People - appointments

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 […]

Konecranes has appointed Juha Pankakoski executive vice president, Port Solutions and member of the Konecranes leadership team. He will start in this position on 7 September 2023, and will report to Konecranes’ president and CEO Anders Svensson. Juha Pankakoski will succeed Mika Mahlberg, executive vice president, Port Solutions, who will step down from the Konecranes […]

The board of directors of the Merlo Group has reappointed Paolo Merlo as chairman, marking a sign of continuity to the path undertaken at the beginning of the year. The Group, has confirmed its industrial plan that is based on a clear vision and financial solidity. Merlo is aiming to strengthen its technological leadership in […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association is pleased to announce that four new members have joined the LEEA Technical Committee. They are Rob Messenger, sales manager Lifting and lashing systems at RUD Chains Ltd; Wan Djawad, technical director at Durham Lifting Ltd; Richard Oldknow, consultant at Yoke Industrial Corp; and Craig Jenkins of Brandon Hire Station. […]

The ProLift Rigging Company, a leading supplier of solutions-based industrial construction services has promoted its vice president of operations, Jesse Taylor, to the role of president and chief executive officer. Taylor joined ProLift in 2020 as part of the company’s acquisition of a number of competitor ENTREC’s United States assets. At ProLift, Taylor has served […]

TVH Americas, a leading provider of quality parts and accessories for the material handling, industrial and light construction equipment industries is making changes to the customer service and sales teams in the USA Cathy Diaz, director USA sales, began her career with System Material Handling Inc (SMH) in 1984. Her wealth of experience and knowledge […]

Mike Conroy has been appointed as the new director services, North America at Kalmar. With this promotion, he will take on the responsibility of driving and developing the services business in North America, overseeing both service sales and service operations. Conroy’s extensive experience and remarkable track record within the company make him an ideal candidate […]

Marcelo Yamane, an expert with more than 30 years’ sales and operations experience in the access and construction equipment sector, has been appointed by Sinoboom as business development director for Sinoboom Brazil. In this newly created role, Yamane has responsibility for regional team building, the formulation and implementation of regional strategies and sales targets, key […]