Lifting Equipment

Stertil Koni has supplied a set of four heavy duty mobile column vehicle lifts to ensure maximum use of workshop space for Petit Forestier at the company’s site in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Established over 100 years ago, the Petit Forestier Group is the acknowledged European leader in refrigeration rentals including display …

A 37.5-ton capacity mill-duty coil grab has been installed beneath the hook of a 40-ton capacity overhead crane at a Monarch Steel Company Inc. facility in Decatur, Alabama. The coil grab was manufactured by The Caldwell Group, a Rockford, Illinois-based company that specializes in both standard and custom lifting equipment. …

The outstanding performance of Burton Roofing’s first Volvo truck has persuaded the construction supplier to add four new crane-equipped FM rigids to its fleet. Previously it dealt solely with another marque until putting a Volvo FE 4×2 rigid into service last year. The success of that truck led the company …

Take part in GLOBAL LIFTING AWARENESS DAY – #GLAD2020 – on 9 July 2020. The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is proud to be involved in GLOBAL LIFTING AWARENESS DAY on 9 July 2020. LEEA invites its members to take to social media and spread the word about raising standards …

Countries are ramping up efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, described recently by the World Health Organisation as a pandemic. It is clear that globally, growing numbers will be self-isolating, with educational establishments closing and companies – including many in the lifting sector – asking employees to work …

Horizon Platforms is solving common racking installation issues with the release of the Rack Pack. Launched by one of the UK’s leading platform access suppliers, this all-in-one service provides scissor and forklift trucks from one reliable supplier. Arranged with one call and one cost, the Rack Pack eliminates the need …

NTI (National Training Institute), based in Muscat, Oman, is meeting increased customer demand for an internationally recognised standard of workplace transport and plant training as an RTITB Accredited Partner. NTI, part of the UK-based Babcock International Group, provides vocational training and employment solutions to corporate businesses in the Sultanate of …

A north-London based rental business has expanded its JLG fleet with 16 new JLG scissor lifts. Mr Plant Hire took delivery of the eight R3246 and eight R2632 models, the first of the rebranded R range, in February. From its modern purpose-built depot and workshop in Enfield, the company serves …

Rope and Sling Specialists Ltd. (RSS) has provided a 2t capacity, 36m-long lattice beam and rigging gear for lifting roofing sheets at the Cefn Saeson School construction project in South Wales. RSS delivered the below-the-hook equipment and services, and fellow Welsh company Davies Crane Hire Ltd. a 100t capacity Grove …

PALFINGER is presenting two new crane models in the 60 meter-tonne segment. The range of available comfort functions combined with the new design makes it possible to work more efficiently and precisely. PALFINGER is setting new standards in the 60 meter-tonne class with its two new crane models, the PK …