productLifting spreader beam tackles classic yachts
The UK’s leading manufacturer of forklift attachments has come to the aid of a firm specialising in the restoration and repair of classic yachts which was looking for a bespoke lifting solution.
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productPorts Authority orders more empty container handlers
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a follow-up order from the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) for 12 empty container handlers including five used machine trade-ins, to the SCPA Charleston area port facilities. Delivery is set for the first quarter of 2017.
productPort of Sunderland upgrades fleet
One of the UK’s largest municipally-owned ports is strengthening its partnership with Cooper Specialised Handling, the independent and dedicated provider of specialised heavy lifting solutions, as it enhances its materials handling capability.
productBeam grab attachments assist in smooth delivery
Based near Ashington, Lynx Precast is a specialist in the design, manufacture and installation of precast concrete flooring systems to the UK construction industry.
productCranes and hoists installed following fire
VERLINDE EUROBLOC electric wire rope hoists and EUROCHAIN power travel electric chain hoists have been installed in conjunction with a series of PELLOBY cranes as part of a reconstruction process at a busy warehouse that was severely damaged by a fire.
productStreet Crane celebrates 70th anniversary
Started in 1946 by Peter Street in an 800 sq ft workshop based in Sheffield with just £88, the family-run business has gone from strength to strength, now employing 350 people on sites in High Peak and Sheffield.
productAutomatic stacking
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, delivered two new 9-wide Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASC) to DP World Brisbane.
productLet there be light
Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products has supplied BGV-C1 wire rope winches from Pfaff-silberblau for sun simulation systems.
productDelivery firm fined after worker loses leg
A Buckinghamshire delivery firm has been fined after a driver suffered life changing injuries when he was hit by a reversing forklift.
articleAgency worker loses foot after trolley tips over
A Bedfordshire metal company has been fined for safety breaches after a worker suffered severe leg injuries and lost most of his foot.
articleLighter LPG cylinder launches
Flogas Britain has announced the launch of ‘Gaslight’, an innovative composite LPG cylinder, which comes with manual handling advantages.
productEuro-Bin lifter
Packline has released a stainless steel heavy duty stacker truck that is fitted with a cradle attachment specifically designed to lift standard Euro-Bins.
productComplete solution
95% of the world’s cargo is transported on ships in containers, from the clothes we are wearing to the mobile phone we have in our hand. As you read this, there are between 5-6 million containers currently travelling around the world on ships, trains or trucks.
productYard ramp facilitates business boom
Belfast-based global shipping and storage company Relocation Logistics has become the latest industrious enterprise to meet its growing business needs with the purchase of a Thorworld Industries purpose-modified yard ramp.
articleThe real cost of unsafe lifting
Geoff Holden, chief executive, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) explains the costs of accidents cuts much deeper than fines.
articleSafe loading and unloading
Slightly over a third of MEWP-related incidents reported by UK rental companies involve delivery drivers. What are the most common pitfalls to avoid and how can delivery drivers keep safe?
productVetter BIGForks excel at tough applications
Vetter relies on state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to produce large forks under its BIGForks range.
productFreightliner inks £3.5 million deal to replace reachstackers
Freightliner is boosting operational efficiencies across its 13 inland rail sites with a new fleet of 10 Hyster reachstackers, supplied and maintained by Briggs Equipment.
articleDown by the water
HSS editor Simon Duddy visits Italian sideloader manufacturer Baumann and hears of high expectations for a new compact, electric sideloader with extended battery life.
productSpecialist attachments for nuclear disposal project
Contact Attachments has manufactured and supplied two attachments to be fitted to two BROKK 330 specialist remote-control demolition robots.
