Events

Established in the United States in 2013 by the Industrial Truck Association (ITA), National Forklift Safety Day is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of the safe use of forklifts and the importance of proper operator training. Last year the event was picked up in the BITA (British Industrial Truck Association) and was supported […]

After a 2% increase in turnover last year, igus is currently registering different signals from the market. While sales declined in the first four months due to the Corona situation, incoming orders have so far remained almost stable. The company says that interest in motion plastics, which improve technology and reduce costs, is increasing markedly. […]

The IPAF Summit and IAPAs 2020, scheduled to be held in London, UK, on 23 April 2020, has been postponed and will now be held on 8 October 2020, owing to ongoing concerns over the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. It will be held at the original venue, the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in Kensington, London. Peter Douglas, […]

OIPEEC and IFT are calling for all engineers, scientists, researchers and all others interested in wire- and fiber rope technology to share their knowledge and experience by presenting a paper at the joint 2021 OIPEEC Conference/7th International Ropedays in Stuttgart, Germany. The topic of the papers shall include all types of ropes (fibre, wire hybrid) […]

Doosan, a leading manufacturer of robust high performance forklift trucks, will be exhibiting at MACH 2020, the UK’s premier manufacturing technologies exhibition, to be held at the NEC, Birmingham, 20-24 April 2020. On display will be one of Doosan’s latest three-wheel electric trucks, the B13R-7, which is a powerful 3t electric counterbalance forklift – a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

ITI UK will be hosting a Lift Planning Workshop at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry on 20 April.  Industry thought leader, J. Keith Anderson, chief rigging engineer for Bechtel Equipment Operations and author of the books, Rigging Engineering Basics and Rigging Engineering Calculations will be the speaker for the event. ITI Workshops are designed to provide interactive training and world class speakers to “lifting leaders” in […]

Snorkel UK, the official distributor for Snorkel aerial work platforms and Ruthmann Blueluft tracked spider lifts in the UK, is showcasing five products at the annual Executive Hire Show, which opens today – 5 February. On its 50sqm booth space at the front of Hall 1 in the Ricoh Arena, Snorkel UK is highlighting a […]