Verlinde has launched its Eurobloc VF range of synthetic rope electric hoists for loads of up to 20,000kg. The new designs introduce innovations that are protected by 15 patents, such as the use of ul[…]
ACECO works with NASA on its Artemis II space programme to send the first woman to the Moon. American Crane & Equipment Corporation (ACECO) has partnered with NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida […]
Pasico, the Ghana-based subsidiary of UK company Paterson Simons, has installed a 62t double girder crane at a power plant in the African country. The Volta River Authority (VRA), the main electricity[…]
A space facility in the UK, which has been involved with more than 210 space missions, has had 14 overhead cranes fitted by Street Crane. The RAL space facility in Oxfordshire, part of the Rutherford […]
A sudden pandemic shut-down of industries worldwide, followed a few weeks later by an almostequally- sudden bounce back in demand, left the ports system of the world disrupted and in chaos. Loading an[…]
Multiplast, a French manufacturer of monohulls and multihulls for ships, has purchased two Europont overhead cranes fitted with Verlinde hoists for its new composite material parts workshop. The compa[…]
With the ongoing pressure on US President Joe Biden to lift steel tariffs and news that Sweden’s SSAB has produced the ‘world’s first fossil-free’ steel, Jenny Eagle looks at the latest projec[…]
Swan Housing Associates of Essex and East London, a builder and manager of houses to rent or buy, has bought a Shuttlelift SL 35II gantry crane for offsite construction of modular housing units. The v[…]
Rolls-Royce Vietnam, based in the coastal province of Vung Tau 100km from Ho Chi Minh City, is an integral part of the Rolls-Royce marine services network spanning five continents with capabilities ra[…]
Italy’s engineering has a global reputation, and the country has many manufacturers of hoists and cranes. But the pandemic hit there hard and early. How have its hoist makers fared since then? Italy[…]