productMove goods up & down stairs
SwallowEMP offers a range of powered products to move goods weighing up to 600kg up and down stairs without lifting or carrying, helping to reduce the risk of injury.
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productSafely wheels away inefficiency
The new MUV Electric Wheelbarrow, or mini-dumper, from Nu-Star Material Handling not only allows operators to safely transport heavy loads with ease, it also eliminates the unnecessary ergonomic challenges and production halts associated with traditional wheelbarrow solutions.
productHoists facilitate crane repairs
When the diesel engine of a deck crane failed, it caused major handling problems for an offshore platform operating in the Dutch sector of the southern North Sea, problems that were solved with the use of J D Neuhaus air operated hoists.
productAirfreight handling gets a lift
Goldstar Heathrow, a growing freight handling company based at Heathrow Airport has in invested around £20,000 in specialist lifting equipment from SOMERSTOTALKARE, including a new set of Cable Free Lifts and Trailer Beam designed to specifically lift trailers in conjunction with column lifts from the leading supplier of heavy-duty vehicle lifting solutions.
productPowered sack trolley
In addition to a range of products to move goods up and down stairs without lifting or carrying, SwallowEMP offers the BinBoy, a powered sack trolley.
productLloyds British Testing acquires Swindon Lifting
National lifting equipment specialist Lloyds British Testing [LBT] has acquired Swindon Lifting Gear Limited, based on the Station Industrial Estate in Swindon, as part of its ongoing plans to continue its strategic expansion within the UK and overseas.
articleHigh stacking densities
Terex Port Solutions will supply ten eco-friendly Terex rubber-tyred gantry cranes in the E-RTG variant to Ningbo Port Co.
articleHyster hits ReachStacker millennium
Manufacturer is celebrating the production of its 1000th ReachStacker.
articleSimpler and faster lifting of awkward loads
Moving Alvan Blanch’s grain driers onto low loaders for transportation used to take over three hours, involve five personnel and four forklifts. Since the company took delivery of a Combilift Straddle Carrier (Combi-SC) the procedure now requires just one piece of lifting equipment, one driver and it is done and dusted in 10 minutes.
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productTruck-mounted
Provider of forklift and crane mounted vehicles Little Pot Transport has recently acquired a Manitou TMM25 – 4 Way truck-mounted masted forklift. The TMM25 enables the operator to handle heavy loads laterally and position them in confined areas. At the touch of a single button, the front wheels of the TMM turn 90 degrees sideways.
articleEgemin AGVs to handle slabs and rolls
Flooring manufacturer IVC has placed an order with Egemin for an automated warehouse solution at its manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia.
articleHeavy truck packs a punch
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has launched the TREXiA EX, a new range of 10.0 to 16.0 tonne diesel IC engine trucks.
productSafer lifting
Fibrelite is seeing an increase in enquiries for its lightweight composite access covers as industries world-wide switch from the more traditionally used metal and concrete.
productWarehouse-AGV project
IVC has placed an order with Egemin for an automated warehouse solution for its manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia. The order consists of an integrated warehousing system with AGVs to handle the intermediate transport flows of slabs and rolls and storage of slabs.
articleCombilift to invest €40 million in major manufacturing expansion
Combilift is to invest €40 million over the next two years in a new manufacturing facility, which will also create 200 additional jobs over the next five years.
productChocolate wrappers
Egemin has supplied an automated warehouse system with AGVs to Kim’s Chocolates.
productModular support
Lean manufacturing offers significant potential for manufacturers to improve performance, increase efficiency and optimise processes.
articleWindsor stacks up for Metsä Wood
Contract covers a wide range of equipment including sideloaders, forklifts and ancillary machines.
productGround forces
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) provides a broad array of ground services at over 120 airports.
