Harrington Hoists has launched a new line of electric wire rope hoists, the RHN ‘Rhino’ Series. These hoists are offered in two configurations. The deck or base-mounted hoist version is available […]
US lifting and rigging business Mazzella Companies has announced the acquisition of Newell Davis Company of Wilmington, North Carolina. Mazzella says this acquisition further strengthens its footprint[…]
Julian Champkin reports on the factors affecting the nations in Asia’s lifting market. Asia comprises 48 countries and some 30% of the world’s landmass, and stretches from Afghanistan to Japan and[…]
Engineered Material Handling (EMH) has launched a new single leg semi-gantry crane that’s designed to transfer loads between workstations and free up overhead cranes for other tasks. It has a 10-ton[…]
Mammoet completes removal and replacement of a first steam generator in France. Five years after Mammoet was first approached by French nuclear power company Framatome to assist with the removal and r[…]
Anti-sway technology was revolutionary when it was first introduced – but back then it did not actually work very well. Today’s systems, in contrast, offer safety and economy, and allow even a non[…]
Heavy lift specialist Osprey helped deliver two polar crane main beams to the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant that is currently under construction earlier in the year. The APCO Technologies[…]
Allgon, the parent company of radio control solutions provider and Åkerströms and Tele Radio, which provides remote control systems for overhead cranes, has announced the appointment of Zoran Jankul[…]
Makers of trains, industrial machinery, prefabricated concrete elements and other heavy components may need to lift five tonnes or more. Julian Champkin reports on the heavy manufacturing sector. Stre[…]
Verlinde has been serving African lifting equipment markets for many years, most recently announcing the supply of crane components for a R130m training centre in Johannesburg for Barloworld. Citing i[…]
