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JLG’s parent company Oshkosh Corporation is planning to invest in Microvast, a global provider of next-generation battery technologies for commercial and speciality electric vehicles. This new partnership, in combination with the company’s existing electrification supply chain partners, will continue to strengthen and advance the development of electrified solutions across the JLG product line, including boom […]

Reid Lifting, the leading UK-based producer of aluminium portable lifting and access systems, has appointed Michael Stuhr as its new regional sales manager for the DACH and Benelux regions. This is the first time that Reid has appointed a sales manager based in Germany and he will bring more specialised, local knowledge to the role, […]

The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) is pleased to announce that it has become a founding member of the new UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA). The UKMHA has been formed by the merger of the UK material handling industry’s two most respected trade associations, FLTA and the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA), together with their […]

Rob Messina has rejoined JLG’s  access team as senior vice president of product development and product management. In this new role, Messina will lead the global JLG and Jerr-Dan product development and product management teams.  The company’s access business includes a broad range of aerial and lifting equipment, including JLG boom lifts, scissor lifts, low-level […]

In a strategic move to expand its market position, materials handling vehicles company Clark, has moved its French base to a new company building in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, about 20km southeast of Lyon.  The previous office location of Saint-Laurent-de-Mure saw the administration operation located at a different site than the warehouse and workshop area, which slowed down […]

The Crosby Group, a global leader in lifting, rigging, and load securement hardware, has announced that it has completed a significant investment in Verton Technologies (“Verton”).  Australia-based Verton has developed and commercialised disruptive advancements in load orientation technology that remove the need for human held tag lines in lifting applications.  These innovations play a critical […]

Booking is now open for this year’s Summit of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), which will be hosted for the first time ever as a global virtual event in conjunction with a digital prize-giving ceremony for the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) on 18 March 2021, from 3pm GMT. The theme of the […]

UK materials handling equipment supplier, Lifting Equipment Store has appointed Charmaine Jennings to the newly created position of export manager. Jennings joins the Stourbridge, UK-based firm reporting to George Dunn, general manager and will be responsible for overseeing all export accounts and inquiries, managing international distributors, developing accounts, and negotiating contracts. She will also help […]

Nationwide Platforms one of the leading powered access rental companies in the UK, has opened applications for six engineering apprentices and six driver operator apprentices who will be trained to work with the wide range of machines that make up their 13,000 strong fleet of rental equipment.  The Nationwide Platforms engineering apprenticeship is a three […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has entered into an agreement with Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) for the supply of nine Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs). The cranes will be delivered to Sepetiba Tecon terminal, Brazil in the first quarter of 2022. Located in the Port of Itaguaí, less than 100km from Rio Janeiro, Sepetiba Tecon S.A. […]