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News
Drivecon names sales manager
17 May 2008

Drivecon, a leading manufacturer of drives, controls and automated systems, has named Carl Walters as sales manager.


UK material handling show IMHX goes green
Vacuum lifting firm moves to new facility
LTM expands winch portfolio
Crane drive firm expands range
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Tenders
Crane and hoist tenders
14 May 2008

Hoist brings you the latest public-sector business opportunities in the overhead lifting industry. Every announcement contains a designated contact to answer any queries. Click on the headlines explaining the product and location to begin the bidding process.


Two overhead cranes, Texas, US
Crane replacement, Kentucky, US
Hoist, Denver, Colorado
12 US ton overhead crane, Tennessee, US
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Editor's blog
Going green
13 May 2008


I was interested to read this morning that the organiser of IMHX 2010 has revealed bold plans to offset the carbon used at the UK-based trade fare.


Caught on camera
One down, one to go
Overhead crane videos star on YouTube
USA gears up for 'safety week'
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Feature articles
Positive thinking

Richard Howes rounds up this year's NA show, which took place in Cleveland, Ohio last month (April), where there was much hope for the overhead lifting market, despite talk of a recession.


Friends in high places
Vanguard holds its beer
Hoist keeps forms level
Ergonomic hoist and method for heavy engines and components
Updated guidance on lever hoists used sub-sea
Uplifting experiences
Waste innovation
Tunnel vision
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Patents
Apparatus for transporting containers

John Russell Baker of Onehunga, New Zealand, Alan Sydney Calvert of Waimauku, New Zealand, and Sandra Louise Tulisi of Southport QLD, New Zealand, have developed an apparatus for transporting containers.


Scott Heavy Equipment wins contract
Even rigging system
Electric powered lift with load control
Hoist apparatus
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Letters
Mutual understanding is key

Dear editor. I read the rigging advice column in Hoist November, entitled 'Stage fright', regarding a fatal accident and the lack of knowledge and standardisation for lifting in the entertainment business. I would like to make some remarks...


Scepticism not justified, says Wehrmeister
That's entertainment
Rigging expert challenges Hoist columnists
The importance of planning
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News in brief
Floor space is overhead appeal

In a recent poll of visitors to this site, the majority (61%) said the main reason they choose overhead lifting equipment over fork lift trucks is to clear floor space. Some 22% said trucks are cumbersome, noisy and dirty. Click the headline to see how the rest of the votes were shared out...


New products draw the crowds
Majority say CeMAT Asia held too often
Majority have concerns over safety
Majority in favour of overload devices
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Advertorials
Ingersoll Rand outlines safety plan

All companies using hoists should have a hoist safety plan as part of their plant operations. But the strength and effectiveness of this often depends on the attention given to its development and, moreover, its enforcement. US firm Ingersoll Rand says its safety plan guards against the devastating consequences of bad practice.


Harrington Hoists - at your service
Hoist - a view from an end user
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