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Terex Cranes has recently launched the Terex MAC 25 SL, a new Superlift counterweight system specially designed to increase the lifting capacity of the company’s current and earlier MAC 25 pick and carry crane models produced in Brisbane, Australia. Designed based on extensive customer feedback, the new Terex MAC 25 SL Superlift counterweight system incorporates […]

More than 400 people attended the inauguration of Manitowoc’s new factory in last week in Brazil. The facility is located in Passo Fundo and is the company’s first crane factory in Latin America. The factory will initially manufacture a range of Grove rough-terrain cranes. The cranes produced at Passo Fundo will comprise 30 percent locally-sourced […]

Crown Equipment Corp. has opened a new branch in Duluth, Ga. The 120,000-square-foot facility features a state-of-the-art Demonstrated Performance service training center with expanded offerings for service technicians and forklift operators, as well as additional capacity for customer service. “We’ve seen steady growth in the Atlanta area since Crown first opened a branch there in […]

Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU), Irvine, Calif., has honored Robert “Bob” Hull of Hull Lift Truck, Inc. with the company’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The award recognizes Hull’s influential role in the Toyota dealership network, spanning two decades, and his company’s 50-plus years of service to the industry. The award was presented to Hull recently […]

More than 400 people attended the inauguration of Manitowoc’s new factory in last week in Brazil. The facility is located in Passo Fundo and is the company’s first crane factory in Latin America. The factory will initially manufacture a range of Grove rough-terrain cranes. The cranes produced at Passo Fundo will comprise 30 percent locally-sourced […]

Genie, Redmond, Wash., will debut an optional anti-crushing device this month at Intermat. The Operator Protective Structure (OPS) device can be installed on articulating or telescopic boom lifts, and it provides secondary protection for operators in the event of contact with an overhead obstacle. “We are aware of incidents where operators made contact with overhead […]

  Demag Cranes has launched a new website at www.demagcranes.de where it presents the entire product and service portfolio in addition to data and facts concerning all aspects of the group. The new website forms a central component of the corporate and marketing strategy to focus even more strongly on the customer, Demag said. Dr. […]

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA), Houston, Texas, has introduced the Jungheinrich EKS 208/308 series of mid- to high-level order pickers. Offered in a range of configurations, the EKS 208/308 provides customers with the flexibility to choose the ideal voltage and capacity configuration for their specific application need, while also offering longer run times on […]

Trelleborg Wheel Systems, Fairlawn, Ohio, is rebranding the Elite XP and Premia tires. The company has been manufacturing the Premia tire since the completion of the Watts Tyre Group acquisition in early 2011, and the Elite XP was acquired by Trelleborg in January 1988 but continued to be branded under the Bergougnan name through 2011. […]

RMI Corp., Avon, Conn., has new licensing options for RMI ADVANTAGE customers. The framework for the new structure is based on job responsibility and provides each system user more of the features they need at a reduced cost.  Branded as “User Types”, each offering is designed to meet the access and communication requirements of the […]