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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 […]

Japanese MEWP rental company Fujikenki Lease based in Osaka, Japan, has bought an Easy Lift crawler platform for its fleet. Fujikenki Lease has chosen a hybrid RA31 with 18.5 kW Kubota engine and 200 Ah 48V lithium battery. The RA31 model was chosen for its reduced weight and dimensions, combined with a long outreach (14.5 […]

Adam Smith, managing director of leading accrediting body AITT,  is calling for employers to catch up with new testing standards for powered pallet trucks, stating that the new standards will boost warehouse safety. Every year many hundreds of operators using powered pallet trucks (PPTs) suffer serious injuries including strains, trapping and fractures. Smith said that […]

Lifting Gear Hire (LGH) will take its 5,000th order in the coming weeks, as the company aligns closer with sister business Rotrex Winches.  LGH has received over 4,500 orders for lifting, rigging and safety equipment since returning to the UK market three years ago. Winch specialist Rotrex was already part of the LGH portfolio but […]