Caldwell expands sales coverage

The Caldwell Group Inc, based in Rockford, Illinois, USA, has expanded sales coverage in the Mideast/Midwest and Florida via two additions to their manufacturer’s representative pool. Mark Ganote, will work with Gimel Martinez and Tim Diehr at WH Humphrey, covering Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Ohio, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania for Caldwell. Tyler Schaney […]

03/02/2026 - 09:07 am

Caldwell makes two strategic hires

Rockford, Illinois-based The Caldwell Group Inc. has completed two important hires, as the business prepares for its next phase of growth. Each brings an abundance of experience and contacts to the company: Brian Porter has joined the outside sales group as regional sales manager; and Kent Henry has joined the sales team as sales engineer. […]

19/01/2026 - 09:49 am

Caldwell introduces RUD 3D Lifting Points Configurator

The Caldwell Group Inc, based in Rockford, Illinois, USA, is highlighting RUD’s new lifting points configurator that features animations and 3D visualization. The below-the-hook and material handling equipment manufacturer has a longstanding partnership with Germany’s RUD to bring lifting points and other products to the US and Canada. A new configurator has been added to […]

21/10/2025 - 17:17 pm

Caldwell launches custom lifting beam with LGH

A new lifting beam that enables forklifts to more efficiently carry longer loads is now in service. LGH, the largest lifting and rigging rental company in North America, approached Caldwell with a challenge it saw across several customers. Together the companies created the Caldwell Telescoping Forklift Beam, now exclusively available from LGH. “We noticed a […]

05/08/2025 - 13:08 pm

Caldwell purchases Beloit office building

The Caldwell Group Inc. has purchased a new building in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA, which is already serving as the company’s offices and training centre. The 53,000-square-foot building becomes the material handling and lifting equipment manufacturer’s third facility, with two existing sites in nearby Rockford, Illinois. The site, on State Street, includes a three-story property on […]

31/01/2025 - 11:34 am

Lifter, rotator for Giant Magellan Telescope

The Caldwell Group Inc. has delivered a custom system for rotating a track section during manufacture of the world’s most powerful telescope. Caldwell is one of the several businesses based in Rockford, Illinois, USA,  including milling specialist, Ingersoll Machine Tools Inc, that is delivering various scopes of work to The Giant Magellan Telescope, an international […]

02/04/2024 - 15:56 pm

Caldwell launches improved Tea Cup pipe carrier

The Caldwell Group has redesigned its best-selling Tea Cup pipe carrier with more benefits for the end user, including a smoother exterior surface, lighter weight and CE markings. The pipe carrier is an efficient way for customers to handle concrete water and sewer pipes, saving time and money in the process. The improved Tea Cup […]

16/05/2023 - 12:45 pm

K2 Marine Turns to Caldwell Posi-Turner for Load Rotation

After seeing the Posi-Turner in action at another boat plant, Bill Kenner, co-founder, K2 Marine, which owns BlackJack Boats and Frontier Boats, ordered a 2MP-180 Minimum Profile Posi-Turner from Caldwell’s representative, Riptide Sales and Service in Mississippi. The order took eight weeks to deliver, from customer inquiry to evaluation and qualifying, with concept drawings to […]

11/04/2023 - 15:29 pm

Caldwell spreader beam for Vita Load Navigator

The Caldwell Group Inc is manufacturing the spreader beam component of Vita Inclinata Technologies Inc.’s load navigator system. The propulsion (fan) driven product is a remotely operated, suspended load system that allows crane operation crews to precisely (to one degree) control and orient loads without guylines or being in the critical path of the load. […]

15/03/2023 - 15:03 pm

AWRF names Caldwell’s Ferchen to board

Associated Wire Rope Fabricators (AWRF) has named The Caldwell Group Inc’s director of business development Jeff Ferchen to the board of directors. It represents a return to the AWRF board for Ferchen, who previously served from 2015 to 2017. AWRF serves the lifting, rigging, and load securement industry by advancing interests common among its member […]

05/12/2022 - 16:14 pm

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