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At the beginning of the year, Scheuerle Fahrzeugfabrik delivered four industrial lift trucks to ICDAS, one of the largest steel producers in Turkey. These are now in operation for scrap handling. ICDAS uses 27 Scheuerle transport vehicles, in total. With their hydrodynamic drive, the industrial lift trucks ordered have a payload of 155,000kg per vehicle. […]

Well known for its specialist lifting equipment and modular spreader beams, the UK-based engineering company, Modulift has just moved into a new purpose-built factory as a response to global demand for its products, including the well-established Australian market. Founded by technical director, Sue Spencer in 2002 and co-owned with managing director, Sarah Spivey, the company […]

Once again Bonfiglioli has reaffirmed its commitment to honour young graduates and promoters’ projects in the field of mechatronic systems as part of the Comitato Leonardo Committee – Bonfiglioli’s ninth consecutive year. In particular, as part of the initiative, the company will award the “Clementino Bonfiglioli Award” to the most innovative thesis on “The Development […]

At an event attended by Sinoboom’s general manager Susan Xu and a team from the Sinoboom Chinese headquarters, Sinoboom marked the opening of Sinoboom France at the end of June. Sinoboom France is headed by Daniel Duclos, an well known figure in the access industry with more than 30 years’ experience. The facility in Tonneins […]

After 15 years in the post Tim Whiteman is relinquishing his position as CEO and managing director of IPAF. Andy Studdert – former IPAF president – will act as interim CEO while the Federation searches for a new CEO. The IPAF board recruited Tim Whiteman as MD in 2004 to take on the challenge of […]

China Mobile and Ericsson has demonstrated an automated guided vehicle (AGV) prototype on an end-to-end, stand-alone 5G network at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2019 held on 26 – 28 June. With the growing adoption of industry digitalisation and improvements in industrial automation and intelligence, AGV is becoming increasingly prevalent in manufacturing, ports, and other […]

During HIRE19, held 22 – 23 May in Melbourne, Haulotte picked up a double award at the Hire Industry Excellence Awards 2019 winning Supplier of the Year – Access and Best Stand.  At the show the company introduced visitors to the latest boom the HA20LE PRO, an all-terrain, fully electric machine, which was nominated for […]

JCB is celebrating its biggest single order from leading equipment rental business Nixon Hire as it invests in a new telehandler machine fleet worth almost £14 million. North East based Nixon Hire has signed a deal for 235 JCB Loadalls, which will join the fleet at its depots across the UK. The deal further strengthens […]

Bridger Howes Limited, a provider of content and public relations services for industrial markets, is sponsoring the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Apprentice of the Year Award, which will be presented at a gala evening on 13 November 2019. The award is designed to recognise apprentices who have shown exceptional commitment, excellence and dedication to […]

Baltimore, USA-based A-Safe Inc, a manufacturer of protective guarding for warehouses, distribution centres and manufacturing facilities has launched the Alarm Bar, a tubular product that actively responds to impact to protect overhead assets from moving vehicles, such as forklift trucks. Like other products in the A-Safe range, the Alarm Bar is made from A-Safe’s Memaplex […]