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NEW TEREX DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Terex AWP, the global manufacturer of lifting and material processing products and services, has opened its first distribution centre in the Middle East dedicated to its Genie® branded aerial access equipment. Located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, on the premises of third-party logistics providers Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions (WWS), the new distribution facility will hold a broad selection of Genie boom lifts and scissor lifts to be able to provide quick response to customers’ critical business requirements.
Sharbel Kordahi, Managing Director, Terex Equipment Middle East (TEME), and Genie Sales Director for Middle East, South Africa, Russia and CIS, Terex AWP, says: “The market is evolving and this distribution centre is geared to the specific needs of customers in the Middle East, and as such, the main focus will be on considerably speeding up the delivery of critical and one-shot orders. At the same time, our distributors will continue to maintain their own stocks of Genie equipment on their own premises to ensure the best response possible to all customers throughout the region,” says Kordahi. He concludes: “We chose WWS as our logistics and solutions provider for this new distribution centre because they proved particularly well-suited to our specific requirements. In addition to their extensive experience in the industry, as well as the space required to stock a sufficiently large number of Genie units, they are also ideally located for inbound and outbound freight to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman and other countries in the region. We are confident that can we count on WWS to help deliver the results that our customers’ business success relies on.” Like any other Terex AWP facility around the world, this new Genie distribution centre will also handle pre-delivery inspections and the fitting of certain options.
Konecranes starts temporary layoff talks
Konecranes is to start temporary layoff talks in Finland due to impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Given the business disruption caused by the spread of COVID-19, Konecranes today has invited Finnish works council representatives to negotiations regarding temporary layoffs which would cover all of Konecranes’ Finnish operations, some 2000 employees in total. Due to […]
Kalmar Awarded RTG Contract at TCEEGE Container Terminal in Turkey
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded an agreement with TCEEGE Konteyner Terminal İşletmeleri A.Ş. (TCEEGE) in Turkey to supply two Kalmar diesel-electric rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2020 Q1 order intake with delivery and handover scheduled to be completed in Q4 of 2020. TCEEGE is located 55 km from the […]
Caldwell continues to operate as an essential business
Lifting specialist The Caldwell Group has announced that it will continue operation and supporting its customers during the COVID-19 outbreak. On Friday the Governor of Illinois, USA, issued an executive order that included a “shelter in place” – a notice to all residents and for “non-essential” Illinois businesses to close until 7 April. Based on […]
Haulotte commits itself to fight against the COVID-19
With regards to the Covid-19 pandemic, Haulotte Group has decided to temporarily shutdown production on all its French manufacturing facilities: L’Horme, Creusot and Reims. Distribution and Service activities will be continued in strict compliance with the health measures required locally. The Haulotte Group has undertaken all health prevention measures at its distribution sites to allow […]
Supporting your work in challenging times
At Lift & Hoist International (LHI) we are very aware of the effects that the COVID-19 outbreak is having on both lives and businesses. The associated measures being imposed to prevent the spread of the disease is also having a serious impact and we are conscious that many of you may now be working remotely. […]
Kalmar Awarded Dar es Salaam Port RTG Contract
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract to supply the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) with a total of six Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for use at Dar es Salaam port. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2020 Q1 order intake, with delivery scheduled for Q1 of 2021. The units delivered to TPA […]
Reid Lifting wins Welsh business award
Chepstow based Red Lifting is celebrating after being named ‘Small Business of the Year’ at the Welsh Business Awards. The lifting and lowering specialist was recognised for its strong financial performance in 2019 and its global exporting success, as well as its operational efficiencies and impressive marketing campaigns. The Reid team were presented with their […]
TOYOTA SKILLS COMPETITION AWARDS GOLD MEDAL TO RAYMOND CORPORATION WELDER
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 Wins Order for 20 RTG Cranes in Nigeria
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 opens new facility
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, […]
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