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Kalmar  has signed a six-year Kalmar Care service agreement with long-term customer Belfast Container Terminal Ltd in Northern Ireland covering the supply of maintenance support personnel for Belfast Victoria Terminal 3 (VT3). The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2020 Q4 order intake with the agreement coming into effect at the start of November 2020. Belfast […]

Snorkel’s late Snorkel founder Art Moore has been honoured as an industry pioneer by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). The induction announcement took place during the AEM Annual Conference, held virtually on 17-20 November 2020. The digital edition featured several speakers, panels, roundtable discussions and networking events. Interviewed in the announcement video, Sue Moore, […]

In 2020, it was important for The Raymond Corporation to continue focusing on collaborative ways to show support to non-profit and educational organisations while expressing gratitude to those who went above and beyond to help those in need. Raymond and its network of Solutions and Support Centres across North America supported numerous non-profits and educational […]

The successful Yorkshire-based logistics specialist Expect Distribution has added further Flexi articulated lift trucks to the already extensive fleet of Flexi very narrow aisle machines that are in operation across its multi-user warehouse facilities in Halifax and Bradford. Expect provide storage and transport logistics for a diverse range of clients and the trucks are required […]

Industries facing rapid change can benefit from fixed reference points. The UK’s Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) is reminding owners and users of work equipment to make the most of available support during these turbulent times. Tim Waples, chief executive of the FLTA said,  “As we move through an uncertain future and companies strive to […]

Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) has taken delivery of two state-of-the-art remote-controlled ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, and 10 hybrid-rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs), as part of the latest steps in the planned expansion of Jeddah Port’s premier facility to double annual container throughput capacity to 5.2 million TEUs by 2023. RSGT CEO Jens Floe said, “This is […]

Since its UK launch in 2020, Platform Basket’s Spider 20.95 tracked platform is proving a huge success with UK tree surgeons who are benefiting from its work envelope, unrestricted platform capacity and range of features suited to the arboricultural sector. Shaun Day, managing director of UK distributor Promax Access, said, “Although we only took delivery […]

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Foundation (SC&RF) in the US has announced a new corporate named scholarship sponsored by SC&RA (Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association) member company GKS Lifting and Moving Solutions LLC – based out of Springfield, Ohio. GKS committed to an amount of $1000 per year, for three years. Each year, a recipient […]

A selection of Sinoboom electric-powered scissor lifts have just been delivered to Malcop, a new customer for Sinoboom. This is the first sale to a customer in Spain for Sinoboom BV. Malcop is one of Spain’s key names in the construction equipment rental industry, with branches across the country in Alicante, Madrid, Valencia, Murcia, Albacete, […]

Pintsch Bubenzer USA has invested $6million in brake stock at its New Jersey headquarters, $750k of which is dedicated to an electric motor and gearbox mounted quick-ship program. The investment in product at the company’s US headquarters in Flemington is specifically focused on electric motor and gearbox manufacturers in key target markets such as steel, […]