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The Global Safety Report Is now available
IPAF’s Global Safety Report 2022 is now available to view online in English. The report covering 2012-21 data, analyses the main causes of serious injuries and fatalities occurring when using powered access machines to conduct temporary work at height. This year’s report has an expanded focus on falls from the platform, and also profiles incidents occurring during […]
UniCarriers upgrades stackers for next-level productivity
UniCarriers has launched an upgraded series of compact pedestrian stackers with features designed to enhance operator comfort and productivity. The CSW125 compact pedestrian stacker and CDW125 compact pedestrian stacker for double pallet handling are suited to cross-docking applications. The new machines are particularly useful in applications such as shop replenishment, order picking and short-distance internal […]
Modular spreader beams respond to modular building market
Over the last few months, Modulift, the lifting equipment specialist based in Poole, Dorset, UK, has seen a larger demand for its Modulift spreader beam range in the modular buildings market. The modular building market has been steadily increasing over the last ten years with a number of companies offering modular solutions both in the […]
Completion of acquisition of Duplomatic by Daikin
On 30 June the acquisition of Duplomatic MS by Daikin Industries was completed. The acquisition of Duplomatic signals Daikin’s continued commitment to sustainable hydraulics focusing on energy saving and efficiency. Through this transaction, Daikin will have an extensive product lineup, robust engineering capabilities for hydraulic systems and a strong business foundation in Europe. Together with […]
Kemi Shipping orders eight Konecranes E-VER electric forklifts
Kemi Shipping Oy, owned by Finnish Metsä Group, has ordered eight Konecranes E-VER fully electric forklifts including full service contracts for their operations in the Port of Kemi. Having been impressed with the E-VER that was delivered early in 2022, the Finnish logistics company is strengthening operations with an additional order, which will be delivered […]
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Opinion Pieces
Components for the W
Manufacturers of ancillary equipment have a big role to play at Global Lifting Awareness Day, says Joel Cox. I was at the Cleanpower show in San Antonio, Texas last month (May) when a group of young people, each with a big ‘W’ on their tops, came over to our exhibit. They were unmistakably students at […]
What’s behind the audit that earns a LEEA badge?
Ross Moloney, CEO at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), gives an impression of the rigorous LEEA audit process that ensures the Association badge upholds its ‘gold standard’ reputation. In my previous column I commented on the need for companies to ‘trust in experts’. Carrying a LEEA badge is good sign to easily identify an […]