Verton appoints Tim Ekert as new CEO

Tim Ekert has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Verton, effective 1 November 2021. Although Ekert has been acting in the role for some time as part of a structured succession plan, his appointment has only just been formalised. Ekert will replace the current CEO, Trevor Bourne, who will remain a director […]

01/12/2021 - 17:51 pm

The Crosby Group invests in Verton technologies

The Crosby Group, a global leader in lifting, rigging, and load securement hardware, has announced that it has completed a significant investment in Verton Technologies (“Verton”).  Australia-based Verton has developed and commercialised disruptive advancements in load orientation technology that remove the need for human held tag lines in lifting applications.  These innovations play a critical […]

11/02/2021 - 14:22 pm

R-Series increases safety of heavy lifting

Lifting and orientation solutions specialist, Verton Australia, has developed the R-Series  load management system  for all crane operations with a remote-controlled load-management system that eliminates the need for human held taglines to control suspended loads, keeping people out of harm’s way. The R-Series won an Australian Good Design Award in the Engineering Design category and […]

30/10/2019 - 09:17 am

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