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Narrow Aisle Ltd – manufacturer of the Flexi range of articulated VNA forklifts – reports that nearly a quarter of all enquiries about new trucks during the second quarter of 2020, named lithium-ion as their preferred forklift power choice. The company believes this is because customers are looking to maximise truck up-time, drive down running […]

Paul Rankin has been appointed UK managing director of Nationwide Platforms with effect from 1 October 2020. He takes on the role from Don Kenny, who as Loxam Powered Access Division CEO has held the interim UK MD role of Nationwide Platforms since March. Rankin has been MD of Nationwide Platforms’ sister operation in the […]

Pure Safety Group (PSG), the world’s largest independent and training company, with headquarters in Houston, Texas, has named Jeff Ward as chief executive officer.  Previously president of the company’s international operations, Ward has spent the last 20 years in various marketing, sales, operations, and general management roles within premium industrial and consumer goods companies. Prior to […]

Leading Italian manufacturer of truck mounted hydraulic cranes PM S.p.A. has announced the appointment of Stefano Ghesini as sales director, Italy and the promotion of Marco Castiglione to export sales director.  Ghesini, who has an extensive knowledge of the PM product, will be tasked with consolidating existing business relationships and expanding the main distribution channels […]

Dynamic Load Monitoring (DLM) recently welcomed Adrian Farwell to the DLM team in a newly created role as Marine Sales Manager. Farwell joined DLM at the start of September with a wealth of experience in the commercial marine sector, primarily cruise ships, super yachts, dredgers and ferries. His role will be to expand his existing […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a deal to supply two Kalmar Eco reachstackers that will help Maritime Transport Ltd (Maritime) cut fuel costs and carbon emissions while addressing growing demand at its rail terminal in Wakefield, England. The order, which represents the first collaboration between Kalmar and Maritime, was booked in Cargotec’s 2020 Q3 […]

Barnhart Crane and Rigging Co. and Days Corporation, of Elkhart, Indiana, has entered into an agreement under which Barnhart will purchase Days Machinery Movers, including all associated personnel and equipment of that business unit. Days Corporation is a respected company in the Elkhart area and will retain and continue to operate the same core services […]

JLG an Oshkosh Corporation company and leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers, is supporting the Association of Equipment Manufacturers I Make America “Equipped To Vote” campaign, a national effort to engage, educate, and mobilise the 2.8 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry leading up to the election this […]

Brisbane-based Verton Australia has developed the Everest Series machines for all crane operations with a load-management system that eliminates the need for human held taglines, keeping people out of harm’s way. In an agreement signed with Mammoet, the global heavy lifting and transport specialist will introduce Verton’s innovative equipment to its international network of clients. […]

Heinz Helmut Kempkes, the family entrepreneur and senior director of crane manufacturer Kuli – Hebezeuge Helmut Kempkes GmbH, died on 13 August 2020 at the age of 72. Over five decades Heinz Helmut Kempkes used his great creative power at Kuli Hebezeuge and managed the company founded by his father in Duisburg in 1947 with […]