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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.