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Hy-Brid Lifts, an industry leader in high-quality, low-level access equipment, has appointed Brad Boehler to its board of directors. In this role, Boehler will tap into his years of industry experience in both engineering and market development to help guide the strategic direction of Hy-Brid Lifts by Custom Equipment, LLC. Boehler’s career spans nearly 25 […]

  A US medical equipment manufacturer recently asked Capco Crane & Hoist, Inc. to produce a freestanding crane system “in record time”. The fit took place at Nypro Medical’s Boston MetroWest location, to assist in the vital manufacture of ventilators in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Capco’s management said of their long-time customer, […]

The north-London based rental business Mr Plant Hire has expanded its JLG fleet with 16 new JLG scissor lifts. The company took delivery of the eight R3246 and eight R2632 models, the first of the rebranded R range, in February. “We purchased these new machines shortly after JLG hosted the Access Alliance meeting in October […]

In December 2019, Kuenz installed two intermodal cranes for the Metrans Group, the first in Budapest and the second in Prague. The new cranes each have a lifting capacity of 37 tons and are handling containers, swap bodies and trailers. Kuenz have now installed a total of 15 cranes for Metrans since 2006. One of […]

Following China’s shutdown measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, most of the nations forklift factories are now back in production. “The Staxx factory has been back to normal production capacity since March,” said Thomas Wang, export director of Ningbo Staxx Material Handling Equipment. “Workers are still following government instructions, wearing masks, undertaking daily disinfection, and […]

In March 2020, Konecranes won its largest-ever reach stacker contract, from a customer in Germany. The order for 39 reach stackers was won with Konecranes’ distributor Richter Fördertechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in Q3 2020 and run until Q1 2021. The contract is for the delivery of 39 Konecranes SMV […]

BYD Company Ltd (BYD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have registered a new company in a joint venture to conduct research and development into battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Operations are scheduled to commence in May 2020. The name of the new company is BYD Toyota EV Technology Co Ltd (BTET). Hirohisa Kishi from Toyota will […]

In light of an ever-changing landscape for all those in the materials handling and logistics sectors, the UK’s Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has created a dedicated section of its website for information on COVID-19. Developed to provide clear, concise guidance, the COVID-19 Resource Centre will deliver up-to-the- minute and highly focused content with links […]

Point of Rental Software is making its electronic signature product, Rental eSign, available for free for 90 days to any hire or rental business that needs it, regardless of what software they use. The setup fee is also being waived and no payment information is required, making it a risk-free option for rental owners looking […]

Seegrid a the leader in self-driving industrial vehicles for material handling has announced that it has closed a $25 million growth equity investment from G2VP, a venture capital firm focused on investing in industrial technology companies. Specific financial terms were not disclosed, however, the company indicated that the investment reflects a multi-hundred million dollar valuation. […]