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LEEA welcomes Southeast Asia manager
28 March, 2024
William Ng is the new LEEA Member Engagement Manager for Southeast Asia. He previously spent 10 years with Rigging and Marine Services in Singapore as a Sales Executive, mainly dealing with Load Test and Rigging jobs with Singapore Shipyards.

Mind the standard gap
27 March, 2024
Ben Dobbs, Head of Global Standards and Legislation at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), gives an update on the gap analysis currently being carried out to ensure standards align with the Machinery Regulation.

RiConnect Headline Sponsor of LiftEx 2024
27 March, 2024
LiftEx 2024, the flagship event of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), will be taking place on 16-17 October 2024 at Olympia London's West Hall. The organisers are pleased to announce RiConnect, as the Headline Sponsor.

New VP for Engineered Rigging
27 March, 2024
US based heavy lift equipment rental and engineering company Engineered Rigging has promoted Mike Beres to vice president sales and operations.

Overhead cranes: The devil is in the detailing
26 March, 2024
Connection detailing is an underrated art form, especially on cranes, writes Richard Phillips, mechanical engineer at Casper, Phillips & Associates Inc. (CP&A).

Key Themes For 2024          
25 March, 2024
Brian Cook, senior product manager at Conductix-Wampfler, discusses the themes that have emerged as OEMs and operators consider overhead crane control investment priorities in 2024.

Load cells: A critical safety device
22 March, 2024
Load cells are a critical safety device and necessary in any situation where the weight of an item being lifted is not known, or there is a risk of overloads, writes Martin Halford, managing director at the UK’s Dynamic Load Monitoring, which has a partnership with Chant Engineering Co., of New Britain, Pennsylvania.

Non-Marring Clamps
21 March, 2024
There are special clamps for lifting hard metals or delicate loads, such as those in the aerospace or food production industries, writes Dale Kelly, engineering manager at The Caldwell Group.

Palazzani replaces her father as president
20 March, 2024
Italian spider lift manufacturer Palazzani, has appointed Paola Palazzani as president, replacing her father Davide who becomes vice president. At the same time, chief operating officer Francesco Zola has joined the board of directors as chief executive.

CMCO appoints new board director
20 March, 2024
Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO) has appointed Chris J. Stephens Jr. to its Board of Directors effective immediately. 

Can you maintain and inspect?
20 March, 2024
Can the person that maintains lifting equipment be the same person that does the thorough examination? Bernie Winter of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association’s Technical Services answers this frequently asked question.

NWP appoints Health, Safety & Environment Director
20 March, 2024
Nationwide Platforms (NWP), has appointed Phill Ross as Health, Safety & Environment Director.

Durham Lifting Midnight Memory Walk
19 March, 2024
Durham Lifting is excited to announce it is taking part in the annual 11km Midnight Memory Walk, taking place on Saturday, 23rd March 2024 to support Teesside Hospice.

MHI Innovation and Startup Awards winners
15 March, 2024
MHI is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 MHI Innovation and Startup Awards. 

IPAF Summit 2024 starts today
14 March, 2024
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) Summit brings together senior representatives from the access community to discuss the latest developments from March 13-14 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Chant Engineering to hire young engineers to its growing team
14 March, 2024
Chant Engineering is looking to hire a new addition of young and ambitious engineers to its growing team of 15 engineers, aimed at infusing fresh perspectives and dynamic energy into the industry.

Cab considerations for crane operators
14 March, 2024
I read a blog earlier in the year from US firm Morgan Engineering, discussing the manufacturing of cabs for overhead cranes. It’s an insightful piece if you want to know more about the thinking that goes into keeping crane operators both safe and comfortable. In it, Morgan discusses the structure of the cab, the materials and the elements that make up the cab.

Change in Konecranes Leadership Team
12 March, 2024
Konecranes has appointed Christine George as executive VP, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, and member of Konecranes Leadership Team, starting in April, 2024. 

JDN welcomes Fernando Arantes as MD France 
12 March, 2024
JD Neuhaus has announced it has hired Fernando Arantes as the new managing director of its subsidiary in France. 

Considerations For Crane Upgrades
21 February, 2024
Andy Swann, business development manager for cranes and power transmission at cranes specialist CP Automation, explores the ins and outs of upgrades.