productFor a UK-based manufacturer of plastic pipe systems, flexibility is essential when handling large-section pipework and the customised angle and bend connections required by end customers.
productCrane test weights require a dedicated handling plan because they pose severe, specific safety risks during transportation, rigging and staging before the actual crane lift even begins. Despite the final proof load test being highly calculated, the process of moving, stacking and preparing thousands of pounds of modular blocks or water bags is often treated as a secondary task, leading to catastrophic rigging failures, tip-overs and crush injuries.
productFleet software tracks the vehicle, not the tail lift bolted to it. Where LOLER fleet compliance slips, and what a thorough examination requires.
productMaintaining critical equipment across a large industrial processing facility requires lifting systems tailored to the specific demands of each application area.
newsB&B Attachments has supplied two vacuum lifting systems to Associated British Ports (ABP) at the Port of King’s Lynn.
articleThe 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.
productWieland Electric is literally bringing movement to its safety portfolio.
articleRoss 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.
productGeodis has partnered with Dolfines to develop an XXL lifting device for offshore wind applications.
productTO 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.
newsA 70-metre lifting crane was spotted at Nestlé’s Haxby Road distribution centre in York.
productNORD DRIVESYSTEMS is offering complete drive systems for crane applications from a single source.
productTHE FIRST of seven additional automated blocks at Hutchison Ports BEST is now operational.
productGLOBAL AUTONOMOUS crane revenues are predicted to exceed US$6 billion by 2030, according to ABI Research.
productJack Phillips lost his life on 8 August 2019 while working for Brand Energy and Infrastructure Services UK at South Cliff Tower in Eastbourne.
productTHE PORT of Greenock has officially unveiled its new £25m ship-to-shore cranes as the investment boosts productivity at the facility.
articleTHE 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.
newsContent is the focus at the Tomorrow’s Warehouse Manchester event on October 2 at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground.
productThe Hutchison Ports operated facility has taken delivery of its latest batch of Automated electric Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes (AeRTGs).
articleACCORDING TO the Siemens True Cost of Downtime report, an hour’s unplanned downtime in 2022 cost manufacturers 50% more than in 2020.
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