People - appointments

Italian manufacturer of bi-levelling self-propelled scissor lifts and telescopic tracked booms, Almac Srl has appointed Oana Samoila as export area manager. Samoila joins the company from low-level MEWP manufacturer, Bravi Platforms, where she previously worked for 15 months as a sales and marketing specialist, while serving as area manager for Italy, UK, Spain and Portugal. Samoila will be based in […]

Hy-Brid Lifts, an industry leader in high-quality, low-level access equipment, has appointed Brad Boehler to its board of directors. In this role, Boehler will tap into his years of industry experience in both engineering and market development to help guide the strategic direction of Hy-Brid Lifts by Custom Equipment, LLC. Boehler’s career spans nearly 25 […]

Thomas Dietvorst has become the new general manager, load monitoring, at the Crosby Group as David Ayling, the former owner of the Straightpoint (SP) steps into a consultancy role. Dietvorst will take the reins at SP’s manufacturing facility and headquarters, co-located in Hampshire, UK that became Crosby’s centre of excellence for load monitoring and measurement […]

Leading heavy duty hydraulic bus and truck lift manufacturer Stertil-Koni, have announced that the company’s business development manager, Radu Pop, has been named chairman of a new Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) task force, the Technology & Engineering Policy Committee. In making today’s announcement, Pop stated, “We are focusing on all aspects that are paramount […]

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 […]

The GGR Group, one of Europe’s leading lifting solutions specialists, has announced the appointment of Sat Dhaiwal as its new Independent Board Advisor. The company supplies vacuum handling equipment, compact pick and carry cranes, UNIC mini spider cranes and restricted access lifting machinery and Sat has been appointed to help accelerate the company’s vision for […]

Sales veteran, Sam Morovati has joined Vancouver based manufacturer of industrial battery chargers Delta-Q Technologies (Delta-Q), as vice president of sales, responsible for leading Delta-Q’s global sales channels. “We are excited to welcome Sam to our team,” said Sarah MacKinnon, chief financial officer and executive vice president of Delta-Q. “Sam is a seasoned and results-driven […]

Yoke Industrial Corp of Taiwan, a leading manufacturer of industrial lifting safety hooks, has announced the appointment of Vimal Pokar as field application engineer (FAE) for India and the Middle East. Based in Ahmedabad, Gurat, Vimal will focus on development of the distribution and end user training.  He will be working with the existing sales […]

Sinoboom has announced that industry veteran Tim Whiteman will be CEO of a new, European subsidiary of the parent company. Based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, the new company will be responsible for all Sinoboom’s activities in Europe. Whiteman joins as CEO of Sinoboom BV and senior vice president of the parent company with responsibility for […]

Ahern Ireland has appointed, Robert Hickey as branch manager. With overall responsibility for day-to-day operations, Hickey will lead Ahern Ireland’s existing team of three, implementing processes and systems to ensure the continued growth of the business. He will work alongside David Roddy who continues to lead sales efforts in the territory, with direction from Ahern […]