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The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has announced that its annual exhibition for the overhead lifting industry, LiftEx, will take place 29-30 November at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, UK. Now in its eighth year, Liftex 2012 will offer more exhibitors and floorspace than ever before, providing visitors with an opportunity to see the widest […]

The Indonesian branch of All-Rig Lifting and Engineering Supplies Pty. Ltd. became the 500th member of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), Huntingdon, UK. Established in 1944, LEEA has expanded rapidly in recent years, with membership more than tripling since 2003. All-Rig Indonesia joins its Australian-based operation as a full member. LEEA member companies are […]

Hoist UK has decided not to exhibit at any of the national or international trade shows this year, instead opening a demonstration room and teaching facility at its new premises on the Wirral, UK. “We feel that our clients deserve to be given the time to thoroughly understand our products and services,” said Tony Dickson, […]

Bridon International has invested £30m in a factory that will produce multi-strand ropes in gross package weights of up to 650 tonnes, making them “the largest and most complex in the world,” it said. The facility will produce crane ropes of unmatched strength, safety and durability, it added. The Bridon Neptune Quay site, which is […]

LiuGong Machinery Corp., based in Liuzhou, China, has finalised an agreement to acquire Huta Stalowa Wola (HSW) and its distribution subsidiary, Dressta Co, Ltd. The agreement was signed by both companies’ executives in Warsaw with celebration ceremonies following at the Baranów Sandomierski Castle in Baranów Sandomierski, Poland. David Beatenbough, currently vice president of research and […]

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Demag Cranes AG, represented by its subsidiary Gottwald Port Technology GmbH, have successfully concluded their Zero Emissions pilot project. The two companies have been testing a pair of battery operated automated guided container transport vehicles (battery AGVs) at the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) since May 2011. These […]

R. Stahl, a provider of safety technology, is offering a wide range of warning systems for worldwide use. By means of audible and visual signals, these devices alert users to malfunctions, thereby ensuring optimal safety, for example, in fire protection systems and other monitoring facilities. The industrial product program covers a wide range of applications, […]

Penny & Giles, a business group of Curtiss-Wright Controls and designer and manufacturer of precision joystick controllers, sensors and solenoids, is continuing to strengthen its global distribution network with the appointment of French distributor Wimesure. Wimesure has agreed to work with the retiring distributor IC Mesures for a transition period of at least six months. […]

Markus Wild GmbH has taken delivery of its first Jekko SPD 360 Minicrane. The steel construction and glazing specialist was supplied by Hek & Partner, the Austrian dealer for Jekko Minicranes. “The Jekko product is the most suitable machine for our applications. The powerful jib, the lifting capacity when the boom is fully extended, remote […]

ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. has installed two Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs) to replace bays of shelving at its maintenance facility at Newark Liberty International Airport, Newark, N.J. The facility, which stores parts for aircraft service and maintenance from small fasteners to large air valves, is using the VLMs to reduce the amount of floor space required […]