Straightpoint, a Crosby owned company, has appointed lifting and rigging equipment sales specialist, US Cargo Control, as an official supplier.  In addition to providing a large selection of essential lifting and rigging equipment, including wire rope slings, chain slings, polyester round slings, shackles, and more – the online retailer now offers complementary load cell monitoring […]

Off the coast of  Norwalk in Connecticut, USA, the Böcker trailer crane AHK 36 was used for a repair and restoration project at Peck Ledge Lighthouse. At this unusual location in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, the crane assisted in the assembly of steel frames, the delivery of material and the removal of old material. Because […]

Italian minicranes manufacturer, Jekko, has established a new subsidiary in Germany: the company will be named Jekko Deutschland and will allow a more widespread presence in the German speaking areas. It has been 15 years since the first Jekko  minicrane landed in Germany. From then on, the German market has become increasingly important not least […]

JLG has announced that Etienne Bourcier returns to JLG, replacing Walter van Winckel, who is retiring in May 2021, as strategic key account director EMEAIR (Europe, Middle East, Africa, India and Russia). Van Winckel joined JLG in January 1997 as sales director, playing a crucial role at the start of JLG’s European Operations, based at […]