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Raymond McLaren’s innate drive to improve the way things work has led him to develop an innovative range of ropes and slings that are exported around the world. When we met Raymond McLaren, the founder and owner of Amdromeda Industries, he was excited about an upcoming visit to the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor). ITER […]

Last month, Haulotte Shanghai was recognized by the International Powered Access Federation as the first company in China with the entire staff completing the IPAF training. Now, all employees, including sales people, administrative staff and technicians, know how to safely use mobile elevating work platforms. Safety is a priority for Haulotte, which aims at offering […]

Focused on proactively supporting aerial equipment customers in Australia, countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and China, Craig Kittle has accepted the position of Genie director of technical service for APAC and China, Terex AWP. In this role, Kittle has responsibility for coordinating and actively managing the Genie® brand’s technical service, used equipment and product […]

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) announced the winners of the 2019 Awards at a gala dinner held on the on 13 November during the LiftEx exhibition in Milton Keynes, UK. Throughout the evening LEEA CEO Ross Moloney and guest speaker, TV presenter Rachel Riley entertained 250 guests from the lifting industry. Ross Moloney said, […]

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has appointed Peter Douglas as its new CEO and managing director, following a thorough recruitment process that attracted almost 50 applicants from around the world. The new CEO & MD will take up post on 1 December 2019 and will be based in the UK. Most recently Douglas was […]

Lifting and orientation solutions specialist, Verton Australia, has appointed Adam Wallace as its National sales manager, in response to interest in the company’s R-Series load management system for crane safety. R-Series was developed in Queensland with state and federal government support. Verton’s managing director, Trevor Bourne, said that Wallace joins the company after working for […]

LHA is proud to be a sponsor of Skyjack’s entry in the biannual Shitbox Rally raising money for Cancer charities. Team 19ft High Club is be taking place in the current event driving its “Shitbox” 3614km between Melbourne and Townsville. The Shitbox Rally is not a race, rather a challenge to drive cars worth just […]

Rob Smith has been appointed as Konecranes president and CEO by the board of directors, he will assume the role on 1 February 2020. In the intervening period chief financial officer (CFO) and deputy CEO, Teo Ottola will be acting CEO. Konecranes’ chairman of the board, Christoph Vitzthum, said, “Konecranes has concluded the integration following […]

Norty Turner has been named as the new president of the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF), after Brad Boehler decided to step down having recently left his role with IPAF member firm Skyjack. Turner, who is senior vice president of services and advanced solutions at US rental company, United Rentals, steps up from deputy president […]

Verton Australia is investing in robotic research to advance the development and manufacturing of its “world first” remote-controlled load-management system that eliminates the need for human held taglines for crane operations, keeping people out of harm’s way. In a collaborative research project involving Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Innovative Manufacturing CRC (IMCRC), Brisbane-based […]