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The European subsidiary of MEWP manufacturing specialist, Sinoboom, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Trackunit confirming the telematics solutions specialist as preferred partner in the design, installation and delivery of these data services for Sinoboom equipment. Sinoboom BV and Trackunit have collaborated closely to create the specially customised solution with the ultimate aim […]

The Australian Industry (Ai) Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) fell by 6.4 points to 48.4 over the summer holiday period (December 2021 and January 2022*), indicating weaker conditions compared with November 2021 (readings below 50 points indicate contraction in activity, with lower results indicating a faster rate of contraction). Innes Willox, chief […]

Innes Willox, chief executive of the national employer association, Ai Group, said today (1 Feb), “Both the Prime Minister in today’s National Press Club address and the Leader of the Opposition’s speech last week, showed renewed interest in the development of Australian industry in the lead-up to the federal election,” “These are welcome indications that […]

Konecranes has announced new climate targets that will target emissions in both its own operations and its value chain. This is in line with the latest climate research, which, proves an urgent need to cut emissions in order to limit global warming to 1.5degC. The new targets support Konecranes’ efforts to cut emissions, further develop […]

This year, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) will be replacing all existing TEAM Cards with an enhanced version. The new TEAM Card will enhance security, provide instantly verifiable data when required, and will be instantly updated by the LEEA team when changes occur – for example, when new qualifications are added, new validation dates, […]

Jacco de Kluijver, the vice president of sales and marketing EMEARI at Terex Aerial Work Platforms (Genie), has been seconded to the board of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF). De Kluijver has a wealth of experience in powered access, making his entry to the industry with HDW Nederland, Genie’s importer for the Netherlands, in […]

China-based VisionNav is introducing its range of fully automated, vision-guided forklift trucks and intelligent operating systems to the European market. VisionNav Robotics was co-founded in 2016 by a team from The University of Hong Kong and The University of Tokyo, and headquartered in Shenzhen, is the world’s leading automated guided industrial vehicles. The company is […]

Certex UK has opened a new office in Taiwan from which its will serve the renewable energy market – operations began on 1 January 2022. Certex UK is part of the Lifting Solutions Group, one of six divisions within the Axel Johnson International business. Certex provides products and services to various stakeholders within the wind […]

The Kion Group AG has officially opened its new counterbalance truck plant in the Chinese city of Jinan (Shandong province). It has also laid the foundation stone for an additional plant for supply chain solutions in the immediate vicinity that will house a technology centre and state-of-the-art manufacturing lines. Gordon Riske, chief executive officer of […]

Hanho International has always put safety and efficiency at the forefront of its crane operations, and its new distribution agreement with Verton will secure its reputation as an industry innovator. Effective immediately, Hanho is distributing Verton’s lifting and load orientation technology across South Korea/Korea. Verton’s remote-controlled load orientation products, rotate suspended loads without the need […]