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Skyjack’s McDougall to retire – Patterson to succeed
Skyjack has announced the retirement of Skyjack president Ken McDougall, and subsequent appointment of Charlie Patterson as president, effective 1 January 2024. The two will be working together over the next several months to ensure a seamless transition for the organisation. McDougall started his career at Skyjack parent company Linamar in 1987 as a tool […]
Bullet Express goes even greener
A member of the UK’s biggest pallet network, Bullet Express has been distributing, storing and shipping goods throughout the UK, Europe and worldwide for more than 30 years. At the same time, as one of the fastest growing distribution and logistics service providers in Scotland, it is also one of the most progressive, constantly identifying […]
CP&A’s seismic upgrade concept for ship-to-shore cranes
CP&A, which has been using nonlinear time history analysis (NLTHA) for research and engineering projects since 1991, offers a wide variety of heavy-duty industrial services, including procurement, specification, design, manufacturing review, modification, and accident investigation. BASIS is built on NLTHA and can protect the crane main structure from damage even in contingency level earthquakes. BASIS […]
Vehicle mount terminals for port operations
JLT Mobile Computers, a leading developer of reliable computing solutions for demanding environments, is presenting an upgraded version of its powerful and versatile JLT6012 vehicle-mount terminal at TOC Europe 13-15 June in Rotterdam, The Netherlands – the Annual General Meeting for port and cargo supply chain professionals. With its vehicle-mount terminals seeing day-to-day use in […]
Kalmar and Port of Tauranga add hybrid straddle carriers
Kalmar has secured a large order from long-term customer the Port of Tauranga in New Zealand for four Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers. The order was booked in Cargotec’s Q2 2023 order intake, with delivery scheduled for Q4 of 2023. The Port of Tauranga, located on New Zealand’s North Island, is the country’s largest container terminal […]
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Opinion Pieces
Addressing apprenticeship delivery
Kat Moss, chairman of the LEEA board, explains the challenges behind delivering the Level 3 Lifting Equipment Technician apprenticeship standard in England from her view as chairman of the trailblazer group, and why the Association will be looking at ways to make it easier to access. I have been working on developing the Apprenticeship Standard […]
Look who’s talking
A team’s ability to have respectful, meaningful conversations is a cornerstone of healthy company culture, says Steve Napieralski, president at Oz Lifting. If you read this magazine’s recent ProMat review, you’d have seen an interview with Parker Hale, inside sales specialist at my company, in which he reflected on his first trade fair appearance. “Wow,” […]