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Narrow Aisle Ltd, manufacturer of the FLEXI Truck range of very narrow aisle (VNA) intralogistics technology, has announced a restructure of its board as it prepares to drive global development in 2023 and beyond. With effect from 1 April 2023, Narrow Aisle’s current group finance director, Donald Houston, will take up the position of managing […]

The Crosby Group, a leading provider of lifting and rigging solutions, and Kito Corporation, a leading manufacturer of material handling equipment with 90 years of experience in the development and production of hoists and cranes, have announced the completion of their business combination. Today’s announcement follows the settlement of The Crosby Group’s cash tender offer […]

BVS Cranes, the Turkish leader in crane manufacturing is going through an initial public offering (=IPO) in Borsa Istanbul. BVS Cranes was established in 1986 by Mech Eng Önder Bülbüloğlu and has been growing in size and turnover ever since, both at home and in international markets – with export going to 90 countries on […]

JLG Industries a leading global manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms and telehandlers, has announced a new business structure in the EMEAI region. JLG has restructured its EMEAI Business to create focus on the core elements of Commercial; JLG Powertowers Leicester; JLG Verticals Tonneins; Strategy, Planning and Engineering and Order to Delivery. Karel Huijser, general […]

Konecranes and Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a large Indian multinational company, have signed a licensing agreement for the manufacturing and distribution of Konecranes port cranes in India, expanding Konecranes’ footprint in this dynamic market. The first products have been sold under this agreement: two shipyard jib cranes will be delivered to the Cochin Shipyard in […]

Kaitlyn Hines has been awarded the Bill Franz Memorial Scholarship from AWRF in 2022. Hines is a rising Junior at Rowan University majoring in mechanical engineering with an automotive CUGS and maths minor. While at Chant this Summer, Hines has learned to perform design improvements for refurbished pull test machines and how to perform dimensional […]

The ALL family of companies is once again an authorised dealer for Maeda minicranes. ALL is also adding 13 Maeda spider cranes to its own fleet. ALL’s exclusive territory for Maeda sales covers the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. ALL will sell and service Maeda’s full line including spider cranes, crawlers, and battery […]

Emilio Lens has been appointed European Sales Manager for Unic Cranes Europe and given the job of managing and growing a dealer network throughout Europe, UAE and South Africa. The announcement comes after a launch of the new Unic URW-345 ‘pop-up’ crane at Bauma, Munich in October 2022, with production units expected to be delivered […]

Skyjack has celebrated the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Ramos Arizpe,Mexico on 12 January 2023 in. The ceremony was attended by Miguel Angel Riquelme Solis, Governor of Coahuila, José María Morales Padilla, Mayor of Ramos Arizpe, Mario Bres Garza, Secretary of Economy of the State of Coahuila and Ken McDougall, president of Skyjack. […]

The UK’s fastest growing accrediting body for the training of operators of workplace transport equipment has reported strong growth throughout 2022. As the only membership-run accrediting body in its sector, AITT managing director Liam Knight believes it is the most effective way to deliver and maintain the highest training standards for operators, instructors, tutors and […]