Lifting Equipment

Ian Mitchell has been named the new Hiab Managing Director UK & Ireland as of 1 February 2019. Former MD Rogier van der Linde has moved into a new role within the organisation as Vice President South & West Europe. “I am very pleased to hand over to Ian Mitchell. …

Do you carry through intralogistics and handling of goods as efficient as possible in your company? Do you utilise space and optimise processes? In many companies, the internal transport and handling of goods are worth looking at when the focus should be on efficiency and cost-savings! On the Logitrans stand …

Aldermore, the specialist funder, is enhancing its asset finance offering with the launch of a new online Dealer Portal. The fully-mobile and optimised portal, which represents the latest move by Aldermore to invest in its technology and people, aims to improve the service that it provides to small businesses by …

JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company [NYSE:OSK] and a leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has announced that Jonathan Dawson has been promoted to Managing Director of Power Towers Ltd. He takes over from Brian King, founder of Power Towers Ltd, who has changed role to …

The UK’s leading retailer of living room and upholstered furniture, DFS, recently ordered two specially-developed Transdek mezzanine floor lifts for its Glasgow Customer Distribution Centre. DFS has over 120 stores in its retail estate covering the UK, Ireland, Spain and the Netherlands, and regional Customer Distribution Centres across the UK. …

The Port of Rosyth, Scotland’s best connected port, has welcomed their new Liebherr multimillion pound mobile harbour crane (model LHM 550) as part of a major investment programme at the port for bulk handling primarily for Cefetra. Liebherr is one of the world’s leading port crane manufacturers and this new …

Certex UK ends 2018 on a high after receiving the Sustainable Solution of the Year award at Liftex. Certex UK ends 2018 on a high after receiving the Sustainable Solution of the Year award at Liftex. Amongst many initiatives overall what has placed Certex in a winning position is that …

Since its launch two years ago, the hybrid Genie® Z®-60/37 FE boom lift is revolutionizing the access market to become a star on jobsites in Europe. And it’s perfectly logical, since everyone stands to gain at all levels. For rental companies, this model’s excellent productivity, high rates of utilization and …

A Trailblazer Working Group (TWG) to develop the apprenticeship standard for the Lifting Industry has been assembled by Baz Trewhella, Project Specialist at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association, LEEA, following an intensive consultation campaign. The TWG met for the first time on Wednesday 14 November 2018 during LiftEx 2018. The …

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has added a JCB Teletruk to its range of front line fire fighting and emergency rescue equipment. The Teletruk is deployed at waste and rural fires where it is used to move bailed and bulky items to support improved firefighting tactics, reduce the risk of …