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Briggs Equipment and LiftOne are now authorized Hyster lift truck dealers in Atlanta, Ga., and Charlotte, N.C., respectively. This follows a late January announcement where Barloworld announced that it had executed letters of interest regarding the sale of its U.S. assets to Briggs and LiftOne, pending a due diligence process. The additions make both Briggs […]

NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc. (NMHG), Greenville, N.C., has launched a new website that reinforces the company’s position as a global leader in the materials handling industry. The website provides an improved interface for NMHG to communicate with its target audiences worldwide. The website also facilitates better communication with current and potential employees, suppliers, dealers, investors, […]

  Kaliningrad, Russia-based crane manufacturer OAO Baltkran has received an order for two 360t cranes for installation at a reactor circuit at the Baltiyskaya nuclear power plant. Baltkran won a tender held by GK Rosatom for cranes to transfer loads from an outside reactor to a 40m high trestle bridge. Loads will include reactor vessels, […]

Magnetek Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wis., has introduced Flex Pro, a handheld radio remote control versatile enough for nearly every crane and hoist application. Flex Pro offers operators a new way to interact with and manage their loads, providing the ability to maneuver with precise control and smooth operation. The Flex Pro handheld transmitter utilizes a […]

  Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. has delivered two ship-to-shore container cranes to TCP Paranagua, Brazil. The cranes have a waterside outreach of 52.50m, span of 18m and landside backreach of 15m. Total lift height under spreader is 38m. The cranes, 65t capacity under twin lift spreader and 75t under hook beam, are the first Liebherr […]

  Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. has delivered two ship-to-shore container cranes to TCP Paranagua, Brazil. The cranes have a waterside outreach of 52.50m, span of 18m and landside backreach of 15m. Total lift height under spreader is 38m. The cranes, 65t capacity under twin lift spreader and 75t under hook beam, are the first Liebherr […]

  Cargotec UK Limited will launch its latest forklift model—the LR30.3—for handling live poultry in the yard at the Pig & Poultry Show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, UK, May 15-16, 2012. Hiab Moffett Truck-mounted forklifts are renowned as specialists within the poultry industry. The M9 with low overall height, designed for operation in poultry houses […]

  Industrial systems provider Midi Bobinage has taken delivery of a Verlinde 6,300kg gantry crane. The gantry will handle heavy industrial speed reducers, which are offloaded from trailers and set inside the workshop. Previously, a manual Verlinde gantry crane with a 3,200kg electric hoist was used. “It was a long and laborious process because the […]

Sound Counsel Crisis Communications LLC, Seattle, Wash., was recently named a program partner of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA). Sound Counsel provides public relations services for companies in preparation for crises or during a difficult situation. SC&RA recently hosted a free webinar by the company, which is archived under Past Webinars at www.scranet.org/webinars. […]

  UK firm RHC Lifting Limited has commissioned and supplied its first Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) to GKN Aerospace’s new state of the art composite wing structures manufacturing and assembly facility, near Bristol, which was officially opened on Friday 27 April by the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne. RHC Lifting designed, manufactured and […]