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New JLG Rapid Replaceable Platform made standard on selected booms
JLG Industries has rolled out its Rapid Replaceable Platform, a new standard feature on select JLG boom lift models in North America. The new Rapid Replaceable Platform allows for quick and efficient servicing of boom lift platforms in the field with minimal interruption, helping customers increase uptime. The design enables damaged platforms to be removed […]
Bobcat appoints new authorised dealer for Iceland
PON ehf, based in Hafnarfjordur, has been appointed as the new authorised Bobcat dealer for Iceland with immediate effect. PON was founded in 1962 and has specialized in importing and servicing forklifts and other machinery, representing top brands across multiple industries. Hjalti Kristinn Unnarsson, PON’s operations manager, said, “Being Iceland’s exclusive Bobcat dealer is a […]
Yale incorporates telemetry as standard feature
Yale Lift Truck Technologies has said that wireless monitoring, the base tier of the company’s Yale Vision telemetry system, will now be included as standard on several key warehouse lift truck models, including order pickers, reach trucks and turret trucks. The standard telemetry offering tracks forklift utilization, impacts, location and diagnostic trouble codes, and helps […]
Mazzella names Mike Lindsey VP of Business Development
Mazzella has appointed Mike Lindsey as vice president of Business Development for its Lifting Business. In this new role, Mike will focus on driving strategic growth initiatives, strengthening customer relationships, and aligning business development efforts with evolving market needs. His appointment reinforces Mazzella’s commitment to delivering tailored solutions, expanding its reach, and accelerating value creation […]
Flexible logistics solutions from Hubtex for the defence industry
From bunkers to outdoor areas – for over 30 years, Hubtex has been supplying tailor-made multidirectional sideloaders to armed forces worldwide. Under extreme conditions – from low ammunition bunkers to unpaved terrain – the vehicles ensure reliable material transport. With fully electric and hybrid drives, Hubtex fulfils the increasing requirements for efficiency and sustainability in […]
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Opinion Pieces
A foot in both camps
Regardless of the status of automation and digitalisation, industry remains in a hybrid state, and the customer continues to dictate technological terms, says Doug Stitt, president and CEO at The Caldwell Group Inc. Acceptance of technology may well be gathering speed, but its cadence is inconsistent, and we exist in the grey area between tradition […]
Turning industry voices into action during GLAD2025
Matt Barber, director of Membership, at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, explains why, during GLAD2025, LEEA is placing the emphasis on turning industry voices into action on skills and recruitment and driving awareness of the sector’s importance. The lifting sector is a classic example of an essential and commonplace industry that is hidden, ignored or […]