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UN Forklift and Hyundai Construction Equipment (HCE) have officially signed an OEM Project contract at the UN factory located in Hangzhou, China. The contract agrees that the Chinese manufacturer will produce diesel and electric forklifts for, Korean company, HCE. The contract was signed by UN president, Wu Jinxian and HCE’s president Kim Sangwung. It was […]

The Crosby Group’s Vaccine Support Programme allows for team members to take time away from work to get vaccinated against Covid-19 without impacting their paychecks. Available to all employees globally, the programme provides team members with four additional hours of sick leave, paid time off, or equivalent to offset any work time missed after completion […]

The first Chinese MEWP operators training course was held at LGMG at the end of last year. The training course was organised by the China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA) in order to improve the healthy development of the industry and ensure the safety of operators. Some 22 trainees from China’s major rental companies attended the training […]

In alignment with the Vision 2020 company strategy, Access Hire Australia has promoted Martin Astwood to technical support – Group across the Access Hire businesses. Astwood has been working in the access equipment industry for more than 20 years, originally working at leading equipment manufacturer Genie. Since being at Access Hire, Astwood has been an […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) will be holding the LiftEx 2021 exhibition in Bahrain on 27-28 September 2021, at the Gulf Hotel Bahrain & Convention Centre. In 2022 the show will return to the UK, when it will be held in Aberdeen on 5-6 October 2022 at The Event Complex, Aberdeen, Scotland. A standalone LEEA […]

Time Manufacturing Company (Time) has agreed to acquire Ruthmann, a manufacturer of aerial work platforms based in Germany. Time is a global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of aerial lifts primarily for the electric utility, telecommunications, infrastructure, and forestry sectors. Time goes to market via several brands, including the Versalift line of aerial lifts and digger […]

Nokia and Kalmar will combine their communications and cargo handling technology expertise in new, joint go-to-market ventures, integrated solutions development and research collaboration. The companies will expand their ongoing collaboration to provide new solutions for ports and intermodal terminal operators, which want to automate operations and achieve greater productivity. Jochen Apel, vice president of transportation, […]

Following the launch of the Sinoboom Australia subsidiary in October 2020, the head office in Melbourne has now opened officially, acting as the hub for national operations. The new facility, located in the Hallam area of the city, is stocked with a full range of electric-drive scissor lifts with platform heights from 13 to 40ft […]

Celebrating students who have achieved the highest of standards in learning and development the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA)  Academey Awards for 2020 were presented during a special Zoom event on 17 December 2020. The annual Academy Awards scheme acknowledges the achievements of the Association’s global learners and is an important contributor to LEEA’s drive […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, plans to transfer part of its crane engineering in China to Etteplan, a globally operating engineering company. With the planned long-term agreement Kalmar aims to improve the efficiency of its crane engineering operations in China by ensuring scalability and cost competitiveness. The parties have signed an agreement regarding the services to […]