productHeavy truck expertise
Impact has appointed Andrew Dickson as operation support manager, bolstering Impact’s heavy-duty truck expertise in this specialist sector with decades of industry knowledge.
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productAir bearing modules
Conventional machinery moving roller skates are tried and tested material handling products using wheels or tracks, but they often create unacceptable point loads, are notoriously difficult to move sideways, and considerable force is often needed to get them moving.
productOil industry supplier deploys double girder crane
A 20-tonne capacity CXTD double girder crane supplied by Konecranes is helping Norfolk-based Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS) realise greater operational flexibility and production efficiencies.
articleManufacturer invests in lifting tables
German ventilation system manufacturer Hansa installs 16 two tonne lifting tables supplied by Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products.
articleBig trucks with no DPF
The Doosan 7-Series Big truck range features 18-Tonne & 25-Tonne trucks rated at 1200mm load centre – Doosan’s largest ever capacity forklifts.
productPort signs service contract with Kalmar
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and the Yilport Oslo Terminal Investments AS in Norway, have signed a long term service agreement for Kalmar Optimal Care. The order was signed on 1 February 2016 and the Kalmar services team has already started working at the terminal.
productExtreme crane makeover
Linian Crane and Hoist Company was approached by Tratos UK who had taken over a derelict building in which there was an old and defunct 10 tonne Wharton double girder electric overhead travelling crane, probably dating from the 1950s.
productReal-time visibility
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, introduced Kalmar Insight at the TOC Europe exhibition.
productCombilift’s solution to the SOLAS legislation
The specialist truck manufacturer has responded to the new regulations by offering a SOLAS compliant weight measurement system integrated into its Straddle Carriers.
articleLowest platform height
Hubtex has developed a new freely manoeuvrable platform truck with a platform height of 457mm and load capacity of up to 35 tons or 70 tons in its coupled operating mode.
articlePaperboard firm installs overhead crane
Terex Material Handling has installed a Demag double girder overhead travelling process crane at Iggesund Paperboard’s production facility in Cumbria.
productCompetitive gain
Technological innovation is paramount in helping industrial companies achieve competitive gain and accrue market share. These technologies must be robust, reliable and require little maintenance. Only this way can the industrial sector maximise its output. For example, take humble hoists and crane systems such as those manufactured by J D Neuhaus.
productATEX drum rotator
A UK manufacturer of forklift attachments has offered increased confidence of working in high risk areas by manufacturing and supplying one of its clients with a certified ATEX solution.
articleVariety of range
Impact, the UK’s sole distributor for Cat Lift Trucks, will return to IMHX this year to showcase its comprehensive product line-up – including the UK show debut of a new 8-10 tonne Carer heavy duty electric forklift range.
productCombilift – not to be missed at IMHX
Largest IMHX Stand to date for Irish specialist manufacturer.
productBespoke lifting system
Linian Crane and Hoist Company designed a bespoke lifting system for a sizable metal treatment facility for Knowsley Engineering Services for one of its clients.
productNickel plated hygienic options for clean applications
Selected models from the JD Neuhaus range of air operated hoists and trolleys are now available for clean room operations and other specialist applications that also require hygienic working conditions.
articleIconic structures
Baumann sideloaders have played key role in landmark building projects, by transporting large loads for structural steel specialist Severfield.
productBespoke bogie bridge
Mechan has installed equipment at a fifth site associated with the Department for Transport’s flagship Intercity Express Programme (IEP).
productLEEA backs status quo in LOLER consultation
LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has responded to a new HSE (Health and Safety Executive) consultation by expressing its support for retaining the existing requirements for thorough examination of lifting equipment in the UK.
