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Tim Ekert has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Verton, effective 1 November 2021. Although Ekert has been acting in the role for some time as part of a structured succession plan, his appointment has only just been formalised. Ekert will replace the current CEO, Trevor Bourne, who will remain a director […]

Liebherr-MCCtec has been awarded a gold medal from independent corporate responsibility auditor EcoVadis. EcoVadis, is the world’s most trusted business sustainability ratings supplier with over 75,000 companies participating. Liebherr-MCCtec GmbH is part of the Liebherr Group and is a divisional holding company for maritime cranes, crawler cranes, duty cycle crawler cranes as well as pilling […]

Kalmar has signed a contract to supply the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) with four diesel-electric straddle carriers for use at its terminal in Kingston, Jamaica. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2021 Q4 order intake with delivery scheduled to be completed during Q3 2022. KFTL is a strategic transhipment hub in the Caribbean, located […]

The Crosby Group, a global leader in lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware, will more than double the size of its warehouse in Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium, to meet growing demands in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. The expansion will empower business partners to source all The Crosby Group products from one place. The […]

Jungheinrich is expanding its production capacities with a new plant in the Czech city of Chomutov. In particular, the Jungheinrich Group’s production of reach trucks will take place in the roughly 37,000sqm facility starting in 2023. Construction is due to start in 2022. The project budget is around €60 million. The construction of the new […]

The Luxembourgish manufacturer of lifting accessories LiftEurop has launched a new website. This entirely revisited version is designed to offer a more fluid and pleasant browsing experience to the users. As for many companies, a website is one of the essential supports for the marketing of products. LiftEurop has, therefore, completely redesigned its website, with […]

Tecnotrans Bonfiglioli, SA, the Spanish branch of the Bonfiglioli Italian multinational gearmotor, drive system and planetary gearbox specialist, is changing its headquarters to the municipality of Castellbisbal, in the province of Barcelona. This change will take effect in August 2022, driven by the company’s aim for growth and for the renovation of its facilities. David […]

Smiths Hire is pushing forward with a recent investment in twenty Snorkel S3010P push-around scissor lifts. The units, which were manufactured at Snorkel’s facility in Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK, were delivered to Smiths Hire on 12 November and immediately deployed in its hire fleet. Scott McCall of Snorkel UK handed over the units to […]

Liftal Hijstechniek acquires Damen Hoisting. The agreement was effected on 1 October and the organisation will be incorporated into the full-service specialist in lifting and hoisting technology. For Liftal this is a strategic expansion in the Rotterdam region, for Damen a choice to stay with its core business. Damen Hoisting was established five years ago […]

The Eurotransit Group of Companies (Eurotransit) in Kazakhstan has ordered two Konecranes Rail-Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes for its new intermodal terminal under construction in Dostyk, near the border with China. The order was booked in August 2021 and the cranes will be delivered in Q4 2022. In addition to the intermodal terminal under construction, Eurotransit […]