ at the LEEA Awards Ceremony, which will be held at P&J Live in Aberdeen, Scotland, on the evening of 5 October 2022 – Day […]

The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the merger between Konecranes and Cargotec. According to the CMA’s final report issued today, the remedies – which would have removed all overlapping businesses of the two companies and were accepted by the European Commission (EC) – would not be effective in addressing the CMA’s concerns […]

The Caldwell Group has named Jeff Ferchen as director  business development and Lisa Sympson as marketing manager. The appointments chime with the company’s wider endeavours to further enhance overall customer experience, which is a focal point for Ferchen especially, who will also oversee inside sales and engineering activities. Sympson, meanwhile, aims to strengthen the company’s […]

A new presidential team has been confirmed for the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), with Karin Nars of Dinolift officially invested as the federation’s first woman President during its 2022 AGM, held for the first time in three years as a physical meeting following the restrictions of the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to Nars being […]

Haulotte Scandinavia and Jungheinrich have joined forces in a new partnership for sales and service. Robert Magnusson, general manager of Haulotte Scandinavia, said, “Jungheinrich and Haulotte have a similar business model, where safety and quality take precedence over everything else. Both companies are moving towards fully electric solutions in an environmentally friendly way. Jungheinrich has […]