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Haulotte China held its 2023 Annual Dealer Meeting on 13 January at the new Haulotte factory in Changzhou. Harry Wang, general manager of Haulotte Shangai, and key business department managers, welcomed more than 20 dealers representing many Chinese provinces. This meeting was an opportunity to sum up 2022 and look forward into 2023 while sharing […]

The new LiftEx 2023 website is now live at liftex.org. The site provides an essential hub for details of the unmissable global event for the lifting industry, taking place at the Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, UK on 21-22 November 2023. The annual event hosted by LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association), the leading global representative body for […]

Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has signed a new partnership with the Australian Turf Club (ATC), one of the leading operators of thoroughbred world-class racing, hospitality and entertainment events across Sydney. The ATC venues include Randwick Racecourse, Rosehill Gardens, Canterbury Park, Warwick Farm and the Rosehill Bowling Club. The three-year deal commences 2023 and sees TMHA and its Toyota […]

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply heavy-duty cranes for a total of ten floating crane barges to be built by PT Karya Teknik Utama at their shipyard in Indonesia. The orders were booked into Cargotec’s 2022 Q3 and Q4 order intake. The barges are scheduled to be delivered from the second quarter […]

South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT), a unit of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) at the Port of Lae, is now capable of handling larger box ships after receiving a pair of new ship-to-shore (STS) cranes, the largest port equipment in Papua New Guinea today. Manufactured by Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co Ltd and […]

In November Haulotte China and Changzhou Vocational Institute of Mechatronic Technology held a signing ceremony to mark the cooperative arrangement on MEWP talent training in the facility located in Changzhou, China. Attendees at the ceremony included Harry Wang, general manager of Haulotte Shanghai, Hubert Moreau, general manager of Changzhou factory, Maya Chen, human resources manager, […]

“An Ai Group skills survey – Listening to Australian businesses on skills and workforce needs – sounds yet another alarm on the skills shortages and gaps plaguing the Australian economy,” Innes Willox chief executive of the national employer association Ai Group said today. “Our survey of close to 350 business leaders from a wide range […]

Oshkosh Corporation a leading innovator of mission-critical vehicles and essential equipment, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hinowa SpA, a privately held international company and leading manufacturer of track-based aerial work platforms, mini dumpers, lift trucks and undercarriages. Once complete, Hinowa will become part of the Oshkosh Access Equipment […]

The International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAs) have added a new category of equality, diversity and inclusion – a key objective of IPAF’s Women in Powered Access intiative. The new award is open to any company or individual who has demonstrated their sustainable commitment to improving equality, diversity and inclusion in the powered access industry. […]

For Chinese EWP manufacturer, Sinoboom, rapid growth has been the story of the last two and half years at in Europe and the company is now adding staff and resources to ensure that this trend will continue as planned into the coming years. A new company, EG Equipment, will take responsibility for driving sales in […]