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Daniel Searle travelled to Weymouth, UK, to visit one of the lifting industry’s newest suppliers, Britlift

Daniel Searle travelled to Weymouth, UK, to visit one of the lifting industry’s newest suppliers, Britlift. Having officially started business in 2017 as a manufacturer of lifting beams, spreader be[...]

Munk supplied three 30-ton custom-built double girder overhead gantry cranes for this US project

Konecranes completes Indian acquisition

WMI Cranes, based in Kolkata, engineers overhead cranes for a range of sectors, including chemical, steel, fertilizer, paper, cement and stock yards. It offers bulk handling equipment such as stackers[...]

GIS’s Erich Widmer says customers want hoists to be light, robust, durable and quiet.

Entertainment hoist case study: High wire rope act

Niscon’s Raynok Motion Control System is part of a touring musical theatre show that features custom-made wire rope hoists. Theatre Safe Australia (TSA) is an Australian-based company that designs t[...]

The Netherlands-based Gebuwin offers both hand-operated and electric winches to the oil and gas sector, including a recently launched Marine product that is constructed with a fully covered gearing (IP 54) to cope with the challenges of an environment at sea.

Manufacturers of winches for the oil and gas sector are increasingly offering tailored solutions for customers

In a diverse marketplace, manufacturers of winches for the oil and gas sector are increasingly offering tailored solutions for customers, reports Tom Woerndl. The oil and gas sector has experienced a [...]

Robert Price (left), managing director at Lift Turn Move, was welcomed into his new role by David King, director.

UK lifting and rigging equipment supplier names new MD

Lift Turn Move (LTM) has promoted Robert Price to managing director of the UK-based supplier of lifting and rigging equipment to the industrial and entertainment markets, reporting directly to the boa[...]

Entertainment hoist case study: Lithuania in lights

Stagemaker electric chain hoists from Verlinde now equip the new lighting system of the Keistuoliai Theatre in Lithuania. The Keistuoliai Theatre is the first independent professional theatre in Lithu[...]

Entertainment hoists are typically black in colour and used temporarily.

Entertainment hoist Q&A

We speak to Nick Fleming, business development specialist at Columbus McKinnon, and Erich Widmer, sales and marketing manager at GIS, about every aspect of entertainment hoists. HOW DOES AN ENTERTAINM[...]

Tele Radio says that its radio-based control systems for cranes can simplify and streamline operations by reducing the amount of devices in a product

CEO of crane remote control provider leaves post

After a five-year tenure as CEO of industrial remote control solutions provider Åkerströms Björbo AB, Anna Stiwne has announced her resignation. Åkerströms will undergo a transformation, focusing[...]

Adam Beaumont, head of sales at Chainmaster, and Brian Reilly, director, PSI Production

Chainmaster announces Irish partnership

Chainmaster, a supplier of electric and manual chain hoists, as well as load monitoring equipment among other products, has announced that PSI Production will be its official resale partner for Northe[...]

Grúa de arriba informe regional: Canadá puede hacer

Canada’s only neighbour is the United States and too often it is neglected in comparison. But its lifting industry can hold its own against and even penetrate into US markets. Julian Champkin report[...]