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Last July, Durban-based Avka Plant Hire took delivery of the first ever fuel electric (FE) aerial work platform in the South Africa.  The 20.16 m (65 ft 7 in) working height Genie® Z®-60 FE hybrid boom lift was provided by authorised Genie Distributor Goscor Access Solutions (GAS).  In just four months the utilisation rates and […]

Guangxi LiuGong Machinery Co., Ltd has acquired the Hertz Equipment Rental Company Limited (AKA Hertz China) from Herc Holdings Inc.  “The sale of our business in China completes the disposition of all of our international operations to better focus on the North American market,” said Larry Silber, president and chief executive officer of Herc Holdings […]

Following the reported cases of the coronavirus in parts of Italy, the organisers of the SaMoTer exhibition have decided to reorganise the show for later in the year. The Board of Directors of Veronafiere SpA has acknowledged the impossibility of ensuring proper timing for set-up, dismantling and logistics operations for upcoming trade fair events. In […]

Welder Ryan Lewis was placed first at the Toyota Material Handling Group (TMHG) Skills Competition in Takahama, Japan, in February 2020, representing the US based Raymond Corporation.  To showcase their skill sets, participants had to weld a steel pressure vessel performing tack welding, semi-automatic welding and finishing of the surface. Facing competition from competitors across […]

Konecranes, a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses, has won an order for 20 RTG cranes from APMT’s West Africa Container Terminal in East Nigeria.  The Konecranes RTGs on order are diesel-driven, 16-wheel machines stacking 1-over-5 high and 7 containers + truck lane wide. They are equipped with Active Load Control, Auto-steering and Auto-TOS reporting. The […]

Comege France, a market leading manufacturer of lifting equipment, has just moved to a new facility. Started early March 2019, construction ended on 20 December: the facility has a 10.000sqm workshop and 600sqm of offices, doubling Comege’s capacity and enabling it to boost its activity. Working for more than 30 years in the original workshop, […]

All ConExpo 2020 delegates who visit the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) stand can learn how to select the suitable MEWP for the job, develop a MEWP specific safe-use plan, and train operators and supervisors to improve workplace safety by complying with the new ANSI standards, which come into legal effect later this year. IPAF […]

Haulotte Australia has officially openned its new offices in Melbourne, Victoria. The new facility has been opened in response to increased demand for Haulotte machines in Australia and New Zealand. It offers more than 118400sqft of work space for the 50 employees. The new subsidiary is three times the size of the old facility and […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is rolling out LiftEx events in 2020.  As well as holding LiftEx in Liverpool, LEEA is hosting two further events in 2020.  Under the patronage of Bahrain’s Ministry of Labor, LEEA will be holding its inaugural LiftEx Middle East at the Gulf Hotel and Convention Centre, Building 11, Rd […]

Pintsch Bubenzer USA has named Mike Zuchowski regional sales manager for ports in the western region of the states and Canada. The manufacturer of high-performance disc and drum brakes for steel cranes and other severe duty applications is seeing high demand for its products from the ports and offshore market. Zuchowski will focus on the […]