Lifting Equipment

The LEEA Awards 2021 finalists have been announced, following the judges working through a hugely impressive trove of outstanding entries. The winners will be announced during the ‘party of the year’ at the prestigious Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane, London on the evening of 5 November 2021. Ross Moloney, CEO of …

Ignorance in relation to lifting in ports and maritime operations can result in severe consequences. Managers therefore need to pay serious attention to lifting equipment, warns Ben Dobbs, Head of LEEA Technical Services and involved with various standards committees worldwide for cranes. Lifting equipment plays a vital role throughout the …

The Crosby Group announces the launch of the Crosby Straightpoint ChainSafe – for protection of cargo during transport. The ChainSafe, with a 4t capacity, is a smart dynamic solution for measuring the load on lashing, load securement, tie-downs and chain sling legs, and is designed in particular for the transportation …

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) will host the Lifting and Safety in Ports and Maritime event on 26 October 2021 via Zoom. The free to attend event will be joined by Richard Steele from ICHCA International Cargo Handling Coordination Association), as well as LEEA colleagues who will be delving …

Lifting Equipment Store, the global materials handling equipment supplier, has appointed a distribution partner in Botswana. The new partnership with Croma Civil Engineering Pty will help to sell LES’s product range to large companies, including Botswana mines. LES has distribution partners in Nigeria and Ghana so this is not a …

The VERLINDE open winch series is now extended for heavy duty applications with the PDW series. This range of open winches provides a technical answer to lifting applications in a wide range of capacities from 6.3 to 70 tonnes, with duty classifications of up to M6. Among the technical characteristics …

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has completed the acquisition of the US demountables manufacturer Galfab, which makes roll-off hoists and related equipment for the domestic waste industry. It will become part of Hiab’s Demountables, Forestry & Recycling Cranes division. The acquisition broadens Hiab’s demountable portfolio while Galfab’s equipment will be included …

Midland Pallet Trucks, a provider of high-quality materials handling equipment including electric pallet trucks, aerial work platforms and moving skates, is urging those taking up space in the new generation of super shed warehousing to take a fresh look at their materials handling needs as the online shopping surge looks …

For many years, Stertil Koni has been a trusted supplier of heavy-duty vehicle lifting equipment to the UK’s emergency services. Providing safe lifting capacities ranging from 5.5 tonnes up to a massive 60 tonnes, the company’s hydraulic 4-post lifts continue to represent a very popular choice. Stertil Koni’s Compact range …

PALFINGER supplies a tailor-made solution for Eurotunnel maintenance work with the highest safety standards: the PA1500 scissor lift platform. They operate along a 50.54-kilometre stretch, 40 meters below the surface of the sea: 16 PA1500 scissor lift platforms. PALFINGER Railway developed this custom-made model for its British partner GOS Tool …