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Ron DeFeo, chairman and CEO of Terex Corp., and Michael Kneeland, president and CEO of United Rentals, will give the keynote address at the IPAF Summit, to be held March 26, 2013, in Miami, Fla. The IPAF Summit that evening will be followed by the International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs), which will be held […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), Irvine, Calif., is now offering three models of its AC electric pallet truck line and walkie rider with a galvanized chassis option to protect the vehicles while operating in wet environments. The models include the 8-Series AC electric walkie pallet truck (6,000-pound capacity), 8-Series end-control walkie rider (6,000- to […]

  Canada-based wireless crane instrumentation and technology company Load Systems International Inc. has expanded its operations with the launch of a UK division—Load Systems UK Ltd., based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Managing director, Kirk Anderson will provide leadership along with a senior management team of Millar Kennedy, sales director, and Richard Legge, technical director. The Aberdeen […]

Canadian-based Load Systems International has expanded its operations into Europe by launching its U.K. division, Load Systems UK Ltd. Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, Load Systems UK will be led by managing director Kirk Anderson, who will provide leadership along with the senior management team of Millar Kennedy, sales director, and Richard Legge, technical director. The […]

At its annual conference, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced the winners of the Rigging Job of the Year Awards. For the job over $750,000 category, Barnhart Crane and Rigging, Memphis, Tenn., won for its removal and replacement of large components at Point Beach Nuclear Station (PBNS) in Two Rivers, Wis. Barnhart Crane and […]

At its Annual Conference, the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced the winners of the Rigging Job of the Year Awards. Atlas Industrial Contractors, Columbus, Ohio, won in the Jobs Between $150,000 and $750,000 category for rebuilding a damaged power generator. In January 2011, at the peak of the winter lighting and heating season […]

NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc. (NMHG), in cooperation with its local dealer, Papé Material Handling, Inc.–Portland, has donated one of its Hyster electric reach trucks to the Portland Art Museum. Hyster Company donated the electric reach truck, and Papé Material Handling, Inc. donated the battery and charging unit. The Hyster electric reach truck will be […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), Irvine, Calif., has appointed Edward Neyer as director of dealer operations. In this role, Neyer will oversee the operations of dealerships owned wholly or in part by Toyota from the company’s overall base of more than 70 authorized Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers and more than 220 forklift dealership locations […]

  German manufacturer JD Neuhaus has supplied a purpose-designed BOP handling system comprising twin air-operated monorail hoists, with a joint lifting capacity of 200 tonnes. The hoists are a special compact design which have been developed to suit onsite operational requirements. Each hoist represents a 45 percent reduction in the horizontal profile length compared to […]

The Local 597 Pipefitters Union training facility in Chicago and Lifting Gear Hire Corp. (LGH), Bridgeview, Ill., have a formed new partnership. The partnership outlines an annual rental contract pilot program that secures rigging for the Local 597 Pipefitter Union’s advanced industrial rigging classes until the end of 2012. In addition, LGH has the privilege […]