productLOLER fleet compliance: what your maintenance system misses
Fleet software tracks the vehicle, not the tail lift bolted to it. Where LOLER fleet compliance slips, and what a thorough examination requires.
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productHoist & Winch supports plant maintenance programme with eight-hoist package
Maintaining critical equipment across a large industrial processing facility requires lifting systems tailored to the specific demands of each application area.
newsLifters boost quayside large pipe handling
B&B Attachments has supplied two vacuum lifting systems to Associated British Ports (ABP) at the Port of King’s Lynn.
articleThe role of lifting equipment in scalable eCommerce warehousing
The rapid growth of e-commerce has placed unprecedented pressure on warehousing and fulfilment operations, with businesses expected to process higher order volumes faster and more accurately than ever before. As demand continues to surge, scalability has become a critical requirement rather than a competitive advantage.
productAll-in-one motion monitoring
Wieland Electric is literally bringing movement to its safety portfolio.
articleLifting attraction
Ross Moloney, CEO of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), explains how the Association is playing a central role in providing solutions to the Lifting Industry’s key issues of recruitment, training and promoting itself.
product3PL works on lifting device for offshore wind
Geodis has partnered with Dolfines to develop an XXL lifting device for offshore wind applications.
productOptimal lifting solution for construction project
TO ENSURE the safe, effective and efficient transfer of plant equipment into the basement energy room of a new residential tower block in London, a major construction project leveraged the advantages of appointing Hoist & Winch as its supplier of turnkey lifting equipment.
newsNestlé modernising DC
A 70-metre lifting crane was spotted at Nestlé’s Haxby Road distribution centre in York.
productCrane-focused drive solutions
NORD DRIVESYSTEMS is offering complete drive systems for crane applications from a single source.
productAutomation goes live
THE FIRST of seven additional automated blocks at Hutchison Ports BEST is now operational.
productAnalysis: Ports are embracing automated cranes
GLOBAL AUTONOMOUS crane revenues are predicted to exceed US$6 billion by 2030, according to ABI Research.
productCompany fined £1.6m following the death of ‘happy-go-lucky’ 24-year-old
Jack Phillips lost his life on 8 August 2019 while working for Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services UK at South Cliff Tower in Eastbourne.
productPort of Greenock launches £25m cranes
THE PORT of Greenock has officially unveiled its new £25m ship-to-shore cranes as the investment boosts productivity at the facility.
articleOverhead crane project supported
THE DESIGN and installation by Hoist & Winch of replacement end carriages for two overhead cranes reached its conclusion recently with the end user expressing complete satisfaction in the outcome.
newsHear Boohoo talk eComm John Lewis on automation and much more
Content is the focus at the Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester event on October 2 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground.
productAutomated cranes for Port of Felixstowe
The Hutchison Ports operated facility has taken delivery of its latest batch of Automated electric Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes (AeRTGs).
articleImproving power quality in cranes
ACCORDING TO the Siemens True Cost of Downtime report, an hour’s unplanned downtime in 2022 cost manufacturers 50% more than in 2020.
productBespoke system for wet room
A COMPANY wanted a bespoke electric-powered winch lifting system to raise and lower large vinyl-type sheets in a purpose-built ‘wet area’.
productKeep cranes running straight and true
LIFTING EQUIPMENT specialist, Konecranes, has launched its RailQ 3D crane runway survey programme. The package has been designed to provide highly accurate measurement of crane runway alignment and is backed by comprehensive analysis of cloud-based data.
