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Flux Power joins Delta-Q battery compatibility programme
Flux Power has joined Delta-Q Technologies (Delta-Q)’s new partner programme, ‘Charged by Delta-Q.’ The programme provides Flux Power with the tools to pursue new opportunities with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). As part of Charged by Delta-Q, Flux Power can showcase its integration with Delta-Q in a curated network of tested and compatible battery and charging […]
Goitese Trasporti collects its first JF545
Jekko’s JF545 articulated crane is the newest member of the Goitese Trasporti fleet, a Mantuan, Italian company with more than 40 years experience in the transport and lifting industry. Its new JF545, is painted in the Goitese livery and is a full-feature model. Its options include an aerial work platform, vacuum lifters for glass panes […]
Harnessing wave energy
A custom-made 50 WLL lifting frame designed by Modulift was key in ensuring that Mocean Energy’s new Blue X wave energy prototype could take its first ever dip into the cold waters of the North Sea. Mocean Energy, a key player in the wave energy industry, which has been operating since 2015; has been working […]
Technotrade becomes distributor for JLG in Russia and Belarus
JLG Industries, part of Oshkosh, has appointed Technotrade as its distributor for Russia and Belarus. Ian Hume, JLG EMEAIR’s sales director for the Middle-East, Africa, India and Russia said, “We are very pleased Technotrade will assume the right to distribute JLG’s product and offer service for our product in the region. Through their presence and […]
Duncan Barrier joins LEEA Technical Team
Duncan Barrier has joined the LEEA Technical Team (LTT). Formerly technical manager at Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd, Barrier has a strong mechanical engineering background with 15 years’ experience in the lifting equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) industries. In the early days of his career, Barrier won the Queens Award for Innovation and progressed […]
Kalmar’s Gloria reachstacker for fleet renewal at Bandeirantes Deicmar
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded a deal to supply Brazilian integrated logistics operator Bandeirantes Deicmar Logística Integrada S.A. (Bandeirantes Deicmar) with five Kalmar Gloria reachstackers. The equipment is scheduled for delivery during Q3 2021. Bandeirantes and Deicmar, two well established companies in the Port of Santos, joined forces in 2018 to consolidate their strengths […]
David Bammel named JLG’s VP of Digital Technology
JLG Industries has named David Bammel as vice president of Digital Technology for Oshkosh Corporation’s Access segment, which includes JLG aerial lifts and material handling equipment and Jerr-Dan towing and recovery equipment. In this role, Bammel will be responsible for the development and execution of a digital vision and strategy for each brand. Bammel will […]
ASC Group invests in Power Towers
Power Towers Ltd, a JLG company and a leading global manufacturer of low-level access, announced it has closed an important supply agreement with ASC Group in the Benelux region. ASC Group, a specialist in traditional low-level access such as mobile platforms, ladders and scaffolds used primarily during construction fit-out and industrial installations, repair and maintenance, […]
Street Crane celebrates 75 years of lifting
Street Crane Company, celebrates its 75th year of continual innovation in crane technology. The company has over 100 international distributors of its UK designed and manufactured advanced hoists and controls, and is the country’s largest supplier of factory cranes across all key industrial sectors. For speedy customer service in North and South America, Street recently […]
LiftEx Bahrain moves to 21-22 March 2022
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Events team has decided to postpone LiftEx Bahrain until early next year. The event will move from 27-28 September 2021 to 21-22 March 2022, at the Gulf Hotel and Convention Centre, Manama. Ross Moloney, CEO of LEEA, said, “As the situation is still somewhat unclear due to the pandemic, […]