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Harrington Hoists has introduced the HFH Fork Truck Hook, which is designed to lift and carry loads on the fork of a forklift truck using a single latched hook or swivel hook. It is available to fit fork widths of 5.25 to 7in and 3 to 3.25in in height with a capacity of 1.5USt.  Additional […]

UK rental company Star Platforms continues to grow its hire fleet with £2 million investment in powered access platforms, adding over 350 platforms to their fleet in 2019. Star Platforms, which opened its fifth depot in 2018, has continued to invest in powered access platforms taking its total fleet to more than 1730 machines. The […]

At the end of May Heli officially opened Heli Southeast Asia in Bangkok Thailand. More than 100 people attended the opening ceremony including representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, Thai business people, representatives of various chambers of commerce and Heli dealers from the region including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea […]

JLG Company, Power Towers Ltd is a leading manufacturer of low-level access equipment. It has announced that the brand will discontinue its traditional blue livery and adopt the JLG low-level access colours of orange and grey. Jonathan Dawson, general manager of Power Towers, says, “The orange and grey expression of JLG’s low-level access product appearance […]

Toyota Australia together with Toyota Material Handling Australia and Toyota Fleet Management will be introducing a fleet of autonomous Autopilot vehicles in to its Altona warehouse from its operation start in 2020. Manufactured in Sweden by Toyota Material Handling Europe, the fleet itself will consist of six Autopilot Tow Trucks (TAE500) and one Autopilot Reach […]

In the future, Jungheinrich and aerial work platform and telehandler rental specialist Riwal, will work together internationally to rent their equipment. Jungheinrich will use Riwal aerial work platforms for logistics centres, while Riwal will be able to offer Jungheinrich forklifts in other segments. The aim is to create a global one-stop shop for forklift trucks, […]

The Crosby Group is intending to acquire Gunnebo. The leading global provider of lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware has entered into an agreement to acquire Gunnebo Industrier Holding AB from Segulah, a Nordic private equity firm, and all closing conditions have been satisfied. Gunnebo Industries is a global leader in innovating, developing, manufacturing and […]

Konecranes stacking cranes are used by Cogent’s integrated logistics hub with a rooftop container depot a world first and currently the only one in existence One of the largest integrated logistics hubs in Singapore, Cogent One-Stop Logistics Hub, houses a world’s first – a cutting-edge rooftop container depot that enables the facility to provide its […]

Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, announced today that it has been named among Forbes Magazine’s “America’s Best Employers” for 2019. “We are honoured to receive this distinction as a celebration of our employees’ efforts to help make Crown a great place to work and build a successful career,” said […]

The Raymond Corporation hosted more than 150 high school students at its headquarters in Greene, New York, on 17 May, for the company’s inaugural Engineering Day. Students from more than nine schools across the Southern Tier of New York learned about career opportunities within engineering and its multitude of disciplines. “At Raymond, our goal is […]