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Following a comprehensive audit of its Taichung manufacturing plant, which is its centre of excellence for forging, heat treatment and CNC machining, YOKE is proud to add the LEEA full member status to its extensive list of approvals and industry memberships. Steven Hong, chairman of YOKE Industrial Corporation said, ”I am delighted that our team […]

Sparrows Group (Sparrows), the engineering and maintenance services specialist has secured a contract to support a dockyard in the south west of England, marking the company’s first large project in the defence sector. The deal will see Sparrows design, code, install and test control system upgrades for seven dock cranes, which will significantly future proof […]

On 1 October 2020, Konecranes Plc (“Konecranes”) and Cargotec Corporation (“Cargotec”) announced that the companies had signed a combination agreement and planned to combine through a merger, subject to regulatory and other approvals (the “Transaction”). Konecranes and Cargotec confirm that they have filed for approval in many of the jurisdictions where the transaction requires regulatory […]

Dellner Brakes, owner of Pintsch Bubenzer, relaunched as Dellner Bubenzer on 29 June, 2021 at the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Conference and Exposition which took place 28 June to 1 July at Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. A new website has also gone live at www.dellnerbubenzer.com. Dellner Brakes JHS, Dellner Brakes, Dellner […]

Terence Lee Young, former SC&RA chairman of the board and president and CEO of Construction Safety Experts, died on 4 June, after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, Young’s company became a leader in safety training and risk management, providing world-class services to industries that include nuclear, oil and […]

EquipmentWatch, the world leader in data, software and insight for the heavy equipment industry, has awarded Genie the EquipmentWatch Highest Retained Value Award for articulating boom lifts, telescopic boom lifts, and IC scissor lifts. Additionally, Genie also received the Lowest Cost of Ownership Award for articulating boom lifts. These industry awards leverage third-party, unbiased data […]

LGH, one of the UK’s leading lifting equipment rental companies, has further ramped up its capability in the infrastructure and construction rental market by investing in high capacity Hi-Force 520t hydraulic cylinders. The low height, lock ring, single-acting cylinders are primarily aimed at the bridge building and repair sector but will also augment its capability […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, together with Telia and Telia’s partners Digita and Nokia, has implemented a new stand-alone 5G network for its Technology and Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland. In Tampere, Kalmar has the industry’s largest port automation test field and world-class facilities and laboratories for prototyping, simulation, testing, monitoring and optimisation. Thanks to the […]

Liebherr has delivered the largest crane from its portfolio of mobile harbour cranes to Veemnatie’s new terminal in Antwerp, Belgium. Veemnatie NV is launching a new dry bulk terminal in the Port of Antwerp. Veemnatie NV, a joint venture between 5de Havendok NV and Steinweg Belgium, has converted its terminal in the Port of Antwerp […]

EquipmentWatch has recognised JLG’s electric scissor lifts and SkyTrak telehandlers with its prestigious 2021 Lowest Cost of Ownership (LCO) awards. Jennifer Stiansen, director of marketing for JLG said, “Based on the average annual utilisation and residual value, EquipmentWatch analysts were able to determine that JLG electric scissor lifts and SkyTrak telehandlers will have the lowest […]