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Noblelift North America, a manufacturer of material handling equipment for more than 20 years will open its second US location in Ontario, California by 1 September 2021, for inventory and equipment sales. “We are excited about our newest California branch to help fulfill equipment sales, fulfill shipments, and by providing an efficient stocking position,” said […]

Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd. (DLM), of Southampton, UK continues to reinvest in its hire fleet, as demand grows for short- and mid-term use of products such as its running line monitors (RLMs). DLM’s standard range of RLMs (15t, 60t, 200t capacity) are designed specifically for harsh marine-type environments. They are typically used in cable […]

GGR Group, Britain’s leading lifting solutions specialist, has been announced as the official UK dealer partner for AlmaCrawler’s material handling Multi-Loader line. Founded in 2013, AlmaCrawler is  one of Italy’s leading specialists in providing of self-levelling crawler lifts. AlmaCrawler’s Multi-Loader line is its next generation crawler carrier, equipped with bi-levelling system and radio remote controls, […]

Simon A Meester has been appointed president of Genie, from 1 August 1 2021. Meester will continue to report to John L Garrison Jr, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Terex Corporation and will join the company’s executive leadership team. Meester, who currently serves as CEO of Genie, joined Genie in 2018 from Eaton […]

The Crosby Group (Crosby), a global leader in lifting, rigging, and load securement hardware has announced that all global team members will now participate in the equity growth of the business. This programme, designed and supported by KKR, which acquired Crosby in 2013, provides every team member employed at the time of a future sale […]

Konecranes has reported its fourth consecutive quarter of record profitability, powered by solid sales growth and high performance across the whole organisation. Strong orders in the first half of the year, together with continuing traction from strategic initiatives have given Konecranes good momentum for the latter half of the year. President and CEO Rob Smith […]

Axel Johnson International’s Lifting Solutions business group is expanding its business outside Europe through an acquisition of five lifting companies in Australia – The Rigging Shed, Lifting Victoria, Elevate Lifting & Rigging, Schillings Hoisting Equipment and On Call Lifting, effective August 31. The companies have ten sites strategically distributed across the west, south and east […]

It was with immense sadness that LEEA (the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) announced the loss of its “dear colleague and friend,” Craig Morelli who died on Sunday 11 July after a short illness. Craig Morelli joined LEEA on the 19 September 2011 as a training officer, directly from a successful career in the British Army in which […]

Al Tanzil has been promoted to the role of Yoke Industrial Corp’s vice president of sales, Americas. As vice president, Tanzil will provide oversight and leadership for the company’s commercial expansion and business activities within the Yoke lifting division for North, Central and South America. He will be responsible for providing direct consultations of Yoke […]

Snorkel has entered into a full-service distribution agreement with Russian rental company, Arslift. The agreement, which started on 1 June 2021, appoints Arslift as the official distribution partner for Snorkel in the Russian Federation, to sell all Snorkel products, including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers and material lifts into the territory, as well as genuine […]