productGrabbing cranes are usually large machines with wide spans and high lifting heights. Not so the Condra grabbing crane installed in February at the railhead serving Sishen Iron Ore Mine, near Kuruman, South Africa.
newsA draft proposal to develop an occupational standard for the provisionally titled ‘Lifting Equipment Technician’ apprenticeship has been devised, following a meeting of the Trailblazer Working Group (TWG).
productKalmar has introduced a fully electric version of its Empty Container Handler range.
articleThe latest Combilift trucks to be deployed at the builder’s merchant are electric powered models.
articleThe truck is one of the largest straddle carriers to be produced so far by specialist manufacturer Combilift.
articleItalian manufacturer Baumann has unveiled a new 50 tonnes capacity model, said to be the largest sideloader ever built.
productLifting equipment manufacturer and service provider Konecranes Demag UK has reaffirmed its commitment to providing equal employment opportunities by entering into partnership with the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).
articleBlickle has released a new flagship product in its heavy duty castors range – the welded steel heavy duty double-castor, LSD-GSPO 500K with a load capacity of up to 30 tonnes.
productA superconducting electromagnet company, Tesla Engineering, has been sentenced after a worker was fatally hit and crushed by an overhead gantry crane.
articleGebhardt has launched its Cheetah heavy automatic storage & retrieval system (AS/RS).
articleThe new forklift is the latest step on the company’s journey towards offering an electric version of every product in its portfolio by 2021.
productDemag Cranes & Components has added overhung and extending configurations to its KBK Aluline light crane system.
articleSpeakers will address the critical developments driving change across the supply chain sector during a series of free-to-attend seminars taking place across four days at IMHX 2019.
articleWith around fifteen exhibits at this year’s IMHX, visitors to the four Combilift and Aisle Master stands will be spoilt for choice.
productLeading sideloader manufacturer, Baumann, has appointed Mark Bann as UK managing director. Mark steps up from general manager and will take on the role with immediate effect, as Jason Reynolds becomes group managing director.
productThe German lifting manufacturer filed a petition for the opening of insolvency at Stuttgart District Court with the aim of accelerating the restructuring and strategic reorientation of the Eisenmann Group, which began in March 2019.
productThe Kalmar equipment will be deployed at the firm’s container terminals in Grangemouth and London.
articleBusinesses are under increasing pressure to respond flexibly and efficiently. But how can materials handling operations provide the agility needed, with minimum exposure to risk?
productHubtex provides an overview of the most important order-picking systems as well as outlining their advantages and disadvantages.
articleHardstaff Barriers signed a deal with Acclaim Handling for two new Hyundai 80D-9 diesel, 8,000kg, counterbalance forklifts in a deal worth £132K.
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