People - appointments

Sinoboom’s rapidly growing sales, product support and production operations across Europe will be brought together under the leadership of a newly appointed CEO Europe, who will join the Sinoboom Group in April. Richard Butler, CEO Europe, has been appointed to lead the integration of the Sinoboom subsidiaries in the Netherlands (Sales & Product Support) and […]

Diversified Fall Protection (DFP), a large US turnkey fall protection integrator for regulatory-driven systems and services, has appointed Travis Nelson, PE, CSP as the company’s new CEO. Nelson is a distinguished leader and influencer in the fall protection industry and brings over 20 years of industry experience to the position. “We are truly honoured to […]

Clark Europe GmbH, based in Duisburg, has expanded its management team. With this step, the industrial truck manufacturer wants to set the course for the upcoming generational change in good time. In addition to his role as director of Sales and Marketing, Stefan Budweit will assume responsibility for operations management as COO (chief operating officer) […]

LGH & Rotrex Group has appointed Russell Boswell-Munday as LGH’s new sales director for Europe and the UK. Russell has over 25 years’ of experience in the hire industry and has managed various sales teams during his career. As well as Russell’s appointment, the group has also announced other changes to the board. In his […]

Dan Carmichael has been promoted to vice president of Service of Mazzella. For the past four years, Carmichael has served Mazzella’s Lifting Business as regional sales manager. In his new role, Carmichael will oversee operations and strategy for Mazzella’s crane service and hoist parts businesses. He will also join Mazzella’s Lifting Leadership Team, reporting to […]

Konecranes has appointed Minna Aila executive vice president (EVP) of Corporate Affairs & Brand, and member of the Konecranes leadership team. In her role she will be responsible for communications, brand, public affairs and investor relations. She will start at Konecranes on 1 July 2024, and will report to Konecranes’ president and CEO Anders Svensson. […]

Hy-Brid Lifts, an industry leader in aerial lift equipment, has appointed David Price as director of sales covering the southeast United States. Price’s responsibilities include providing customer support as well as continuing the growth and channel development of the Hy-Brid Lifts line of low-level scissor lifts. “I am excited to join this team and look […]

Bishop Lifting, an above and below-the-hook solutions company with more than 45 branches across the USA, has appointed Todd Stewart as national business development manager for the crane and infrastructure markets.  Stewart recently joined Bishop Lifting after many years of experience in the industry at Wireco, and most recently with Verope. Stewart will work with […]

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) has named Sophie Coleman manager of its Heathrow depot. Coleman joined the company 14 years ago, at the age of 16, as an administrator before being promoted to sales and hire coordinator, based in Pyle, South Wales. She relocated to London in 2019 to take an office manager’s position; […]

Lift Turn Move Ltd (LTM) has promoted Robert Price to managing director of the Wirral, UK-based supplier of lifting and rigging equipment to the industrial and entertainment markets, reporting directly to the board of directors. Price, previously general manager and, before that, head of sales, will lead the ongoing growth of the business, following the […]