People - appointments

Engineered Material Handling (EMH) has promoted Ann Branham to the position of national sales manager. Branham leads a sales team that is responsible for handling, processing and releasing all standard equipment orders to production. For EMH and its outside sales team, Branham’s responsibilities include quoting new equipment projects, as well as managing and overseeing customer […]

Snorkel Europe Limited has promoted Scott Holtby to sales director for the UK. From 1 April Holtby is heading up the UK sales team bringing extensive sales experience to the role including his five years at Snorkel. Holtby joined Snorkel in the summer of 2018 as an area sales manager in the Southwest with the […]

A UK manufacturer of tracked machines for use in the lifting and construction sectors is expanding its team as it seeks to build on its export success. Tracked Carriers produces crawler-mounted material carrying machines that are ideal for working on construction sites as well as in warehouses. These platforms can carry heavy and bulky loads […]

The supervisory board of Jungheinrich AG has resolved to propose Rolf Najork for election to the supervisory board at the company’s Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2023. In addition, it is intended to propose Najork as a candidate for the position of chairman of the supervisory board. In September 2022, Hans-Georg Frey resigned as […]

Fizyr, a company providing smart and fast vision AI for robotic systems has appointed Ken Fleming as CEO to lead the business into its critical North American and European expansion. Fizyr’s co-founder and previous CEO Herbert ten Have remains as director of strategic alliances, continuing in his role as a robotics industry visionary. “Labour availability, […]

The Crosby Group, a leading supplier of lifting and rigging solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Travis Buck as the new Commercial Director for its EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region. Travis brings a wealth of experience to the role, having previously held senior commercial positions at leading companies in the construction […]

Dynamic Load Monitoring (UK) Ltd. (DLM) has promoted Chris Scrutton to technical director of the Southampton, UK, business. Scrutton will immediately take an overall view of the engineering and operations functions of the company with a remit to improve efficiency, strategically identify and develop new products, along with ensuring that the DLM range continues to […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cargotec CEO Mika Vehviläinen has informed Cargotec’s board of directors of his intention to retire from Cargotec during 2023, in accordance with the terms of his CEO service contract. The board has initiated a search for a successor. “It has been both a privilege and a pleasure to lead the transformation of Cargotec together with […]