articleTwo major signings
Impact Handling has increased its offering of heavy-duty materials handling and distribution equipment after being appointed sole UK distributor for German-based MAFI and Italian-based Carer.
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articleImpact Handling takes on Konecranes heavy lift trucks
Impact Handling has been appointed as a nationwide distributor for the Konecranes range of heavy-duty lift trucks, extending its materials handling portfolio from the smallest pallet trucks to specialist port-based machines with lifting capacities of up to 80 tonnes.
productDirect controlled chain hoists
Terex Material Handling has released an additional model within its Demag DC chain hoist family.
productLogistic train systems
Offering customers a modern, flexible and convenient cycle-flow of materials throughout their production facilities, Linde Material Handling has launched two new load train solutions.
articleCostain hit with £600,000+ fine and costs after telehandler death
Global engineering specialist Costain has been ordered to pay more than £615,000 in fines and costs after a worker was killed when a telehandler overturned during the construction of the Parkway development in Newbury.
articleHybrid straddle carriers impress
The hybrid straddle carrier supplied by Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is said to have set the industry benchmark for fuel consumption and emissions in operation at MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp, Belgium.
productPractical engine access
Designed for the safe and effective powered manipulation of large engines or other heavy workpieces weighing up to 25t, the latest engine stand supplied to Clarke Energy is a Benco 25 unit, manufactured by the Brixworth Engineering Company.
articleMoving safely in healthcare
Materials handling specialist MasterMover is alerting healthcare providers to the significant advantages its range of electric tugs can deliver within hospital environments in terms of improving efficiency, safety and cost savings.
productUnderwater operation
Engineered for performance, reliability and longevity when operating in extreme environments, lifting and handling products from J D Neuhaus have found application in offshore oil and gas exploration.
articleTake a walk on the wide side
Electric models will gain growing traction in the sideloader market predicted Bulmor as HSS Editor Simon Duddy visited the manufacturer’s facilities in Austria.
productAn uplifting history
Including turntables for supermarket yards and bespoke military applications, there are few heavy lifting challenges not tackled by Movetech in its illustrious history.
productTransformers walk on air
Since the 1970s Solving has been providing Air Film Movers to all the major transformer manufacturers to enable these industrial giants to be moved, efficiently and safely through production, into test and beyond, enabling cranes to be dedicated to essential assembly processes.
articlePower play
Toyota Material Handling UK counterbalance product manager Dave Rylance is passionate about high tonnage forklifts and talks to HSS editor Simon Duddy about the nuances involved in deciding between diesel and electric powered models.
productCompact & maneuverable
Terex Port Solutions has sold two TFC 46 M reach stackers to Brazilian terminal operator Bandeirantes for its port in Santos.
productHovercraft get a lift
Liifting equipment specialist, Lloyds British, has lifted a 55t hovercraft from its transport wheel blocks onto its stand for final fitting. Due to the limitations to the work area, the lift was set up for a maximum radius lift of 26m.
articlePort of Felixstowe buys four reachstackers
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver four reachstackers for laden handling to the Port of Felixstowe in the UK.
productWorld record lift
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has entered the record books thanks to the heavy lift capabilities of its latest reachstacker, named Super Gloria. The reachstacker lifted a steel component weighing over 100t in front of an invited audience at Kalmar’s multi-assembly unit in Lidhult, Sweden.
productSecond heavy duty Combilift for Bird Stainless
Bird Stainless, headquartered just north of stainless steel’s home city of Sheffield, has taken delivery of its second Combilift 4-way forklift to enable it to cope with increasing demand for its products.
productTerminal tractors
When Irish Ferries introduced a new MV Epsilon ferry used its Dublin/Holyhead and Dublin/Cherbourg route, there was also an additional requirement to replace out-of-date older equipment used at the ports.
productModern lifting fleet
Operated by Malcolm Rail, as one of the UK’s busiest intermodal freight terminals, DIRFT (Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal) handles trains for major freight operating companies and requires a modern lifting fleet, which has been supplied by Kalmar.
