Cargotec’s Brands to Share Elephant Logo

Cargotec continues to implement its common visual identity by launching new product labeling for its Hiab, Kalmar and MacGregor brands. Before the end of 2011, all new Hiab and Kalmar products will have a Cargotec elephant logotype, the product brand name, and model designation labels. MacGregor product labeling with the new logotype has already started. […]

13/10/2011 - 04:00 am

CRC Canada Opens to Big Crowd

The inaugural Canadian Crane & Rigging Conference opened yesterday to a standing room only crowd. Crane professionals from all the western provinces and many from the United States attended the two-day event being held in Edmonton, Alberta. Most noteworthy was a strong contingent from the oil sands in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Among the eight speakers […]

13/10/2011 - 04:00 am

Delta Rigging & Tools Receives Gold National Safety Award

Delta Rigging & Tools, Inc., Pearland, Texas, has received the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.’s Gold Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) national award for the third consecutive year. The STEP award recognizes the ongoing success of Delta’s safety programs. Established in 1989, the STEP award recognizes members who employ effective safety practices on job […]

12/10/2011 - 04:00 am

Bishop Lifting Products Inc. Acquires Atomic Industrial Marine and Supply

Bishop Lifting Products Inc. (BLP), Houston, has acquired Atomic Industrial Marine and Supply, a New Orleans, La.-based sling fabricator and marine supplies shop. The 20,000-square-foot facility, which BLP has rebranded as Bishop Lifting Products, Inc., stocks domestic and imported rigging hardware, wire rope, chain and marine supplies. The facility will fabricate the company’s synthetic web […]

12/10/2011 - 04:00 am

Conference Update: Agenda Set for November’s Showcase

It's not too late to sign up for the Lift and Access Showcase & Symposium, which is free for qualified lifting equipment professionals. This year's event will feature five product categories, including 15- to 18-ton boom trucks, compact and 12,000-pound capacity telehandlers, compact track-mounted aerial lifts, and 60-foot boom lifts. In addition to product walk-arounds, […]

12/10/2011 - 04:00 am

R&M Materials Handling Offers New ControlMaster Anti-Sway System

R&M Materials Handling, Inc., Springfield, Ohio, has introduced the ControlMaster Anti-Sway System R&M, a new QX modular crane package option designed to eliminate sway while moving and lifting loads. The system automatically adjusts the crane’s traveling movements by using a mathematical calculation to estimate load swing. The calculation is based on the distance between the […]

10/10/2011 - 04:00 am

Maritime Lifting Solutions Workshop Adds Speakers

The inaugural Maritime Lifting Solutions Workshop, December 7 -9, 2011, in Mobile, Ala., has added new speakers to the event, including Shaun Sipe, vice president of human capital, Barnhart Crane & Rigging, and John Colletti, president/CEO, CraneDoctor. Hosted by the Alabama State Port Authority, Barnhart Crane & Rigging, Memphis, Tenn., and Woodland, Wash.-based Industrial Training […]

07/10/2011 - 04:00 am

Viastore Systems Adds Three AS/RS Aisles at Phoenix Contact

Viastore Systems, Inc., has added three new AS/RS aisles to the existing automated material handling system it installed at Phoenix Contact, Harrisburg, Pa., in 2008. Initiated as a result of Phoenix Contact’s strong and continued growth, the expansion will enable the company to effectively serve the needs of its markets within the Americas.  The original […]

06/10/2011 - 04:00 am

Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. Acquires Industrial Equipment Division of Toyota Canada Inc.

Irvine, Calif.-based Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) has completed the acquisition of the Industrial Equipment Division (IED) of Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI)., effective Oct.1, 2011. Toyota now offers 73 authorized Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers with a total of 224 dealership locations in the United States and Canada. Rob Reinders, who previously served as TCI […]

05/10/2011 - 04:00 am

Shuttlelift Launches New Double-Beam Mobile Gantry Cranes

Shuttlelift, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has released the new DB Series double-beam mobile gantry cranes designed to lift heavy, bulky items from production to transport. Targeted for plant manager use in applications such as those in the concrete and steel industries, DB Series model capacities range from 60,000 pounds to 400,000 pounds. The DB rubber-tire gantry […]

04/10/2011 - 04:00 am

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