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Ranger Lifting, a Sydney, Australia headquartered lifting, rigging, and height safety equipment supplier, has made another notable recruitment as it executes ambitious expansion plans in Victoria. Ranger, which recently added industry heavyweight Liam Mccaffrey to its Queensland operation, has named Paul Richards as internal sales co-ordinator, Victoria. This is on top of the appointment of […]

Enerpac Tool Group Corp has announced a new president and chief executive officer, Paul Sternlieb, who will also sit on the Enerpac board of directors. Sternlieb succeeds Randy Baker, who will retire from his role as president and CEO of the company and as a member of the Enerpac board. Sternlieb’s appointment and Baker’s retirement […]

Kalmar has received a large repeat order of six Kalmar Automatic Stacking Cranes (ASCs) from Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT). The new Kalmar ASCs will enable VICT to expand its current capacity at the Port of Melbourne located at Webb Dock East. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2021 Q3 order intake, with delivery expected […]

Forklift and materials handling specialist, Hyster, is expanding its service offering – including safety training and logistical support – to more locations, with the appointment of PortxGroup as a Hyster dealer servicing the Pacific region. PortxGroup is a rapidly evolving industry provider of logistics solutions with a wealth of experience in port development projects and […]

The demand for aerial equipment is growing steadily in Japan. Haulotte’s local subsidiary has been organising multiple events and meetings to present Haulotte’s machines and range of services to the industry’s movers and shakers. At the recent New Construction Machinery Exhibition held in Osaka, Haulotte Japan took the opportunity to showcase Haulotte’s latest electric equipment: […]

Parts specialist TVH has signed a partnership agreement with Sinoboom BV, the European subsidiary of China-based manufacturer of mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) solutions Sinoboom. The partnership, which will enter into force as of Q4 2021, was signed by Kristof Bolle, senior VP EMEA for TVH, and Tim Whiteman, CEO of Sinoboom BV. As a […]

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has approved the Serious Labs, mobile elevating work platform (MEWP) virtual reality (VR) operator training simulator for renewals of its Powered Access License (PAL) Card. Serious Labs is a global leader in virtual reality (VR) heavy equipment training simulators and blended learning solutions. This is the first time that […]

The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) eased by 0.4 points to 51.2 in September, indicating a weaker rate of expansion across manufacturing and effectively stalling a solid period of recovery since late 2020 (readings above 50 points indicate expansion in activity, with higher results indicating a faster rate of expansion). […]

Ranger Lifting has appointed industry heavyweight Liam Mccaffrey in response to growing demand for its products and services in Queensland. Ranger, a Sydney-headquartered lifting, rigging, and height safety equipment supplier, already serves the state from New South Wales, and positioning a widely respected professional closer to the point of use was a natural next step. […]

“The ever tightening state government Covid restrictions are strangling what is left of business confidence and are likely to push Australia back into recession,” said Innes Willox, Chief Executive of the national employer association Ai Group. “With around 70% of our domestic economy subjected to a variety of draconian curfews, lockdowns, border closures, enforced business […]