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Skyjack is expanding manufacturing for the SJ85 AJ rough terrain articulating boom to their manufacturing facility in Orosháza, Hungary. This expanded manufacturing will harness the skillset of Skyjack’s simply reliable OROS team to better serve customers across Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. “Skyjack is efficiently and effectively serving global customers using a bolstered regional […]

Sinoboom’s European manufacturing centre has achieved a rapid production capacity rate of 370%, while maintaining stringent quality standards. Manufacturing is playing an increasingly important role in Sinoboom’s long-term growth strategy. With production capacity at its Polish facility increasing by 370% year-on-year, the successful renewal of the site’s ISO 9001 certification, originally achieved in 2023 and […]

Kalmar has officially opened its world-class, industry-first fully automated Test Centre in Ljungby, Sweden. This investment marks a strategic milestone accelerating our electric and autonomous product development. It will strengthen product reliability and shorten time-to-market, directly supporting our commitment to customer uptime and sustainable growth. The grand opening ceremony, held on 3 September, welcomed approximately […]

Genie was incorporated 60 years ago, on 12 September 1966. During Vertikal Days, held 9-10 September at the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire, UK, Genie will celebrate its 60th anniversary by showcasing innovations that reflect a focus on quality, customer-focused innovation, and a commitment to helping rental companies improve fleet performance and reduce the total cost […]

Attendees at this year’s LiftEx will see a new feature this year: Proficiency Testing. Held 24–25 November 2026 at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool and hosted by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA LiftEx is the flagship annual global exhibition for the lifting equipment industry. Designed to bring inspection knowledge to life, Proficiency Testing gives lifting […]

Hyster announces two major award wins for the Hyster Atlas automated lift truck portal. The revolutionary lift truck automation solution won a Good Design award in the robotics category and was selected as the AGV Solution of the Year by the SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards. Hyster Atlas, which launched in September 2025, enables implementation of automated […]

Skyjack is exhibiting its new booms, scissors and low-level access lifts at the Vertikal Days 2026 trade show at the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire, UK, on 9 and 10 September. Skyjack’s irange of access equipment has been designed for rental and to help customers maximise utilisation on diverse indoor and outdoor jobsites. “Vertikal Days 2026 […]

APM Terminals Elizabeth has signed an agreement with Konecranes for boosting terminal operations with electric rubber-tired gantry (E-RTG) cranes as part of a broader modernization program at the Port of New York and New Jersey. The agreement covers 34 E-RTGs with an option for six additional cranes. The order was booked in Q2/2026 and the […]

Skyjack has appointed industry veteran Dave Wanta as the regional vice president of sales for Southeast United States. Bringing over 30 years of machine and equipment sales experience to the role, Dave returns to Skyjack after previously serving as Skyjack’s national accounts manager from 2017 to 2020. With significant leadership experience in construction and aerial […]

Some of South Africa’s leading materials-handling, transport, safety, training and industrial-equipment companies have joined forces to support the 2026 Forklift Driver Competition, taking place at Electra Mining Africa from 7–11 September 2026 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec. Organised by Lifting Africa, the competition will put licensed forklift operators from across South Africa through a […]