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Stärke Material Handling Group introduces the all new line of EcoMaxx Series forklifts, now available through U.S. and Canadian Stärke authorized dealers. Featuring GM Tier IV EPA and Yanmar EPA Tier III diesel engines with lift capacities from 4,000 to 7,000 pounds, these economical and eco-friendly trucks have features to meet a wide range of […]

  German remote control manufacturer HBC-radiomatic has launched new plug and play compact radio receivers which can be installed for use on overhead cranes and hoists without cables and wiring. The FSE 308 and FSE 312 incorporate sophisticated technical design elements, easy installation, and other cost-saving features. The FSE 308, for example, has eight relay […]

Columbus McKinnon Corp. Amherst, N.Y., announces it has expanded its DNV-type approved and certified shackles for the offshore industry. This expanded line of carbon shackles meets our on-going effort to offer the best meet the stringent requirements of the offshore industry.   The Bolt & Nut style anchor shackle is certified to meet DNV Standard […]

As a result of new equipment demand moving towards emerging markets, Konecranes Business Area Equipment has initiated actions to align operations closer to customers. The Industrial Cranes business unit will organize itself into larger sales areas with fewer units. The company is also considering discontinuing industrial crane manufacturing in Hyvinkää, Finland, and Vic, Spain. Hyvinkää […]

  The board of governors of Material Handling Industry has voted to rebrand and adopt a new name—MHI—with a tagline ‘The industry that makes the supply chain work’.“The decision to become MHI was made to better serve the changing needs of our members and our industry,” said George Prest, CEO of MHI.  “People in our […]

Stärke Material Handling Group has strengthened its U.S. dealer network by adding new dealers. Dixie Material Handling  of Enterprise, Ala., Industrial Lift Truck Corp. of Largo, Fla., Athens Material Handling of Athens, Ga., TServe Inc. of Gainsville, Ga., GSM Forklifts of Kansas City, Mo., now representithe full Stärke Material Handling lineup.

As a result of new equipment demand moving towards emerging markets, Konecranes Business Area Equipment has initiated actions to align operations closer to customers. The Industrial Cranes business unit will organize itself into larger sales areas with fewer units. The company is also considering discontinuing industrial crane manufacturing in Hyvinkää, Finland, and Vic, Spain. Hyvinkää […]

  The board of governors of Material Handling Industry has voted to rebrand and adopt a new name—MHI—with a tagline 'The industry that makes the supply chain work'."The decision to become MHI was made to better serve the changing needs of our members and our industry," said George Prest, CEO of MHI.  "People in our […]

  A UK-based mining machinery company has installed overhead and jib cranes as part of a multi-million pound expansion. Mining Machinery Developments (MMD) will use a mix of overhead travelling and jib cranes from Street Crane. The cranes will speed the manufacture and assembly of MMD’s heavy duty mineral sizing equipment and are easily adapted […]

  Hoist UK lifting equipment is aboard the Coldest Journey‘s ice-strengthened ship, the SA Agulhas, which has left Cape Town, South Africa bound for Crown Bay, Antarctica. UK-based expedition sponsor Hoist UK has supplied manual chain blocks, lever hoists, slings and shackles, much of which has already been used in loading the ship and will […]