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  Demag Cranes has upgraded its KBK light crane system to include two components. With immediate effect, adjustable limitation of the slewing motion is available for wall-mounted slewing jib cranes to protect workers at their workplaces and, at the same time, to protect material, such as neighbouring machinery. In addition, a new cable slider is […]

  Free online visitor registration is now available for LiftEx 2012, the annual exhibition dedicated to overhead lifting and safe work at height. Taking place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK on 29-30 November, LiftEx is in its eighth consecutive year and will bring together over 70 leading suppliers of lifting equipment and related services. […]

  Hampshire, UK-based Straightpoint, a designer and maker of load monitoring devices and crane scales, has signed up as attendee bag sponsor for the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association’s (LEEA) annual LiftEx trade show. Now in its eighth year, LiftEx 2012 takes place 29-30 November at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK. LiftEx is the UK’s only […]

In June 2012, Konecranes received an order for 12 rubber-tired gantries from Lomé Container Terminal in Lome’, Togo. The value of the order was not disclosed.   In 2008, Lomé Container Terminal, one of investment company Terminal Investment Limited container terminal projects, was awarded a 35-year concession by the Government of Togo to develop, construct, […]

O’Brien Installations Limited, Burlington, Ontario, announces it has become a member of the largest U.S. material handling and logistics association, the Material Handling Industry of America. According to O’Brien, joining the organization has strategically aligned its company for future growth as the association represents the largest material handling manufacturers.   “The decision to become a […]

The extra high density and ergonomic Hornet horizontal carousel and scissor lift system from Sapient Automation is a cost effective way to automate storage and retrieval operations while optimizing available ceiling heights up to 25 feet. These systems can save up to 75 percent of the available floor space while reducing labor by two-thirds and […]

O’Brien Installations Limited, Burlington, Ontario, announces it has become a member of the largest U.S. material handling and logistics association, the Material Handling Industry of America. According to O’Brien, joining the organization has strategically aligned its company for future growth as the association represents the largest material handling manufacturers. “The decision to become a member […]

Lifting Gear Hire Corporation (LGH), Bridgeview, Ill., has opened a new warehouse in Charlotte, N.C. This is the 14th warehouse LGH has opened in the United States. The new warehouse will provide faster equipment rental turn-around times for customers in and around Charlotte. In addition, the warehouse will provide an expansive selection of rental equipment, […]

The Associated Wire Rope Fabricators will hold its fall general meeting in Washington, D.C., Sept. 30 to Oct. 3. The opening reception takes place Sept. 30, followed by business and motivational sessions Oct. 1-2. Registration information and more details about the agenda will be posted at www.awrf.org as they come available.

  The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, visited manufacturer Street Crane last week to applaud its success as an exporter of crane and hoist products. Around 70 percent of Street Crane’s £25 million turnover goes to export markets. Most of this comprises crane kits, the electro mechanical crane elements such as hoists, carriages and […]