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Lifting Gear Hire Corp. (LGH), Bridgeview, Ill., was chosen to participate in an episode of the “Today in America” TV show, which portrays the era of changing economic times, while combining business news stories, lifestyle features and in-depth interviews across various industries. The episode is titled “Innovations in Material Handling to Meet Today’s Industry Challenges.” […]

JLG Industries, Inc., a McConnellsburg, Pa.-based Oshkosh Corp. company, has developed a free mobile app for its Online Express customer portal for Apple iPhone and iPad devices. The app, which can be downloaded from the iTunes store, is available for any JLG customer who has registered for a username and password for Online Express. Users […]

  Demag Cranes, Düsseldorf, Germany commissioned its first Generation 5 Portal Harbour Crane in Latin America at the beginning of the year. The G HSK 4316 B, a variant of Model 4, is being used to handle fertilizers and construction material for Fospar Fertilizantes Fosfatados do Paraná at its terminal in the Brazilian Port of […]

  Exhibition giant Deutsche Messe is in the process of acquiring a 100 percent stake in Sodeks A.S., organiser of ISK-Sodex, Turkey’s largest trade fair for HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) technology. The contracts for the takeover were signed recently in Istanbul. Deutsche Messe’s Turkish subsidiary Hannover Messe International Istanbul currently owns 50 percent […]

  Demag Cranes has received two orders for mobile harbour cranes from German ports, strengthening its presence on the Kiel Canal, which connects the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau. A Gottwald G HMK 6407 crane including a spreader is bound for Heilbronner Versorgungs GmbH, where it will be used in […]

Demag Cranes, Düsseldorf, Germany, commissioned its first Generation 5 Portal Harbor Crane in Latin America at the beginning of the year. This G HSK 4316 B, a variant of Model 4, is being used to handle fertilizers and construction material for Fospar S.A. Fertilizantes Fosfatados do Paraná at its terminal in the Brazilian Port of […]

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp., Eden Prairie, Minn., announces that Daniel F. Koehler has been named director of market intelligence and strategy for the Hydraulics Group. Koehler will be responsible for the analysis and communication of market data, leading the annual strategic planning process for the global hydraulics business, and coordinating the strategy deployment and […]

Hirschmann Automation and Control (PAT), Chambersburg, Pa., has presented Crane Warning Systems Inc., Lakeland, Fla., with Hirschmann’s Top Sales 2011 Award for North America. Crane Warning Systems has been a dedicated Hirschmann Premier Dealer since 2002 when Hirschmann’s dealer network was initially established.  Over the past 10 years, its team has been committed to providing […]

  Konecranes has received an order for the design and components for a Goliath gantry crane. The order was placed by Korean Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HSHI). Konecranes is a subcontractor to HSHI, who will construct the crane in South Korea and ship it to the final destination in Brazil for assembly. The […]

Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP), a Redmond, Wash.-based business segment of Terex Corp., has appointed Marty Olberding as director, customer services. In this role, Olberding will assume responsibility for the Americas’ field service, customer care, international and domestic inside sales operations and used equipment teams. He will report directly to Matt Fearon, vice president and […]